‘Cabaret de Paris’ transports you back to yesteryear
Cabaret de Paris | Crown Perth | 15th October 2020 | ★ ★ ★ The Crown Theatre has come back to life with a cabaret extravaganza that faithfully recreates classic Parisian entertainment of decades gone by. After the COVID-19 outbreak saw most theatres and entertainment venues come to a grinding halt, nightlife is slowly beginning to […]
Perth International Cabaret Festival to debut in 2021
Perth International Cabaret Festival (PICF) is coming to wow audiences for the very first time in 2021. The exciting new addition to WA’s arts calendar announced the news today. “Cabaret honours the great tradition of storytelling, and more particularly, storytelling set to music,” the festival’s brief reads. “As an artform it is admired and performed […]
Review: Under the Milky Way – The Great Australian Songbook
Under the Milky Way | Downstairs at The Maj | Until 20 July | ★ ★ ★ ★ There’s a great joy is seeing Jones enthusiastically belt out a well known song on a piano, something we can sing-a-long to, clap our hands and stomp our feet. With this brand new show, Trevor Jones delivers exactly what […]
All the Mothers: John O’Hara celebrates the matriarchs of queerness
Cabaret performer John O’Hara returns to Downstairs at The Maj for the world premiere of his new show Val: A Glittery Ode to Queer Men and Their Mums. While the show’s named after John’s own mother Val, it’s not so much about his Mum, but all of our Mums. “My Mum’s name is Val, but […]
Review | From Amsterdam to Mars – Diva, entertainer, storyteller
From Amsterdam to Mars | His Majesty’s Theatre | til June 30 | ★ ★ ★ ½ Diva, entertainer, storyteller, singer. Sven Ratzke is both beautiful and energetic in his old style cabaret show. If you want to step off the planet for a night, forget about the rest of the world and enjoy some light […]
Review | Tash York is Adulting through life
Adulting | De Parel Speigeltent | til Feb 2nd | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Adulting is storytelling through song, comedy and a hint of impromptu audience participation. Tash York has a beautiful singing voice and intriguing comical adult stories to tell throughout Adulting; a comedy cabaret. Deeply personal experiences are revealed, recounted and […]
Robert Hofmann’s new Fringe show asks “What the Fandango?!”
Fringe favourite Robert Hofmann has a brand new show for Fringe World 2018 and this time he’s taking his assortment of madcap characters to South America. Following on from the success of Desperately Young at Heart and It Aint Vot You Do It’s Ze Vay Zat You Do It, Hofmann’s latest show bring back some of the much […]
Forever Crazy: A night of neon incendiary naughtiness
For 65 years Crazy Horse has been a Parisian institution where some of the world’s most beautiful women undress to impress. Fashion designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Louboutin have collaborated over the the years to create the barely-there costumes and killer heels that clad this troupe of classically trained dancers as they get their […]
Forever Crazy: Legendary Parisian cabaret hits Crown this month
Perth will get a taste of Paris’ legendary Crazy Horse cabaret when the touring show Forever Crazy arrives at Crown Theatre in September. The stunning dancers in their famed red soled 5-inch Christian Louboutin heels will take to the stage for a mesmerising show. Le Crazy Horse opened in Paris in the 1950’s, filling […]
Review | The Ruby Red Fatales
The Ruby Red Fatales | Noodle Palace – Bok Choy Ballroom | Until Feb 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Set during the rambunctious and dark times of World War II’s 1930’s the Ruby Red Fatales takes sexy and satirical to a grotesque and mortifyingly laugh out loud level where you are unsure whether the jokes are […]
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