Imagine, if you can, that someone took the classic diva spirit of Liza Minnelli, plonked it in the body of Clark Kent, threw in the rapid-fire wit of Robin Williams and placed the social consciousness of the best leftie lesbian you know on those broad shoulders. Oh, and he’s Australian, too. Scatter in some snazzy costumes, and you’ve got Reuben Kaye.

As one of the most charismatic presences you’ll ever see tread the boards, there’s not really a bad way to see Kaye perform. However, if you do get the chance to witness this fabulously fierce icon of comedy and cabaret with the backing of an 18-piece orchestra, darling, you simply must. 

Making its Victorian debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre after premiering at Brisbane’s Melt Festival, enGORGEd is another riotous collection of songs and stories studded with hilarious quips, dirty jokes, poignant social commentary and oversharing from the red-lipped chanteuse himself. (Standing some several feet tall in those heels, Kaye should also be commended for, in an incredible show of restraint, only indulging in two costume changes! Heavy is the head that...