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WA Youth Jazz Orchestra pay tribute to Count Bassie and Charles Mingus

WA Youth Jazz Orchestra pay tribute to Count Bassie and Charles Mingus

 Celebrating the Greats: 100th Birthday of Basie Band & Charles Mingus| Downstairs at the Maj | 15 October 2022 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  The WA Youth Jazz Orchestra has delivered a two-night celebration of the work of the Count Bassie Orchestra and jazz great Charles Mingus, displaying the wealth of talent among their own ranks. This […]

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Perth Cabaret Collective’s ‘Brassy Broads’ head Downstairs at the Maj

Perth Cabaret Collective’s ‘Brassy Broads’ head Downstairs at the Maj

A collection of Perth’s best jazz and cabaret performers are paying tribute to the legends of the genres with Brassy Broads. From the divine Perth Cabaret Collective, Brassy Broads stars drag diva and Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical lead Cougar Morrison, the always sultry Mia Mattheissen and dynamic powerhouse Victoria Newton. The trio will celebrate the music of […]

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Review: Under the Milky Way – The Great Australian Songbook

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 […]

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Review | What the world needs now is more Cilla Black

Review | What the world needs now is more Cilla Black

You’re My World: The Cilla Black Story | Downstairs at the Maj | til Nov 3 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  You can’t help feeling a little smug when you’re holding tickets to a show that has the words “Sold Out” plastered on the entrance door poster. There are few places in Perth as deliciously intimate as […]

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All the Mothers: John O’Hara celebrates the matriarchs of queerness

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 […]

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Review | Tel LA Novela

Review | Tel LA Novela

Tel LA Novela | Downstairs at the Maj | Until Feb 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ACE’S Cabaret keeps on delivering exceptional entertainment to Perth’s late night audiences throughout the Fringe Festival on the underground stage at ACE’S Cabaret Downstairs at His Majesty’s Theatre. Everything sounds better in Spanish and the occasional mock Aussie […]

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Come hear the music play at Trevor Jones’ Piano Bar

Come hear the music play at Trevor Jones’ Piano Bar

Piano Bar | Downstairs at the Maj | Ends Sat Jan 28th | ★ ★ ★ ★ Piano Bar is intimate at the same time as being a raucous experience with drinking games and the occasional expletive, in a late night venue where you will be entertained and allowed to relax with the occasional hands in the air and sing […]

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Desperately Young at Heart gets the shamrock seal of approval

Desperately Young at Heart gets the shamrock seal of approval

Desperately Young at Heart | Downstairs at the Maj | Jan 27 & 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Being from Ireland, and having gone to a Christian Brother’s School, I never thought I’d see an Irish nun in a shimmering red sequin dress doing cabaret. But I did. Last night. At the fabulously funny Desperately Young at Heart. […]

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Michael Griffiths Sings Annie Lennox

Michael Griffiths Sings Annie Lennox

Michael Griffiths is bringing his take on the music of Annie Lennox to Perth. Griffiths promises a fresh take on the work of the legendary solo artist and Eurythmics singer with no wigs, no accent or lavish costume. The singer has reinterpreted and found new meaning from this rich body of work to create a […]

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Cabaret Show Explores Jim Morrison’s Music

Cabaret Show Explores Jim Morrison’s Music

Luigi Lucente is delivering his cabaret show ‘Jim Morrison: Kaleidoscope’ Downstairs at The Maj this week as part of the Cabaret Soiree program. Featuring many of The Doors well known songs like ‘Break on Through (To the Other Side), ‘People Are Strange’, and ‘Riders on the Storm’ the show explores the work of Jim Morrison. […]

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