Matriarchs, Mentors & Aunties: Stories to celebrate the elder women in our lives

Every generation has women who light the path. This night is about them. Six women, six decades, sharing stories of the grandmothers, mentors and icons who showed us what’s possible. It’s not just nostalgia – it’s wisdom, grit and love passed forward. When we honour the women who paved the way, we see more clearly how to walk our own.

If you’ve ever looked up to an older woman and thought, Because of her, I can, this show is for you. You’ll laugh, nod along and leave reminded that strength multiplies when it’s shared across generations.

This event is presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Summer Land. Summer is an author and ghostwriter of 15 books, including The Last Victim with Tracy Hall, and most recently, Natalie Bassingthwaighte's memoir, Love Like This. Known for her sharp wit, intense curiosity and deeply empathetic nature, Summer is passionate about helping tell stories that inspire a more connected, compassionate and creative world.

This event is proudly supported by Central West Women’s Health Centre and funded by Create NSW.

💫 Our Performer Line-up: TBA

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Charlie.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 Mudgee Town Hall Theatre
64 Market Street, Mudgee NSW 2850

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Sydney, join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.

🌈 Eat, Pray, Gay: Celebrating the freedom to be ourselves

Pride isn’t just a parade, it’s lived every day. This night brings together six women across six decades, sharing stories of love, identity, family and the courage it takes to live out loud. Expect laughter, goosebumps and the kind of truth-telling that leaves you braver in your own skin. When we celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories, we all get a little freer.

If you’ve ever wrestled with belonging or longed to be seen exactly as you are, this show will speak straight to your heart. You’ll leave reminded that pride is for all of us, because love and courage ripple wider than we know.

This event is proudly supported by the City of Sydney and in partnership with an LGBTQIA+ organisation (to be announced). Every ticket helps amplify these voices and supports the community.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s - Mimi Hall - Intersex, genderqueer and lesbian advocate and activist, Mimi works at A Gender Agenda as Intersex Project Coordinator, bringing her personal story to the centre of her work. A recipient of Out For Australia's 30 Under 30 Award, she has contributed to advocacy, peer support, media and legislative reform, including campaigning for Australia's first legislation protecting the rights of intersex people. Her story has been featured by the ABC and she's one of the most compelling young voices in the Australian LGBTIQ+ community

Team 30s: Farz Edraki is an Iranian-Australian writer, editor and host of the SBS podcast Queer Renegades. Her writing has featured on the ABC and in Debris Magazine, The Belladonna Comedy, The Age, Sydney Review of Books and the book Growing Up In Country Australia. She has appeared at the Sydney Writers' Festival, BBC Radio 3’s Contains Strong Language Festival and is currently a PhD candidate at Macquarie University writing on testimonial technique in literature.

Team 40s: Mon Schafter is a Walkley Award–winning journalist and co-host of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on ABC-TV. Mon has reported extensively for programs including 7.30 and the comedic current affairs show Hungry Beast, and is the founding editor of ABCQueer.

Team 50s: Katherine Wolfgramme FRSA is a nationally recognised Trans Advocate, award-winning Gender Diversity Consultant and Trans Awareness Trainer based in Sydney. A prominent transgender woman and beloved member of Sydney's Gay Community, she transitioned almost 35 years ago — creating legal precedent in one country and changing language in another. Across three decades, she has consulted and presented Gender Diversity and Transgender Awareness programs to organisations and audiences nationwide.

Team 60s: Judith Cobb is a singer and storyteller, and a former drag king and filmmaker. They are passionate about challenging societal conventions and their short documentary, Tomboy, celebrates the joys, freedoms and lasting impact of growing up outside traditional gender expectations. The film was made 20 years ago and the idea came from Jude’s experience of the world as a tomboy that never ‘grew out of it’. 

Team 70s - Kate Rowe A proud original 78er of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Kate was born in the east end of London and migrated to Australia in the 1970s, her political awakening sparked by her arrest at the very first Mardi Gras march in 1978. Her candid memoir, How the F*ck Would I Know?, charts her journey from migrating as a "Ten Pound Pom" to completing ten Ironman events, donating a kidney, and navigating systemic challenges with remarkable wit. A lesbian feminist, 49-year sobriety advocate and retired triathlete who plays the ukulele to stay awake, Kate is proof that the most extraordinary lives make the best stories.

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Charlie.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 The Beresford
354 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2016

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Sydney, join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.

🌈 Eat, Pray, Gay: Celebrating the freedom to be ourselves

Pride isn’t just a parade, it’s lived every day. This night brings together six women across six decades, sharing stories of love, identity, family and the courage it takes to live out loud. Expect laughter, goosebumps and the kind of truth-telling that leaves you braver in your own skin. When we celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories, we all get a little freer.

If you’ve ever wrestled with belonging or longed to be seen exactly as you are, this show will speak straight to your heart. You’ll leave reminded that pride is for all of us, because love and courage ripple wider than we know.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s: Chloe Padmore is a queer Dulgubarra-Yidinji artist and writer based in Naarm. They have written for Project Loudly and Melbourne City of Literature. Chloe has a passion for performing, through public speaking and stage shows. They're an award-winning photographer, with their painting and photography showcased in exhibitions. Chloe collaborates with Merri-bek City Council to run a monthly queer social event.

Team 30s: Jodanah Munro is a queer Māori non-binary person, educator, advocate, poet, painter, gardener and social work student. She lives with her partner and three dogs, grows much of her own produce, and is passionate about ethical living, community care and creating a more just world for children.

Team 40s: Andrea O’Connor is a Melbourne-based writer and editor whose lifelong relationship with words has been one of expression, survival and self-discovery. Writing has carried her through the unfolding of identity and sexuality, early motherhood and shifting relationships. She is on a mission to approach the tangled terrain of mid-life with curiosity and grit, while navigating the beautiful mess of living truthfully, in all its forms.

Team 50s: Lucy Best is an accomplished, Australian-based British comedian, actor, MC/compère, writer and producer. Lucy regularly performs storytelling, comedy, music and theatre across Australia and internationally. Her shows have sold out in venues in major cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

Team 60s: Peta Murray is known for her plays Wallflowering and Salt, as well as her AWGIE-winning work The Keys to the Animal Room. Her braided memoir, How to Dress for Old Age, co-authored with David Carlin, was published earlier this year. A Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, Peta is a faux-Scot with numerous alter egos and far too many hobbies.

Team 70s: Mary Scott is the Confidence Crone, an international speaker and founder of Mary Scott Influence. With a background as a psychotherapist and 10 years in the online space, she helps women stop second-guessing themselves, trust their voice and take powerful, aligned action in business, life and leadership.

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue. The show will be hosted by Rebecca Lister.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 Howler
7–11 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Melbourne — join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.