Transmansplaining

After sell-out performances at Midsumma Festival 2023, Ben MacEllen returns to where it all began – The Engine Room – for two performances of Transmansplaining: The Farewell Tour.

Transmansplaining is an original one-man stage show based on the experiences of Ben, a self-described “short, balding, bearded, gay, trans man”. Using humour, storytelling, video diaries, and intimate disclosures, he reveals his unique perspective on life as a transgender man.

Drawing on his memoir ‘A Cut Closer to Whole’ and twenty years living a man, Transmansplaining chronicles Ben’s early inklings of being different, the realisation of his sexuality and gender dysphoria, and the poignant and often humorous observations about being AFAB (assigned female at birth) and life pre- and post-transition.

“Confronting, charming, and incredibly heartfelt!”
Con Keramitsis, Executive Producer - JOY 94.9 FM Drive.

“A bold, brilliant, and brave performance.”
Kate Mulvany – Award winning playwright & actor.

"Everyone needs to see Transmansplaining! So human in its vulnerability, humour and heart, Transmansplaining doesn't shy away from anything."
Em Burgess-Gilchrist