• Skank Sinatra

    Jens Radda: Skank Sinatra

    Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Twice crowned Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, nominated for Best Musical Theatre and Cabaret at Sydney Fringe, and with sold-out award-winning performances spanning Australia and Europe, the unstoppable Skank Sinatra storms into Qtopia Sydney from the 14th to 22nd of June, armed with powerhouse live vocals, sky-high glamour and a…
    Confessions of a Drama Queen

    Hayes Theatre Co: Confessions of a Drama Queen

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    The stage is a world of dazzling lights and roaring applause where dreams are made and tested. But what happens in the shadows? Join Songbird Siren as she takes you on a wild ride through the highs, lows, and outright absurdities of life as a performer. From musical theatre to…
    Dr Trevor Jones

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Dr Trevor Jones

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    King of the keys, maestro of musical theatre, and star of storytelling, Dr Trevor Jones’ late night piano bar is the stuff of cabaret legend. Taking requests and dishing out free drinks with the same magnificent appetite, his musical mastery knows no bounds. Surprise guest stars and spontaneous singalongs seem…
    Bad Hand

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Bad Hand

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    It's the only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925! The world is born anew in the aftermath of the Great War, the Jazz Age is in full swing, and two brothers (yes, they’re real brothers!) do a completely bonkers sketch comedy show. Interspersed with two-part harmony jazz…
    Sugar

    Hayes Theatre Co: Sugar

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Theatrical, outrageous, silly and sexy, Tomáš Kantor’s award-winning debut is about Sugar - a radiantly-beautiful gender-fluid twink who discovers that there’s money to be made from ‘transactional relationships’ (though their primary source of information is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman). What could go wrong? Tomáš veritably shimmers with charisma, and…

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Trio

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Trio unites three of Australia’s most exciting female vocalists—Jess Hitchcock, Fanny Lumsden, and Alice Keath—for a unique celebration of the iconic album by the same name. Inspired by the legendary human-nightingales Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, these vocal powerhouses and queens from a new generation will harmonise their…
    La Clique

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: La Clique

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This Australian-born, Olivier Award-winning international sensation embodies the Zeitgeist with its trailblazing combination of sass, sparkles, staggering acts, and eye-popping stunts. With a cast of legacy-meets-latest, La Clique’s riotous troupe of crème de la crème artistes showcase visceral, ethereal and in-your face acts that defy the elements and reinvent ‘variety’…
    Skank Sinatra

    Jens Radda: Skank Sinatra

    Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Twice crowned Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, nominated for Best Musical Theatre and Cabaret at Sydney Fringe, and with sold-out award-winning performances spanning Australia and Europe, the unstoppable Skank Sinatra storms into Qtopia Sydney from the 14th to 22nd of June, armed with powerhouse live vocals, sky-high glamour and a…

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Rai Thistlethwayte

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Rai Thistlethwayte always loved the music of Stevie Wonder, specifically the game-changing 1973 album Innervisions. Hits from this Grammy-Award winning classic (Higher Ground, Don’t You Worry About A Thing) are reinterpreted by the Thirsty Merc frontman and multi-instrumentalist in beautifully mind-bending ways. With an effortless stage presence, Rai, and a…
    Confessions of a Drama Queen

    Hayes Theatre Co: Confessions of a Drama Queen

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    The stage is a world of dazzling lights and roaring applause where dreams are made and tested. But what happens in the shadows? Join Songbird Siren as she takes you on a wild ride through the highs, lows, and outright absurdities of life as a performer. From musical theatre to…
    Dr Trevor Jones

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Dr Trevor Jones

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    King of the keys, maestro of musical theatre, and star of storytelling, Dr Trevor Jones’ late night piano bar is the stuff of cabaret legend. Taking requests and dishing out free drinks with the same magnificent appetite, his musical mastery knows no bounds. Surprise guest stars and spontaneous singalongs seem…
    Burlesque: The (parody) Dinner Show

    Talk and Tease Comedy Cabaret: Burlesque – The (parody) Dinner Show

    Level 1 Level 1/ 33 darlinghurst Rd, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This is an immersive musical theatre and culinary experience unlike any other! Relish the theatrical whirlwind of acting, dancing, singing and storytelling as it unfolds around you from the comfort of your cabaret table...all while wining and dining on delicious modern Australian cuisine. This is a parody adaptation of the…

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