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‘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….

Cirque du Soleil brings KOOZA to Melbourne

Two years ago I had the pleasure of attending Cirque du Soleil’s production of TOTEM. This year the travelling circus/international behemoth, and purveyor of all things amazing was back in Melbourne with its hit, KOOZA. From its humble beginnings in Montreal,…

Victorian Aerial Awards show provides jaw dropping tricks

‘When all else fails, join the circus’. Those were the words of wisdom from seventeen-year-old Miranda Walker, the winner of the Jaw Dropping Tricks Award at the first Victorian Aerial Awards ceremony this December.   Miranda, ‘That Circus Freak’ on Facebook, posts…

After Hours Cabaret Club at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club

Miss Bettie Bombshell’s After Hours Cabaret Club easily makes the The Plus Ones’ where-to-go-on-a-second-date shortlist.  The venue, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, is all what a jazz club should be:  intimate, cozy, tables right up to the stage, relaxed atmosphere, easy access…

The Women’s Circus performs ‘The Penelopiad’

In a production marking the 25th anniversary of Footscray’s famed Women’s Circus, ‘The Penelopiad‘, 30 ordinary Australian women work on stage to tell tales of sisterhood and female power within a world of male control. A compelling story, their earthy version…

‘Scotch & Soda’ entertain at the Wonderland Spiegeltent

For me, the true sign of a good circus is that breathless, ‘ohmygosh what is he about to do?!’ feeling where you can’t help but feel nervous for the poor performer as he handstands atop six precariously stacked wooden crates…

Cabaret at ‘Paris Underground’

Paris Underground pairs well with a glass of wine. So it comes as no surprise the show can trace its inception back to Red Bennies bar. The production has transitioned into a theatre setting, but the influence of its origins…