Review – Pleasure Opera
Pleasure Opera combines the sophistication and intensity of traditional opera and fuses it with burlesque; adding strip tease and sex appeal to this classic art form. This is the story of one man’s quest...
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Review – The Boy with Tape on his Face: More Tape
It’s an extremely polished and well-executed show, as well-made as it is quirky and charming.
Review – Kel Balnaves: Start Ya Bastard
Kel Balnaves is not an in-your-face comic who has to make a song and dance to please the crowd. Rather he presents a dry, sarcastic, ocker tone that will pry smiles from crowds of any disposition.
Review – Day of the Dead
Cath and her sister decided to visit the Day of the Dead; a traditional Mexican holiday surrounding death and those who have passed away. This experience opened her eyes to the rather morose and taboo relationship Australians have with death.
Review – Anthropy
The whole show came together really well and was extremely entertaining. It left you wondering how the tricks were actually possible, which is exactly how you want to leave a magic show; in awed disbelief.
Review – Nunopoly 2: Mo’ Nun, Mo’ Nopoly
You will laugh at the abject poverty of South American countries. You will laugh at the plight of orphans left to the mercy of capricious nuns. And of course, you will laugh at the Catholic Church.
Review – Mat Ricardo
[Mat Ricardo] is a cynic’s juggler equipped with the comedic sensibilities of Rowan Atkinson, and he happily distances himself from the clichés of juggled swords (too dangerous) and juggled chainsaws (not dangerous enough).
Review – Saturday Night Soirée
La Boheme is the perfect place for this intimate little burlesque show. The dark and sultry atmosphere of the venue creates the perfect atmosphere to indulge in some light-hearted entertainment and escape the trappings...
Review – Wau Wau Sisters: Death Threats (and other forms of flattery)
With a mix of homoerotic acrobatics, storytelling, songs and bullet dodging, the Wau Wau sisters display their irreverent wit as well as their gold-spangled athletic bodies. The most impressive act in this self-proclaimed ‘Cirque de T&A’ is on the double trapeze. The sisters dazzle their gasping audience with impressive spins and catches, entirely in lascivious character.
Review – The Vaudevillians
Reimagining everything from Madonna to Daft Punk, the show peaks in a blistering rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” (complete with a nod to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). This is cabaret at its best – witty, hilarious and oozing with talent.
Review – Hitchcocked by Sound & Fury
This was a murder mystery Hitchcock adventure with a real storyline. You actually wanted to know what happens next. Who’s the killer? Why? Will they get away with it? So many questions! Sound & Fury answered them, and more, in a charmingly intelligent performance.
Review – Woven through the Orient
Woven Through the Orient is a one hour show of nine different belly dancing styles and performances by a group of six women from Belly Dance Arabesque. The different styles cover the evolution of...
Review – Ha Ha Comedy Late Show
Anderson can be vulgar at the best of times yet his interaction with the audience never really crossed the line; he seemed well accustomed to reading the crowd and knew just how far to push a joke. The nervous anticipation that you may be the next target was outweighed by the simple comical possibility that it could also be someone else.
Review – Nob Happy Sock
Nob Happy Sock is something of a memoir of Keck’s life up until his suicide attempt, and the show works because, and this is going to sound morbid, but it’s a fascinating tale.
Review – A Brief History of Beer
Grab a beer and embrace the bizarre. Trish Parry and Will Glenn from Wish Theatre Company are here to take you on a cross-continental, time-travelling journey in their Quantum Pint Machine through the highlights of beer history, from the beginnings of brewing in ancient Iraq through to today.
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