MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! by Dax Carnay-Hanrahan
Wednesday 24 June – Sunday 5 July 2026
@ fortyfivedownstairs, melbourne
times: Tuesday to Saturdays 7:30pm, Sundays 5pm, Saturday 27 June 4pm
Auslan interpreted with post show Q&A
Ticket price: $42 – $55 / bookings: 03 9662 9966 or click here
A ghost that will not stop singing. A bride with a funeral to plan. A 90s love song that refuses to die. From award-winning playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan, MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! is a darkly comedic and musically haunted new theatre work.
Set between 1990s Manila and contemporary Melbourne, MR BIG follows Diana, a trans Filipina woman juggling her upcoming wedding and the funeral of her estranged father. Her plans fall apart when her late father reappears as a singing ghost who will not stop belting Mr. Big’s 1991 hit “To Be With You.”
Fusing music, comedy, and haunting absurdity, the play dives into gender, grief, and immigrant duty, navigating the chaos of a fractured family legacy. This heartfelt and hilarious Filipino-Australian story forces an unavoidable, ridiculous confrontation with the ghosts of the past.
Developed through the support of Midsumma Festival 2026, the City of Melbourne Arts Grants, and Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room program, in association with fortyfivedownstairs.
