Best of August: What to see, eat, drink, and do
August is here! We can begin the countdown to spring. That does not mean you need to be any less busy though so we’ve pulled together our top picks for what you need to be doing this month. And let…
Tag: cabaret
Moira Finucane’s ‘The Rapture’: Party at the Edge of the Abyss
The atmosphere was positively electric for Moira Finucane’s opening of her new performance, The Rapture. There was frenetic buzzing energy from the audience as we shuffled to our seats at the cabaret-style tables at fortyfivedownstairs. A cross-shaped catwalk dominates the…
Anya Anastasia in ‘The Execution’: Pushing the boundaries of cabaret
What does it feel like to be human in 2017? Does anything we do make a difference? Who can find time for yoga, riding a bike to work, and keeping up with social media — and what is happening in…
‘Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell’ at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2017
There are many of us who nurture an intimate love affair with Joni Mitchell and her music. Arguably one of the greatest song writers to be gracing this earth, Mitchell’s music has touched millions and defined the Woodstock generation along…
Charge your glasses with BLANC de BLANC at Map 57 in St. Kilda
Bienvenue, Mesdames et Messieurs! Welcome to BLANC de BLANC: the sexy new cabaret spectacle hitting St. Kilda’s winter foreshore festival, Map 57. The theme of the show revolves entirely around the joys of a good bottle of sparkling white: how…
Glitz and glamour at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2017 Opening Gala
What a joy to attend the fabulous opening gala of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. Artistic Director Dolly Diamond lays out her vision for the eighth annual festival: Thirteen Australian acts, a balance of new talent with much-loved Aussie cabaret darlings….
‘VELVET’: Las Vegas-style cabaret at Crown Casino
‘It’s the best disco in town, bump and boogie all around…’ Velvet is bringing a disco inferno to Crown Casino for a limited run at The Palms. It is celebration and glittering homage to the 1970s, combining circus acts, comedy, and songs….
The Melbourne Cabaret Festival – guide to the best events
The Melbourne Cabaret Festival is returning this June for its eighth iteration (20 June-2 July 2017). After a stellar event last year, it has truly become one of the city’s major winter art events and a TPO favourite. It’s two…
‘Cabaret’ at Athenaeum Theatre
‘Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!’ The musical Cabaret brings a taste of Berlin to Melbourne. First produced on Broadway in 1966 and set in Germany on the eve of the Nazi party’s rise to power, the show’s themes still reverberate in today’s…
‘Ménage à Trois’ cabaret and burlesque show
‘Ménage à Trois‘ was my first experience of vaudeville cabaret in Melbourne and it will not be my last. Performed at the extravagant yet intimate Speakeasy HQ on Flinders Street, I felt like I was becoming part of the set for the…