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WED 10–SAT 20 JUNE 2015 QUEENSLANDCABARETFESTIVAL.COM.AU
QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE IPSWICH
CIVIC CENTREJUDITH WRIGHT
CENTRE
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION
CENTRE
QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE
CREMORNE THEATRE
CONCERT HALL
POWERHOUSE THEATRE
VISY THEATRE TURBINE PLATFORM
TURBINE STUDIO STUDIO 188 SHOPFRONT BURKE STREET
STUDIO THEATRE
WED 10 JUNE
8.00PM Painted
From Memory
7.30PM Voices
of Vice
7.30PM Reviewing
The Situation
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
THU 11 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
7.00PM Bendigo to
Broadway: Bradley
McCaw
8.30PM Hair to the
Throne
9.15PM Vegas!
Standards Reborn
FRI 12 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
8.00PM Tom
Burlinson:
Sinatra at the
Sands
7.30PM Turner’s
Turn: Geraldine
Turner
8.00PM Cool Britannia 6.30PM Dirty Sexy
Politics
6.00PM UnPC
9.45PM
Warmwaters
8.00PM That
90s Show
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
7.00PM
Con2TheCabaret
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
SAT 13 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
5.00PM Baby et
Lulu
8.30PM Tex
Perkins and the
Dark Horses
5.30PM Michael Grifiths:
Adolescent
8.00PM Tom Sharah:
That 90s Show
9.30PM So Unusual:
Confessions of a
Lauper Stalker
6.00PM Queen of
the Night
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SUN 14 JUNE
3.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
8.00PM Taken
By Storm
3.00PM Strange
Bedfellows
6.30PM Michael Griffiths:
Adolescent
5.00PM Only The
Good Die Young
8.00PM BLUR: The
Songs of Ellen Reed
4.30PM Oh Lady
Be Good
TUE 16 JUNE
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
WED 17 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne:
Open Mic Night
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
THU 18 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
FRI 19 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SAT 20 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
2.30PM + 7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL
After a show-stopping first year, Queensland Cabaret
Festival returns to keep you up late with the crème-
de-la-crème of Australian and international cabaret.
The unparalleled 2015 program boasts a variety
of performers set to entertain and scandalise.
French chanteuses will woo you with their charm
and a Cyndi Lauper stalker will shock you with her
tales. Mary Wilson (The Supremes) will delight you,
Rob Mills may surprise you and if you’re lucky,
multi-award-winning opera stars will invite you
on a diabolical late-night journey.
Don your finest threads and help us paint the town
red across Queensland. The drinks will be flowing in
even more cities this year with Cairns and Mackay
joining the party.
Don’t miss this opportunity to indulge in some of
the best cabaret that Australia, and the world,
has to offer.
KRIS STEWART AND ALISON ST. LEDGER
FESTIVAL DIRECTORS
Join the conversation #QLDCabFest
Paint the town red with Queensland Cabaret Festival in 2015!
Voices of Vice 3
Reviewing The Situation 4
Mary Wilson: Up Close 5
Bendigo to Broadway: Bradley McCaw 6
Painted from Memory: The Music of Bacharach and Costello 7
Cabaret @ The Cremorne 8
Hair to the Throne 9
Vegas! Standards Reborn 10
UnPC 11
Dirty Sexy Politics 12
Cool Britannia 13
Turner’s Turn 14
Ripen Ready: The Generation Next of Cabaret 15
Tom Burlinson Performs Sinatra at the Sands 16
Warmwaters 17
Con2TheCabaret 18
Baby et Lulu 19
Michael Griffiths: Adolescent 20
Queen of the Night 21
Tom Sharah: That 90s Show 22
Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses 23
So Unusual: Confessions of a Lauper Stalker 24
Strange Bedfellows: Under The Covers 25
Rob Mills is…Surprisingly Good 26
Oh Lady Be Good 27
Only The Good Die Young 28
Taken by Storm 29
BLUR: The Songs of Ellen Reed 30
Venues 32
Schedule 34
VOICES OF VICE
Queensland Cabaret Festival Opening Night Gala
Kicking off the festival with a generous dash of
decadence, Voices of Vice brings you songs of
dissipation, debauchery, wickedness, corruption
and all manner of sin.
Feel free to flaunt your bad habits, perversions,
and licentiousness in our den of iniquity where
too much is never enough. Indulge in this
celebration of tantalising transgressions, which
are guaranteed to be delightful, delicious and a
little bit wrong.
The line-up features a mouth-watering feast of
festival performers and local legends including
Bethan Ellsmore, Dirty Sexy Politics, Cienda
McNamara, Tyrone Noonan, Alison St Ledger,
Lizzie Moore, Sandro Colarelli, Greg Bird,
Rebecca Grennan, David Megarrity and
Bridget Boyle.
In the immortal words of Tom Waits “There ain’t
no Devil, there’s just God when he’s drunk” so
leave your better angels at the door – we won’t
tell if you won’t!
PHOTO BY ROBYN MILL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Wed 10 June, 7.30pm
$45 + transaction fee ($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 03
REVIEWING THE SITUATION
Lionel Bart was once Britain’s most celebrated
composer; he created Oliver! and lived in a 27
room ‘fun palace’ where his guests included
Noel Coward, Rudolf Nureyev and The Beatles.
Then he went bankrupt and wound up ensconced
in a flat above a laundromat.
In Reviewing the Situation we meet a vodka-fuelled
Lionel, who performs his classic songs whilst
sharing stories from his incredible life. Featuring
classics “Living Doll”, “From Russia With Love”,
“You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two” and “As Long
as He Needs Me”, Reviewing the Situation is an
insightful and warm-hearted story brought to life
by one of Australia’s most talented and acclaimed
writer/performers.
PHIL SCOTT STARS AS LIONEL BART, DIRECTED BY TERENCE O’CONNELL
WRITTEN BY PHIL SCOTT AND TERENCE O’CONNELL
PHOTO BY GRANT SPARKES-CARROLL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Wed 10 June, 7.30pm
$35 + transaction fee ($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
“This reviewer was expecting Scott’s usual satirical ditties, but got so much more – anecdotes galore, superb piano playing, great singing and the company and warmth of a wonderful, genuine entertainer.” GLAMADELAIDE
Discover the story of West End legend Lionel Bart with acclaimed Australian writer and performer Phil Scott
(The Wharf Revue, Good News Week).
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 04
Meet Mary Wilson (The Supremes) – Motown royalty, cultural ambassador and iconic entertainer.
In this special series of concerts you’re invited to get
up-close-and-personal with Mary Wilson. Hear stories
from across her celebrated career, and see thrilling
performances of classic pop songs and the standards.
The Supremes were the most successful vocal
group in American history, with 12 #1 singles on
the Billboard Hot 100, countless international tours,
and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They also
received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of
Fame. In Mary Wilson: Up Close you’ll hear hits such as
“My World Is Empty Without You” as well as Wilson’s
own impeccable versions of standards such as
“New York State of Mind”, “I Am Changing” and
“Both Sides Now”.
PHOTO COPYRIGHT MARY WILSON ENTERPRISES PROVIDED COURTESY OF KMP ARTISTS
MARY WILSON: UP CLOSE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE, CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE AND MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION CENTRE
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE
Plenary Halls, Wed 10 June, 7.30pm
$68 (f), $62 (c), $60 (groups)
mackaytix.com.au 07 4961 9777
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Thu 11 June, 7.30pm
$69 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE
Fri 12 June, 7.30pm
$65 (f), $54.90 (c, group 10+)
ticketlink.com.au 1300 855 835
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 05
Award-winning Bradley McCaw has sold out a show in New York, worked with The Ten Tenors, and returns from a sell-out season at Wonderland with this brand new show.
Part rock concert, part cabaret and featuring
a live ten-piece band, Bendigo to Broadway
sees Bradley McCaw retrace the steps of his
international career. Beginning in his home town
as a young ‘wannabe lawyer,’ McCaw went on to
establish himself as a regular on the Queensland
musical scene. After acclaimed performances in
Rent and Les Miserables, and after writing his own
musicals Becoming Bill and The Oasis, he found
his way to Broadway’s 42nd Street as the winner
of the 2013 International Cabaret Showcase.
Bendigo to Broadway features songs from
musical theatre, soul, pop, rock and country,
and performances by country musician Megan
Cooper, the Rafael Karlen Jazz Quartet and
musical theatre star Kathryn McIntrye.
Bendigo to Broadway will be a night of laughter
and heartfelt tales from one of Queensland’s
most electric performers.
“McCaw’s versatility is actually astounding… without a doubt the most fun you’ll have in the cabaret classroom..." XS ENTERTAINMENT
BENDIGO TO BROADWAY: BRADLEY MCCAW
FEATURING MEGAN COOPER, RAFAEL KARLEN AND KATHRYN MCINTRYE
BAND: ZAC CHAMBERS, JO DAVIE, RORY DOLLARD, TIP MOSES, ZANE NEAL, BEN SHANNON, LACHLAN SYMONS AND MORE
PHOTO BY DYLAN EVANS
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND AN OLD FASHIONED PRODUCTION COMPANY
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Thu 11 June, 7pm
$35 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 06
PAINTED FROM MEMORY: THE MUSIC OF BACHARACH
AND COSTELLOSTARRING MICHAEL FALZON, BOBBY FOX AND SPECIAL GUEST STAR LUKE KENNEDY
In the late nineties, Burt Bacharach teamed up
with the inimitable Elvis Costello to create the
remarkable album Painted From Memory. Michael
Falzon (We Will Rock You, Hedwig and the Angry
Inch, Rock of Ages) and Bobby Fox (Jersey Boys,
The Fantastic Mr. Fox) perform a unique reimagining
of this classic album along with other memorable
Bacharach and Costello hits.
A long-time Bacharach fan, Costello recorded
several Bacharach songs including “I Just Don’t
Know What to Do with Myself” and “I’ll Never Fall
in Love Again”. These and other timeless tunes are
recreated in Painted from Memory with a nine-piece
band and special guest Luke Kennedy (The Voice,
Jesus Christ Superstar, The Ten Tenors).
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY ISAAC HAYWARD
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
QPAC
Concert Hall, Wed 10 June, 8pm
$79.90 + $6.20 transaction fee
qpac.com.au 136 246
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 07
CABARET @ THE CREMORNE
See a stunning line-up of local cabaret legends
take to the Cremorne Theatre stage as it gets a
makeover to celebrate QPAC’s 30th anniversary
in style. For two weeks the cream of Brisbane’s
cabaret artists will present a series of brand new
cabaret shows featuring some familiar faces and
some new stars on the rise.
Visit the website to discover the full program and
plan your schedule, then gather your friends and
enjoy an exhilarating world of cabaret that will
take you from the sublime to the ridiculous and
back again!
WANT TO STRUT YOUR STUFF?
Test out your cabaret chops at the Cabaret @
The Cremorne: Open Mic Night on Wednesday
17 June, 7.30pm. Hosted by Queensland’s Queen
of Cabaret Alison St Ledger, the Open Mic Night
invites emerging and established cabaret artists
to perform their party pieces and try daring new
acts in a dazzling night of entertainment. Visit
qpac.com.au to find out how you can get involved.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
QPAC
Cremorne Theatre
Cabaret @ The Cremorne, Thu 11–Sat 20 June, 7.30pm
Open Mic Night, Wed 17 June, 7.30pm
$15–$35 + $6.20 transaction fee
qpac.com.au 136 246
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 08
Meet the Princess of Plucking and Preening in this comical cabaret exposé.
Treat yourself to a full body experience with celebrity
bikini waxer Rosa Waxoffski. She’ll take you on a
prickly journey through her childhood in Leningrad
and spill the dirt from the pages of her star-studded
celebrity appointment book. You’re also invited to
join Rosa’s campaign to help her become Australia’s
very first entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Hair to the Throne also features special guest Boris
Longschlongadongski, Russia’s biggest pianist.
WRITTEN BY MARNEY MCQUEEN AND TIM BAIN
DIRECTED BY ADAM COOK
PHOTO BY KURT SNEDDON
HAIR TO THE THRONE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND WORKING MANAGEMENT
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Platform, Thu 11 June, 8.30pm
$30 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600“She has the goods.” BARRY HUMPHRIES
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 09
VEGAS! STANDARDS REBORN
Tyrone Noonan is best-known as the front
man of ARIA-award winning band george
and is a renowned singer-songwriter.
See him hit the stage in Vegas! Standards
Reborn as acid-tongued Tommy Francis,
who’s part Ol’ Blue Eyes, part Mo
McCackie and all Vegas!
Join this swingin’ party and listen
out for Francis’ inspired interpretations
of the standards across vaudeville,
swing and jazz, with hits like
“Fly Me to the Moon” and
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”.
Vegas! Standards Reborn traces
one man’s journey from the
dawn of Australia’s Tivoli circuit
to the heights of 1960s Las Vegas
excess. It’s not to be missed.
DIRECTED BY DAMIEN CASSIDY
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY TYRONE NOONAN
ACCOMPANIED BY CATHERINE LYNAGH
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND FRONTAL LOBE PRODUCTIONS
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Studio, Thu 11 June, 9.15pm
$34 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Meet Tommy Francis, Tyrone Noonan’s 60s lounge singer alter ego who will dazzle you with his dry wit and rich voice.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 10
“For pure entertainment you can't look much further than the hilarious Cienda McNamara... She's jovial, animated and a real delight to watch." STAGEDIARY.COM
Sasha Meijers is a modern-day soothsayer, late night TV host and your hilarious guide to help you navigate the muddy waters
of modern society.
Are leggings pants? Is that baby ugly? Is anyone
actually allergic to gluten? Find out with Sasha
in UnPC, a show that takes a riotous look at life’s
taboo topics and advises you on how to over-step
the mark on just about anything.
UnPC is the latest comedy cabaret from award-
winning Brisbane performer Cienda McNamara
(Hardly the Portrait of a Lady, Nobody Does it Like
Me). This show promises to be a rollicking night
out with a combination of wicked satire, original
songs and ethical dilemmas.
UNPC
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND NBDILM PRODUCTIONS
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Studio, Fri 12 June, 6pm
$30 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Contains adult themes and strong language
DIRECTED BY CATARINA HEBBARD
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES DOBINSON AND HEIDI LOVELAND
WITH ORIGINAL SONGS BY JAMES DOBINSON
AND SAMUEL VALENTINE
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 11
DIRTY SEXY POLITICS
Vaudevillian ne'er-do-wells Tom Albert and Samuel Valentine are seizing government the only way they know how:
with sex, revenge and unbridled chaos.
Armed with all-original music and an arsenal of
instruments, this award-winning duo leaves no
stone unturned and no sacred cow unburned.
Inspired by Tim Minchin, Doug Anthony All Stars
and Tripod, Dirty Sexy Politics is a suppository of
wisdom; guaranteed to penetrate your defences
and leave you gasping for more.
What sordid truths will they uncover in their
ceaseless quest for power?
WINNER AUDIENCE CHOICE SHORT+SWEET SYDNEY
WINNER BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SHORT+SWEET SYDNEY
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE, TOM ALBERT AND SAMUEL VALENTINE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Platform, Fri 12 June, 6.30pm
$25 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
“Dirty Sexy Politics is a new musical comedy unlike any other, with political satire that will keep you laughing.”SCENESTR
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 12
“...honest, enthusiastic and extremely charismatic...a wonderful example of cabaret at its finest.” AUSSIETHEATRE.COM, FOR ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
“Lizzie Moore sings like a dream and delivered a beautiful performance.” STAGE WHISPERS
It was the sound of Swinging London: an explosion
of pop riding the wave of the Mersey Beat. In a
youth-driven revolution, the Brit Girls led the
charge – female singers with white boots,
miniskirts and bubbling confidence. They forged
solo paths straight down Carnaby Street and on
to the world stage.
Cool Britannia is the sound of those times and
you’ll hear Moore bring to life hits by 60s British
legends Petula Clark, Lulu, Cilla Black, Shirley
Bassey and Dusty Springfield. The show also
follows the sound to today, with songs from the
latest wave of talent inspired by the Swinging 60s
including Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Adele.
COOL BRITANNIA
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Fri 12 June, 8pm
$32 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
You’ll be shaken and stirred when cabaret star Lizzie Moore (On a Night Like This) brings you the British hits that
made the 60s swing.
ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN DOWLING
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 13
TURNER’S TURN
See Australian show business icon and legendary leading lady Geraldine Turner back on the Brisbane stage.
Turner’s Turn celebrates Geraldine’s incredible
life and career, and is her first cabaret
performance in Brisbane for over a decade.
Geraldine’s legendary career has included
starring roles in the musicals Anything Goes,
Chicago, Oliver!, Into the Woods, Company,
Cabaret and Sweeney Todd; in theatre
productions of Steel Magnolias, Summer
of the Seventeenth Doll and Don’s Party;
in television series House Husbands,
Home and Away and All Saints.
Join Geraldine for an evening of songs from
her celebrated career, peppered with show
business anecdotes and stories.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND ENDA MARKEY
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Fri 12 June, 7.30pm
$50 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
“Geraldine Turner’s turn back to cabaret delivers energy, excitement and intimate insider tales, together with a wonderful journey through fifty years of stage musicals.” STAGE WHISPERS
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 14
Curated by Alison St Ledger and Ethan Watson,
freshly-picked new talent will be put through
their paces to ripen their cabaret skills ready
for a live Queensland Cabaret Festival audience.
Come see the new, the fresh and the oh-so-tasty
harvest of the vibrant local cabaret scene.
Do you have what it takes to be part of the
Generation Next of Queensland Cabaret?
Apply at queenslandcabaretfestival.com.au
by 10 May 2015 (see website for conditions).
RIPEN READY: THE GENERATION NEXT OF CABARET
We know Australia’s got talent, but sometimes it’s hiding in the shadows. That’s about to change as we shine the follow spot onto
Brisbane’s bright young things of the cabaret world.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND JUDITH WRIGHT CENTRE
JUDITH WRIGHT CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Shopfront, Fri 12–Sat 13 June, 7.30pm
$25 (f), $20 (c or groups 6+)
judithwrightcentre.com or 3872 9000
PHOTO BY ROBYN MILL
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 15
TOM BURLINSON PERFORMS SINATRA AT THE SANDS
Accompanied by his All Star Big Band, Tom sings
all the wonderful songs from this sensational
recording of Sinatra in his prime, including
“Come Fly with Me”, “I’ve Got You Under My
Skin”, “One for My Baby”, “You Make Me Feel So
Young”, “Fly Me to the Moon”, “It was a Very Good
Year”, “My Kind of Town” and many more!
Tom will also perform a bonus set of more of
Sinatra’s greatest hits, including “Strangers in
the Night”, “That’s Life”, “My Way” and of course,
“New York, New York”.
The original 1966 album Sinatra at the Sands has
been described by critics as “brilliant’, “incredibly
exciting”, “the definitive portrait of Sinatra in the
’60’s”, “essential”, “a priceless document” and
“simply the best”.
Renowned for his smooth style and astonishing
performance skills, Tom Burlinson has proven he
is one of the best in the world at Sinatra-inspired
singing. Don’t miss this wonderful new show as
Tom will once again do justice to the marvellous
musical legacy of the Chairman of the Board,
Frank Sinatra.
“The next best thing to Sinatra.”THE COURIER-MAIL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
QPAC
Concert Hall, Fri 12 June, 8pm
$69.90 + $6.20 transaction fee
qpac.com.au 136 246
Australian icon of stage and screen Tom Burlinson stars in a special performance of the classic live album, Sinatra at the Sands.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 16
WARMWATERS
Meet nu-folk duo Warmwaters – they’re a little bit nautical and a little bit naughty.
Lena and Luke Warmwater are making a splash
with their distinctively arousing brand of acoustic
music; including love songs, protest songs and
classics you know and love.
Everyone enjoys good roots, and Warmwaters
stand ready to folk you right up with their songs of
love and other issues. They’ve got a lot of issues.
“Boyle… is raucous and irrepressible.”THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND DEBASE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Studio, Fri 12 June, 9.45pm
$27 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 Multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org
FEATURING DAVID MEGARRITY AND BRIDGET BOYLE
PHOTO BY GRANT HEATON
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 17
CON2THECABARET
Be dazzled, hoodwinked and scandalised by some of Australian cabaret’s next stars.
Queensland Conservatorium’s talented second
year musical theatre students will lie to you,
cheat on you and then beg you to forgive them in
this intriguing self-crafted cabaret. Multi-award-
winning composer and playwright Megan Shorey
and acclaimed musical director Bev Kennedy
(Wicked, Avenue Q, We Will Rock You, The Lion
King) will lead 32 of Australia’s emerging musical
theatre performers in this one-of-a-kind cabaret.
Con2TheCabaret features a dizzying blend of
traditional, contemporary and new arrangements
of the world’s most evocative and treasured songs.
Join us for an evening of fabulous music and
storytelling with the next generation of cabaret
and musical theatre performers.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
Burke Street Studio Theatre
Fri 12–Sat 20 June, Tue–Sat 7.30pm,
Sat 20 June 2.30 + 7.30pm
$33 (f), $21.50 (c), $11.50 (Student)
Conevents.com.au
Contains adult themes and strong language
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 18
Have a ‘très bon’ evening with seductive French-
language duo Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride)
and Lara Goodridge (FourPlay) as they tour
Australia with their magnifique band promoting
their sensational new Album Deux.
Baby et Lulu brings you a passionate tour-de-
force of French music, featuring an eclectic mix
of classic and contemporary songs including
tracks made famous by Edith Piaf, Brigitte Bardot
and Françoise Hardy, as well as Baby et Lulu’s
original French compositions. They’ve sold out
festivals in Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra
and you will be swept away by these sultry
songbirds and their prodigious band as they
celebrate la vie française.
BABY ET LULU
PHOTO BY ANDREW MACCOLL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Sat 13 June, 5pm
$45 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
“Arriving to the packed out Festival Theatre main stage, it was clear the très charismatic pairing of sexy songstresses Abby Dobson and Lara Goodridge, AKA Baby et Lulu, have earned themselves a strong following.” THE AU REVIEW
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 19
MICHAEL GRIFFITHS: ADOLESCENT
After a sold-out season at Queensland Cabaret
Festival 2014, Michael Griffiths is back to dish
the dirt and explain why he hasn’t grown up yet.
Adolescent features tunes from musicals Jersey
Boys and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert as well as
1980s classics by Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet,
A-ha and Culture Club.
Go on a journey down memory lane with Michael
and hear his tales of falling in and out of love,
touring the world in jukebox musicals and even
the surprising truth of his own conception! It’s
much better than a mid-life crisis, we promise.
WINNER BEST CABARET ADELAIDE FRINGE WEEKLY AWARDS
“Griffiths is a polished performer, a skilful raconteur and an impressive singer and musician.” «««««TIME OUT MELBOURNE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Sat 13 June, 5.30pm, Sun 14 June, 6.30pm
$38 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 Multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Michael Griffiths is not going to let turning 40 stop his prolonged adolescence, so join him for a night of glorious 80s pop and a
celebration of teenage dreams!
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 20
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
Queen of the Night features a diverse array
of songs as Ellsmore performs unique
arrangements of everything from Mozart to
The Strokes, and from Weill to Sia. Through
arias, pop songs, power ballads, musical theatre
songs and rock-n-roll classics, Ellsmore will
reveal the dark and seamy underside of urban
life – where danger, aching hearts and heartfelt
abandon are never far away.
“Bethan Ellsmore offered the standout performance of the evening. Her individual performances crackled with intensity and I was often transfixed... She ticked all the femme fatale boxes and has the knack of flicking the switch on her sex appeal down to an artform.” XS ENTERTAINMENT
CREATED AND PERFORMED BY BETHAN ELLSMORE
DIRECTED BY ALISON ST LEDGER
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY ALICIA CUSH
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND LITTLE BLACK DRESS CREATIVES
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Studio, Sat 13 June, 6pm
$27 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Spend the night with local cabaret star Bethan Ellsmore (I Can Keep a Secret, Aria Moderna) as she weaves timeless
tales of love and heartbreak.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 21
From the Backstreet Boys to the Spice Girls,
and from Bill & Ted to Romy & Michelle, the 90s
was a decade of big pants and tight dance moves.
It was also the decade that nurtured and formed
Tom Sharah, who brings his tight pants and big
dance moves to this totally bodacious night of
cabaret. With music spanning the Spice Girls,
Nirvana, Cher, Robbie Williams, Disney and
Alanis Morrisette; Tom will take you on a ride
through the decade that created him.
These guilty-pleasure songs (minus the guilt)
are intertwined with outrageous childhood stories
in Tom’s own unmistakable style. Along the way,
he’ll provide some revelatory answers to burning
questions such as “What If God Was One Of Us?”,
“What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” and “Where
Have All The Cowboys Gone?”. It’s a radical night
of wicked hits, strong enough to make you believe
in life after love!
WINNER 2009 SYDNEY CABARET SHOWCASE
STAR OF CHANNEL TEN’S I WILL SURVIVE
THAT 90s SHOW
“A great music-theatre voice. Extremely, delightfully funny – the audience immediately get on board.” THE AUSTRALIAN
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
IPSWICH CIVIC CENTRE
Studio 188, Fri 12 June, 8pm
$25 (pre-purchased), $29 (door)
studio188.com.au 07 3810 6100
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Sat 13 June, 8pm
$35 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Revel in the big hits and nostalgia of the 90s with award-winning cabaret star Tom Sharah (It’s Raining Me, TV’s I Will Survive).
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 22QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 22
TEX PERKINS AND THE DARK HORSES
Tex Perkins is undeniably a standout in Australian
music. His career includes albums and tours
with Don Walker and Charlie Owen, and the TNT
project with Tim Rogers. He has also performed
as frontman for iconoclastic 90s band The
Cruel Sea, and gritty pub rockers The Beasts
of Bourbon.
With his rock, blues and ‘musician’s musician’
credentials nailed, he also went on to perform
as Johnny Cash in national tours of the theatre
production The Man in Black, which won him
critical acclaim and a new generation of fans.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see Tex and
The Dark Horses perform their compelling
new material in an intimate cabaret setting.
“Think of it – six mighty men of rock who like to roll tobacco/snares/home, each taking a back seat when they need to, practically doing a Victorian-era “After you, my good man,” when only a slide guitar is needed, or a shimmering organ or a lightly-shaken tambourine.” HERALD SUN
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Sat 13 June 8.30pm
$52 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Savour the velvety growls of Australian rock icon Tex Perkins as he hits the cabaret stage with his critically acclaimed band
The Dark Horses.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 23
This new cabaret from musical theatre starlet
Rebecca Grennan delivers the Lauper hits and
plenty of laughs. Meet Sindi Lauper Gibson –
daughter of a Kingston hairdresser and a musical
theatre “wiggy”. In 1999 Sindi became a renowned
colourist in a Darlinghurst salon, and developed
an obsession for an 80s music goddess whilst
perfecting her craft. Her talent, persuasion and
persistence led her all the way to an apprenticeship
with stylist to the stars, Justin Ware, and the
opportunity to actually meet and colour the
locks of her idol…
Co-written by Troy Armstrong (The Devil
Wears Leigh Buchanan) and featuring acclaimed
musical director Peta Leigh Wilson, the show is
an irrepressible romp through the best of Lauper,
including “Time After Time”, “Girls Just Wanna
Have Fun”, “She Bop” and more.
SO UNUSUAL: CONFESSIONS OF A LAUPER STALKER
“Stalking can be a positive experience.” AUSSIE THEATRE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND TROY ARMSTRONG MANAGEMENT
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Platform, Sat 13 June 9.30pm
$34 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Direct from Alcatraz, a fan tells her story through a Cindi Lauper catalogue of hit songs, about her rise to infamy
and her colourist brush with fame, fortune and the law.
WRITTEN BY REBECCA GRENNAN AND TROY ARMSTRONG
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY PETA LEIGH WILSON
PHOTO BY JOEL DEVEREUX
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 24
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: UNDER THE COVERS
Breen and Dark’s impressive credentials
include critically acclaimed performances in
opera, musicals and cabaret on Australian and
international stages. The pair have performed
on Broadway, in Vienna and at multiple
international arts festivals. In Under The Covers
this mischievous pair will take you on a midnight
journey on the mean streets of Weimar Berlin,
with detours via Amanda Palmer and the Divinyls.
STARRING JACQUI DARK, KANEN BREEN AND DARYL WALLIS
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY DARYL WALLIS
PHOTO BY KURT SNEDDON
WINNER GREENROOM AWARD BEST ACTRESS
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2003 (LA CENERENTOLA)
WINNER GREENROOM AWARD BEST ACTRESS
IN A LEADING ROLE 2013 (DON GIOVANNI)
WINNER HELPMANN AWARD BEST ACTRESS
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2013, 2014 (SALOME,
THE RING CYCLE)
WINNER GREENROOM AWARD BEST ACTOR IN
A SUPPORTING ROLE 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
(TALES OF HOFFMANN, ARABELLA, OTHELLO, PARTENOPE)
WINNER HELPMANN AWARD BEST ACTOR IN A
SUPPORTING ROLE 2012 (PARTENOPE)
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND OPERA QUEENSLAND
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Visy Theatre, Sun 14 June, 3pm
$47 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Contains adult themes and strong language
Slide between the sheets with multi-award winning opera stars Jacqui Dark and Kanen Breen as they luxuriate in the seedy
underbelly of late night cabaret.
"With his captivating stage presence and darkly complex persona, Breen is a cabaret natural." THE AUSTRALIAN
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 25
We all know ‘Millsy’ from the headlines
– reality TV contestant, twitter scandals
and THAT incident with Paris Hilton.
Yet despite proving himself in the world of
pop music, television and musical theatre,
Rob has amassed twelve years of reviews that
revolve around the notion that “considering we
know him as that down-to-earth larrikin from
Idol... his performance was surprisingly good”.
Join Rob for an evening of hilarious behind-
the-scenes anecdotes, an eclectic array of
show tunes and hits from Taylor Swift, Stephen
Schwartz, Jason Robert Brown and Millsy
himself. Here’s a fresh reminder that Rob Mills is
actually an acclaimed musician and performer.
ROB MILLS IS… SURPRISINGLY GOOD
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE
Fri 12 June, 7.30pm
$38 (f), $35 (friend), $32 (c + group)
mackaytix.com.au 074961 9777
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Sun 14 June, 3.30pm
$40 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Be charmed by the irrepressible Rob Mills when he reveals his journey from Australian Idol contestant to acclaimed triple threat.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 26
OH LADY BE GOOD
After a hugely successful UK tour, Oh Lady Be Good is back
in Brisbane featuring audience favourite Melissa Western
and her jazz band. Be seduced by the greatest 20th Century
divas – Eartha, Aretha, Billie, Etta, Ella, Bessie and more
– when you hear their iconic songs and discover their
fascinating personal stories.
Join us for a veritable feast of smoky jazz and ballsy blues,
celebrating some of the world’s most-loved chanteuses.
“When the music stops, there is the longest silence. Then Melissa Western’s voice reappears, snatching you away again, inspiring a big grin on your face. You knew she was never gone for long, yet in that silence you still missed her.”
««««THREE WEEKS
“Western is a force of nature... Great storyteller, feisty, highly enjoyable; fantastic instrumentalists.”
«««««BROADWAY BABY
PHOTO BY SIMON WOODS PHOTOGRAPHY
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Studio
Sun 14 June, 4.30pm
$25 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Succumb to the seductive power of the chanteuse, with acclaimed performer Melissa Western.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 27
Fresh from Adelaide Fringe Festival, Only the Good
Die Young features Queensland’s winner of the
International Cabaret Contest, Jessica Papst, and
a knock-out three-piece band ready to tackle
RnB, blues, funk and rock.
Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix,
Mama Cass and Kurt Cobain were all wildly
talented and taken before their time. Hear their
stories, and others, as Papst interprets their
songs and celebrates their creative, complicated,
rebellious and undeniably powerful stories.
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
“Jessica Papst is in possession of a fine, versatile instrument – her own voice – and she uses this gift in Only the Good Die Young... She also aims to lightly philosophise about the nature of mortality without losing her (or the audience’s) sense of humour.” THEATREGUIDE.COM.AU
DIRECTED BY CIENDA MCNAMARA
MUSICAL DIRECTION AND ARRANGEMENTS BY SHANON WHITELOCK
PHOTO BY JOEL DEVEREUX
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND JESSICA PAPST
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Platform, Sun 14 June, 5pm
$30 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Brisbane’s cabaret darling goes rock’n’roll for one night only! Jessica Papst brings you the songs and stories of iconic rockers
taken before their time.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 28
TAKEN BY STORM
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL AND BRISBANE POWERHOUSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Powerhouse Theatre, Sun 14 June, 8pm
$49 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Rock meets cabaret when international sensation Storm Large takes the stage.
Direct from the US Storm Large is best-known
for her appearance on Rock Star: Supernova and
is one of the compelling front-women for iconic
band Pink Martini. Join her for an evening of
tortured and titillating love songs; beautiful,
familiar, yet twisted…much like Storm herself.
Storm is joined by band Le Bonheur, and together
they perform unique versions of songs by Cole
Porter, Lou Reed, Tom Waits and Randy Newman,
as well as original songs.
“Because it has to be said Storm Large is an astounding presence on the stage. And that voice. She can smolder like a chanteuse and then she lets fly with one of the most powerful rock voices I have ever heard in my life and have you pinned to the back wall with its intensity.” ADELAIDE REVIEWS
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 29
See star singer-songwriter Ellen Reed in a special evening of original songs and poignant covers, spanning ballads, blues, pop and RnB.
Ellen Reed (Boy&Girl2) is one of Brisbane’s rising
stars with her incomparable voice and her ability
to perform gracefully under pressure. She won
Nova FM’s national extreme karaoke competition
by belting out Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” whilst
covered in snakes and spiders inside a coffin.
In BLUR Reed takes the stage to perform original
tracks from her debut album, inspired by Queen,
Fleetwood Mac and Frank Ocean, as well as
insightful covers of classic pop, RnB and blues.
Don’t miss this introduction to one of Australia’s
newest chanteuses.
“A marriage of live performance-meets-theatre-meets-gig.” SCENESTR
BLUR: THE SONGS OF ELLEN REED
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL, BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND TROY ARMSTRONG MANAGEMENT
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Turbine Platform, Sun 14 June, 8pm
$34 + transaction fee
($3 single tickets/$6 multiple tickets)
brisbanepowerhouse.org 07 3358 8600
Training Australia’s future Musical Theatre stars
With Australia’s only Bachelor of Musical Theatre, the Queensland Conservatorium offers complete training for upcoming triple threat stars. Learn to master your art through fully staged productions with leading teachers including Paul Sabey and Irene Bartlett.
Bring your passion to life, visit griffith.edu.au/musicaltheatreWRITTEN BY ELLEN REED AND TROY ARMSTRONG
PHOTO BY JOEL DEVEREUX
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 30
Training Australia’s future Musical Theatre stars
With Australia’s only Bachelor of Musical Theatre, the Queensland Conservatorium offers complete training for upcoming triple threat stars. Learn to master your art through fully staged productions with leading teachers including Paul Sabey and Irene Bartlett.
Bring your passion to life, visit griffith.edu.au/musicaltheatre
VENUE AND BOOKING INFO
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Brisbane Powerhouse is
a centre of contemporary
culture. The company presents
over 1,000 events a year,
including theatre, music,
comedy, dance, film, visual
arts, festivals and ideas.
Brisbane Powerhouse is
Brisbane City Council’s leading
arts performance venue and
features a variety of spaces and
theatres that house everything
from festivals to intimate
weddings.
119 Lamington St,
New Farm QLD 4005
07 3358 8600
brisbanepowerhouse.org
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 12–4pm,
90 min prior to performance.
IPSWICH CIVIC CENTRE
Ipswich Civic Centre operates
as a function and conference
centre, and presents an
extensive year-round
program of local, national and
international theatre events.
Studio 188 is a creative
performing arts space located
in the top of town within the
Ipswich CBD. The space has
been transformed from a
Baptist Church into a dynamic
cultural and performing
arts studio with cutting edge
facilities and equipment.
Studio 188: 188 Brisbane Street,
Ipswich QLD 4305
Ticket Office:
143 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
07 3810 6100
studio188.com.au
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Fri 8am–4.30pm
and tickets available at the door.
JUDITH WRIGHT CENTRE OF
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
The Judith Wright Centre is
home to a unique blend of
cabaret, circus, dance, music
and contemporary performance
in the heart of Fortitude Valley’s
creative district. The venue
is a base for internationally
recognised arts companies
and creative industry tenants.
Local artists are supported
via the Fresh Ground artist-
in-residence initiative.
Affectionately known as
‘the Judy’, facilities include
the signature Performance
Space and intimate Shopfront,
as well as rehearsal and
meeting rooms.
420 Brunswick Street,
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
07 3872 9000
judithwrightcentre.com
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Fri 11am–4pm,
90 min prior to performances.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 32
QPAC
Queensland Performing
Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of
Australia’s leading centres for
live performance. This year
QPAC celebrates 30 years of
collaborating with and hosting
leading international and
Australian actors, dancers,
musicians, artists and
companies. Since opening in
1985, QPAC has welcomed
more than 20 million visitors to
a wide variety of performances
including dance, musicals,
theatre, opera, comedy and
contemporary and classical
music concerts.
Cnr Grey & Melbourne Streets,
South Bank Qld 4101
136 346
qpac.com.au
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Sat 9am–8.30pm,
one hour prior to each
performance.
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT
& CONVENTION CENTRE
The Mackay Entertainment
& Convention Centre is the
largest and most isolated
theatre and convention
centre on Australia’s eastern
seaboard, which in turn
provides for one of the largest
audience catchments in
Australia’s eastern states.
The venue comprises a 1,090
seat theatre, 100 seat studio
theatre, two plenary halls
which when fully extended seat
1,500 concert style, meeting
rooms, foyers, and extensive
back of house facilities.
Civic Precinct, Alfred Street
Mackay QLD 4740
07 4961 9777
mackaytix.com.au
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Fri 9am–4.30pm,
Sat 10am–1pm, and one hour
prior to the commencement
of performances.
CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE
One of the busiest regional
venues in Australia and the
only A-class venue in the
region, the Cairns Civic Theatre
puts smiles on the faces
of 60,000 to 70,000 people
every year. Opened in 1974,
it was the first purpose-built
performing arts centre in
regional Queensland and in
1996 was the first to start a
regional ticketing service for
its community.
Cnr Florence St & Sheridan St
Cairns QLD 4870
1300 855 835
cairnscivictheatre.com.au
Box Office Hours:
Mon–Fri 9am-5.30pm,
Sat 9am–1pm.
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 33
QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE IPSWICH
CIVIC CENTREJUDITH WRIGHT
CENTRE
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION
CENTRE
QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE
CREMORNE THEATRE
CONCERT HALL
POWERHOUSE THEATRE
VISY THEATRE TURBINE PLATFORM
TURBINE STUDIO STUDIO 188 SHOPFRONT BURKE STREET
STUDIO THEATRE
WED 10 JUNE
8.00PM Painted
From Memory
7.30PM Voices
of Vice
7.30PM Reviewing
The Situation
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
THU 11 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
7.00PM Bendigo to
Broadway: Bradley
McCaw
8.30PM Hair to the
Throne
9.15PM Vegas!
Standards Reborn
FRI 12 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
8.00PM Tom
Burlinson
performs Sinatra
at the Sands
7.30PM Turner’s
Turn
8.00PM Cool Britannia 6.30PM Dirty Sexy
Politics
6.00PM UnPC
9.45PM
Warmwaters
8.00PM Tom
Sharah: That
90s Show
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
7.00PM
Con2TheCabaret
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
SAT 13 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
5.00PM Baby et
Lulu
8.30PM Tex
Perkins and the
Dark Horses
5.30PM Michael Grifiths:
Adolescent
8.00PM That 90s Show
9.30PM So Unusual:
Confessions of a
Lauper Stalker
6.00PM Queen of
the Night
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SUN 14 JUNE
3.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
8.00PM Taken
By Storm
3.00PM Strange
Bedfellows: Under the
Covers
6.30PM Michael Griffiths:
Adolescent
5.00PM Only The
Good Die Young
8.00PM BLUR: The
Songs of Ellen Reed
4.30PM Oh Lady
Be Good
TUE 16 JUNE
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
WED 17 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne:
Open Mic Night
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
THU 18 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
FRI 19 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SAT 20 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
2.30PM + 7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SCHEDULE
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL / 34
QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE IPSWICH
CIVIC CENTREJUDITH WRIGHT
CENTRE
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION
CENTRE
QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
CAIRNS CIVIC THEATRE
CREMORNE THEATRE
CONCERT HALL
POWERHOUSE THEATRE
VISY THEATRE TURBINE PLATFORM
TURBINE STUDIO STUDIO 188 SHOPFRONT BURKE STREET
STUDIO THEATRE
WED 10 JUNE
8.00PM Painted
From Memory
7.30PM Voices
of Vice
7.30PM Reviewing
The Situation
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
THU 11 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
7.00PM Bendigo to
Broadway: Bradley
McCaw
8.30PM Hair to the
Throne
9.15PM Vegas!
Standards Reborn
FRI 12 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
8.00PM Tom
Burlinson:
Sinatra at the
Sands
7.30PM Turner’s
Turn: Geraldine
Turner
8.00PM Cool Britannia 6.30PM Dirty Sexy
Politics
6.00PM UnPC
9.45PM
Warmwaters
8.00PM That
90s Show
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
7.00PM
Con2TheCabaret
7.30PM Mary
Wilson: Up Close
SAT 13 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
5.00PM Baby et
Lulu
8.30PM Tex
Perkins and the
Dark Horses
5.30PM Michael Grifiths:
Adolescent
8.00PM Tom Sharah:
That 90s Show
9.30PM So Unusual:
Confessions of a
Lauper Stalker
6.00PM Queen of
the Night
7.30PM Ripen
Ready
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SUN 14 JUNE
3.30PM Rob Mills
is… Surprisingly
Good
8.00PM Taken
By Storm
3.00PM Strange
Bedfellows
6.30PM Michael Griffiths:
Adolescent
5.00PM Only The
Good Die Young
8.00PM BLUR: The
Songs of Ellen Reed
4.30PM Oh Lady
Be Good
TUE 16 JUNE
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
WED 17 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne:
Open Mic Night
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
THU 18 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
FRI 19 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
SAT 20 JUNE
7.30PM Cabaret
@ The Cremorne
2.30PM + 7.30PM
Con2TheCabaret
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IMPRESSIONS MODEL BIANCA ZOUPPAS
MAKEUP AMANDA BARNARD HAIR MARGARET DREW DRESS GEORGE WU
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND QUEENSLAND CABARET FOUNDATION
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL