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LASSÙ Cosmic Cabaret Theatre Review

The lights came down to show an illuminated set that mimicked a cowboy bar from the future. One that served delights that resided in the dark recesses of your mind. The displays of human strength showed true dedication to the craft and much time spent in the gym. It was all filtered through a bawdy mindset.   //   The pacing of the night was little lopsided with the most intense feats filling the first half while the energy drifted a bit in the second act. It was still a ...

LASSU Cosmic Cabaret comes to Brisbane this September!

Perched on the galaxy’s edge, where space cowboys, alien drifters, and the legendary Rodeo Sisters dazzle with out-of-this world acts you Rodeo Clown Rusty takes us on a journey through the golden days of LASSÙ, determined to revive the magic that once filled the saloon. Seventh-generation circus performer and producer, Merrik Ashton, grew up surrounded by the unique lifestyle of circus performers, and has known nothing but the thrill of performance and travel. The performing arts are ...

Larissa McGowan’s Cher is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Choreographer, dancer and fan, Larissa McGowan uses Cher’s iconic figure as a totem for exploring the reinvention of the universal aging female artist.   //   Cher is an inspired mash-up of gender, power and popular culture; a self-discovery of epic proportions; a headfirst dive into the artist’s path to immortality. “After a nuclear holocaust, all that will be left are cockroaches and Cher.” Jimmy James Cher 16 - 19 November 2022 Brisbane Powerhouse w...

The Kaye Hole is coming to QPAC this summer!

Don’t miss the hottest ticket in town this summer where the queerest, dirtiest, and wildest circus, comedy, burlesque, drag, and cabaret acts let loose, dripping in sweat and backed by a live band. Hosted by internationally renowned cabaret icon Reuben Kaye “the evil love child of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey” (British Theatre Guide), you’ll be guided through a diverse line up of thrilling entertainment including the bewitching burlesque star Jacqueline Furey, Australia’s ...

Steven Oliver’s autobiographical comedy cabaret, Bigger & Blacker is coming to La Boite!

This is cabaret as you’ve never seen it before! Bigger & Blacker is a comedy cabaret guaranteed to get you laughing, thinking and shimmying in your seats over one action-packed hour of entertainment. Steven Oliver, the star of ABC’s hit television series Black Comedy, is fresh and fabulous in the world premiere production, based on his own life.   //   Bigger & Blacker combines comedy and contemplation with saucy stories, reflections on love and loss ...

Awesome Ocean Party is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this month!

She invites you, her party guests, into the depths of her three hearts. Through song, storytelling and ocean-themed everything she weaves together a tale of love, loss, longing and legends of amphibious family histories. An exploration into our need for human connection, it asks: how can we transform our pain and fear into vulnerability and courage allowing us to be imperfectly human, together?   //   Awesome Ocean Party was nominated for Best Cabaret at Melbourne ...

Cabaret De Paris returns to QPAC for three shows only!

Cabaret De Paris is a stage spectacular celebrating old-fashioned showgirl glamour combined with the skill of adagio dancers, aerial pole artistry, comedy circus performers, quick change performers, illusionists and of course the famous French Cancan Dancers! (please note: the 2pm show on Saturday will be covered, while the two evening performances are topless) Australian born and trained Marissa Burgess, the longest-serving principal performer in the Moulin Rouge's 120-year history, ...

La Silhouette is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse

La Silhouette is a cabaret club; a maze of mirages where myriad mysterious shapes pull you into dark corners and hidden rooms. Here, the shape of Brisbane’s queer history is brought to life by eight people whose spirits suffer all, celebrate all and endure all across decades of hiding, rioting and retribution.   //   On evenings like this, a drag queen may take you into her dressing room and whisper secrets. You may find yourself talking to the police on behalf of a ...

Hot Brown Honey Theatre Review

Mixing up elements of cabaret, burlesque, music, physical theatre and dance in a wild cavalcade of bright colours and big energy, Hot Brown Honey shrinks a big room down to the intimacy of a friend’s living room. A very groovy friend with hip-hop, James Brown and Living Colour spinning round and round and round. // Presenting their ideas in a confrontation way with the shake of the hip and a sly wink, the seven women make it very clear that they are not going to take anything but ...

Ben Folds Australian 2018 Tour!

In 2018, the virtuoso will bring his two-part solo piano show to Capital Cities around the country, delivering a high-energy rock performance using the intimacy of just a piano. For the first half of the show, Folds will curate a playlist armed with a songbook spanning his entire career, likely to include hits like ‘Brick’, ‘Rockin’ The Suburbs’ and ‘One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces’.   //   In the concert’s second half, Folds will hand over the reins ...