Photo: K Darius A group of performers dressed in tutus held up by braces stand with their backs to the audience Spicy, saucy and more than a little naughty
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Spicy, saucy and more than a little naughty

6 July 2023

Punching well above its weight, Club D’amour combines the intimacy of a small-scale cabaret show with the impact of a blockbuster. Kim Balfour is entranced.

Reading time • 4 minutesCabaret
A drag queen wearing a see-through black top stares into the camera, arms folded on top of his head. He is wearing long false eyelashes and sporting bright red lipstick. Oh Kaye, you are too much!
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Oh Kaye, you are too much!

6 May 2023

Reuben Kaye turns up the heat on the haters in a wicked performance that makes us all feel good, writes Julie Hosking.

Reading time • 5 minutesComedy
A drag queen holds two giant slices of bread in Yummy Iconic. Drag show serves up a saucy set
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Drag show serves up a saucy set

6 February 2023

With plenty of variety (and skin) on display, there’s something to suit every appetite in drag cabaret show Yummy Iconic, says Rachel Denham-White.

Reading time • 4 minutesCabaret
Krautrock chaos a blast of laughs
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Krautrock chaos a blast of laughs

1 February 2023

Berlin punk-pop siblings Otto & Astrid return with their unique brand of musical madness and while the show is played for laughs, these guys can play, writes Ara Jansen

Reading time • 4 minutesCabaret
Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Sharp Floozy is too close for comfort
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Sharp Floozy is too close for comfort

25 January 2023

Leaving home is hard but coming back isn’t easy either – even for a force of nature like Jamie Mykaela. There’s brilliance here, although Floozy doesn’t quite hit a home run, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 5 minutesCabaret
Reading time • 5 minutesCabaret
Reading time • 5 minutesCabaret
Clara Cupcakes. Photo: Joel Devereux A woman dressed as a cowgirl/clown poses cheesily for the camera. Saddle up! Clara Cupcakes is back in town
The Festival Sessions

Saddle up! Clara Cupcakes is back in town

17 January 2023

Fusing cabaret, clowning, burlesque and circus, Clara Cupcakes promises to make the West a little wilder when she gallops into Northbridge for festival season.

Reading time • 10 minutesCabaret
Photo: Matthew Gedling A close up shot of two performers in Rouge. A man holds a woman whose legs are wrapped around his waist. They are bathed in red light and haze. Sexy twist at heart of Rouge
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Sexy twist at heart of Rouge

5 December 2022

The small but talented cast of Rouge impresses Kim Balfour with circus cabaret that’s both entertaining and provocative.

Reading time • 5 minutesCircus

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio