Cabaret Archives

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A little ray of mayhem

30 January 2021

David Zampatti stuck it out long enough to find the gems amid the noise and fury of Tomás Ford’s Fringe show.

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Back to the 80s, circus style

29 January 2021

Packed with nostalgia, Kaleido Company’s 80’s Mixtape is a circus show that keeps its audience buzzing, says Claire Trolio.

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Skewering the ‘nice guys’

26 January 2021

David Zampatti says Jamie MyKaela’s clever but excoriating DADDY is the most challenging show he’s seen in this year’s Fringe.

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Dazzling show delivers timely message

26 January 2021

Brave, brazen and surprisingly poignant, Reuben Kaye’s latest show is not to be missed, says Nina Levy.

The Festival Sessions

There’s no shortage of tribute shows at Fringe World. But emerging writer/performer Sylvia Cornes does more than simply present the songs of Rickie Lee Jones and Françoise Hardy in her two Fringe shows… she also delves into their lives, careers, relationships and artistry.

A woman in a pale pink dress holds a whistle in her mouth and a small accordion in her hands (as well as a recorder awkwardly lodged in her right hand. She looks concerned. A wild ride through past bangers

The Festival Sessions

A wild ride through past bangers

7 January 2021

There’s nothing like that moment when you hear a banger that you’d almost forgotten about. It’s that joyous recognition that’s at the heart of Lucinda Panties’ Super Funtimes Singalong Jamboree Part 2.

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Dieter gets dirty underground

20 November 2020

Bernie Dieter’s songs remain pretty much the same, but David Zampatti says the cabaret queen’s new show is fertile and fabulously dirty.

Q&A

Bernie comes up from underground

13 November 2020

International cabaret artist Bernie Dieter has been bunkered down in Melbourne but is emerging with an extra-debauched variety show which opens soon at Crown Perth. David Zampatti chats with Dieter as she sits out quarantine.