Age of Stephen

John Farnham is one of Australia’s most skilled, successful and adored male singers of all time. Stephen Valeri … is definitely not. But he’s here to convince you that he and Farnsey share a spiritual connection AND cram as many bangers as possible into one hour. ‘Take The Pressure Down’ with this loving tribute to our Whispering Jack – THE VOICE!

If you’re a Farnsey Fanatic like Stephen, get ready for a night of unforgettable music, stories and laughs in an epic celebration of the greatest voice our country has ever produced. If you cringe at the opening chords of ‘You’re The Voice’, probably best to sit this one out.

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Drew Downing’s Ultimate 90s Playlist

During high school, it was all about Saturday morning Video Hits and the Dawson’s Creek soundtrack for Drew. Twenty years later, it still is.

Get your Sketchers on, call your party of five and prepare for a night of 90s bangers and nostalgia with cabaret rockstar Drew Downing and his infamous stage band.

Performing songs by MACY GRAY • BACKSTREET BOYS • SPIN DOCTORS • JOSHUA KADISON • LISA LOEB • HANSON • RICHARD MARX • DEEP BLUE SOMETHING • SHANIA TWAIN • and many more.

Grab your Walkman and Pepsi Max… it’s time for Drew Downing’s Ultimate 90s Playlist!

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest for Love

In Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest For Love Emma Dean has drawn many songs together to make a magical ‘mixed tape’ of broken romantic memories, with each song a unique story told through the bizarre and enchanting lens of this self-confessed “F*%king Unicorn”.

A smash hit at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Emma and her Broken Romantics band – with astonishing physical theatre performer Jamie Kendall – will delight you with a glittering explosion of music and mischief that will have you feeling empowered – cracks and all – and ready to take on the world!

Featuring sublime original music, captivating storytelling and well known songs by Sia, Foo Fighters and more, this show is not to be missed!

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Death of a Demi Diva

An intimate three-person musical set in the final hours of an honest, heartbreaking and hilarious farewell concert.

This cabaret boasts a smorgasbord of original comedy songs in styles ranging from 80s Power Ballads to 1940s Arias.

Lead by ‘Star on the Rise’ (Broadway.com) Willow Sizer in her “tour-de-force performance” (Sometimes Melbourne) as prima donna Madame Darling, this is a timely study on the price of fame and the resilience of the Diva.

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

I Really Don’t Care

Melania airs some fake laundry.

Starring Kate Yaxley, I Really Don’t Care allows us to spend an evening with the Melania you never knew – unleashed, for the first time, from the bonds of White House protocol (if such a thing still exists in the era of Trump).

Aside from the occasional inflammatory jacket or a word or two on cyber-bullying, she remains an enigma. Is she an almost-innocent bystander, suddenly trapped within the maelstrom of US politics or, alternatively, a self-serving tactician with looks that open doors?

Outrageous, hilarious yet, ultimately, strangely moving, I Really Don’t Care lets you wear ‘that jacket’ for an hour.

Written by Ron Elisha
Musical director/pianist Mark Jones
Directed by Suzanne Heywood

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Any Moment, a new musical by Bradley McCaw

Celebrating the release of the Any Moment ‘Studio Concept Recording’, Melbourne will get the exclusive first look at a new work from award winning writer/performer Bradley McCaw. Featuring an all-star cast including John O’Hara (School of Rock, #VAL) and Helpmann winner Kerrie-Anne Greenland (Les Miserables, Pictures) and the writer himself, Bradley McCaw (Becoming Bill).

Set over the course of 24 hours, the work begins at Midnight on New Years Eve, and moves throughout a single town, hearing stories from various individuals, as the clock tumbles toward Midnight and a New Year. Inspired by hit musicals like ‘Songs for A New World,’ and ‘Closer Than Ever,’ Any Moment is proof of the new generation of Australia writers and artists bringing exciting world class independent works to stage here. Come and see it for yourself! FIRST. Before New York & London.

Musical Direction by Shannon Whitelock.

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Nefertiti LaNegra may be Queen of the Nile, and the thicc Dutchess of the Thigh Gap, but she didn’t always start out that way. She was born in a small town in the middle of nowhere and by golly – it has taken a lot to get her here: to 2019, to the big city. There have been ups – and an occasional down – so let her take you on a ride as she waxes poetic about growing up a queen amongst those who did not see her glory. Love (letters), sex, race, gender, (popular) song, and dance all collide in this poetic spectacle. When thinking about drag everyone expects a Judy Garland but no one expects a Serena Williams – and that’s where Nefertiti fills the gap.

Photo by Jackson Grant.

As part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival.