The Queer Woodchop | Pony Express

Sharpen your conceptual art axeheads, snag a showbag, and barrack on local art stars as they gamely attempt their own Woodchop. The Queer Woodchop places Agricultural shows, performance art, pink capitalism, and the ‘original extreme sport’ on the chopping block.

In Pony Express’ subverted/perverted arena, artists hack away at lumbered binaries in a sly yet sincere inquiry into an Aussie sporting spectacle. Queering C’mon Aussie C’mon values, this immersive contest finds a third space between the Lumberjaxs and Lumberjills. Free, open to the public. 

Performance times

• Wed 22 Oct, 7-8pm

• Sat 25 Oct, 1-2.30pm (Auslan interpreted)

• Sun 26 Oct, 6-7.30pm (Audio described)

View full Liveworks Program here

Content warnings

All ages but parental discretion advised. Contains strong language, adult themes, loud sounds, haze effects, innuendo, and written derogatory words presented with irony and satire.

Tactile Tour
The Queer Woodchop are welcoming people who are blind or have low vision to register for their Tactile Tour, available Sunday 26 October at 5:30pm, before their Audio Described performance on Sunday 26 October at 6pm. Register Here.

Creative team
Showrunners & Co-creators, Pony Express (Loren Kronemyer & Ian Sinclair)
Conceptual Choppers, Solomon Frank, EJ Son & Cheryn Frost
Commentators & Pony Express PR girlies, Rose KB & Ruby Teys
Referee, imbi
Showground Scenography, Rachael Guinness
Axe Head of Set & Uniform, Chris Davis
Metatechnician, Hosting (Donovan Miller)
Showground Manager, Estelle Gomersall

The Queer Woodchop is presented by Performance Space as part of Liveworks 2025.

The Queer Woodchop has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body; and is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, and supported through a residency at Theatre and Performance Studies, The University of Sydney.

Photography by Jesse Hunniford