These are the images I took as an accredited event photographer at ‘Hufflepoof’ showing through the Midsumma Festival on Saturday 3rd February, 2024. Dirk Strachan-Thornton presents a musical theatre one-human show filled with every Harry Potter innuendo, fantastic musical numbers and some spell-binding onstage magic. This performance does denounce JK Rowling's Anti-Trans statements. Midsumma Festival is (so-called) Australia’s premier LGBTAIQ+SB arts and cultural festival.
A human in a wool jumper holds a suitcase in one hand and a magic wand in the other whilst slightly leaning back. This is Dirk Strachan-Thornton.
Dirk sits on a stool with their head turned away.
Dirk pulls a wizarding school cloak from his suitcase.
Dirk is wearing a black and gold silk cloak with round "Harry Potter-esque" glasses and is singing.
Dirk is wearing a black and gold silk cloak and is standing over a large goblet with a ball of flame in mid air. The lights are brightly lit yellow.
A close up image of Dirk singing whilst wearing a black and gold silk cloak.
A close up image of Dirk singing with his eyes closed whilst wearing a black and gold silk cloak and holding onto a wind.
Dirk stands behind a large smoking cauldron whilst wearing a black and gold silk cloak.
Hundreds of love heart petals have exploded into the air from the cauldron with Dirk in the background.
Dirk wears his cloak and waves a wand.
Dirk is wearing a black and gold silk cloak whilst setting a piece of paper on fire with his magic wand.
Dirk is in a jacket, waistcoat, shirt and pants. He stands next to an ivy screen that hangs from the ceiling.