The Australian cabaret star will play Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at the Globe Theatre.

The Australian “Queen of Cabaret”, Meow Meow, is one of the country’s most accomplished fringe performers, known for her irreverent and risque productions, her trademark black corset and wild, raven-haired bob. However, the actress and singer behind the saucy chanteuse, Melissa Madden-Gray, is a highly versatile artist and has been making impressive strides into the mainstream in recent months. Appearing in Opera Australia’s TV blockbuster, The Divorce, last year, Madden-Gray has now secured a role on one of the world’s most hallowed and historically significant stages: as Titania in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre in London.

Meow Meow in her recent hit-show Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid,  at Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne. 

The bold casting by the Globe’s newly appointed Artistic Director, Emma Rice, is consistent with the shake-up many have expected from the former Kneehigh AD. Rice’s engagement as the new boss of the Globe – the authentic reconstruction of the theatre which championed the plays of Shakespeare during his lifetime – raised the...