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7.30PM ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS, 6.00PM ON SATURDAYS The popular Cabaret Soirée season is back DownStairs at the Maj over eight weeks playing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a sizzling line-up of national and local cabaret acts to blow you away! We have a host of talented performers paying tribute to some of the great legends of the music world including Jim Morrison, Annie Lennox, Dorothy Fields, Sophie Tucker & more….

Cabaret Soirée 2014 kicks off Thursday 21 August to Saturday 23 August with the former star of Wicked and We Will Rock You - Amanda Harrison.

Up Close and Reasonably Personal is a candid evening of song and conversation with one of Australia's most prolific musical theatre artist. With hand-picked repertoire by Amanda herself, and a fair dose of humorous self reflection about wrestling the glamour of stage life with the realities of day-to-day domesticity, the show is an intimate, colourful and rare insight into the life of a wife/mother/diva.

Please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeGl2rllrQ

The Program continues with:

JIM MORRISON: KALEIDOSCOPE FEATURING Luigi Lucente DIRECTOR Nicholas Christo

Thu 28 & Fri 29 Aug @ 7.30pm Sat 30 Aug @ 6.00pm

Get a glimpse into the curious mind of a rock 'n' roll revolutionary that crashed through the speakers of the 1960’s with the illicit music of THE DOORS.

A one man circus takes centre stage as Luigi Lucente (Jersey Boys, Wicked, Guys And Dolls) treats the audience to an unforgettable evening channeling the inimitable Jim Morrison; poet, prophet, shaman and showman.

Luigi Lucente gives a compassionate, compelling, performance. THE HERALD SUN ------SPEAK EASY DEVISED BY Andrew Umney & Jessica Herbert FEATURING Jessie Gordon With The Eight-Piece Perth Cabaret Collective MUSICAL DIRECTOR Jessica Herbert

Thu 4 & Fri 5 Sep @ 7.30pm Sat 6 Sep @ 6.00pm

Step underground and be transported to a time and place far removed from today; a dangerous, decadent and depraved time, teetering on the brink of calamity. And yet, tonight, you are safe.

This is the Jazz Age – the Roaring Twenties. You are wrapped in the warm embrace of the Speakeasy – a world of hedonistic pleasure where anything is possible.

Relax, kick back, and drink up. What could possibly go wrong?

BEER DRINKING WOMAN FEATURING Christa Hughes & Leonie Wilson

Thu 11 & Fri 12 Sep @ 7.30pm Sat 13 Sep @ 6.00pm

Follow the night of a lush from that first dizzying sip all the way through to the hair-of-the-dog hangover blues.

The piano has been drinking cheap wine with Dinah Washington and Tom Waits as the incomparable Christa Hughes (Machine Gun Fellatio, Circus Oz) shines her amber light on the age old art of the raising of the wrist, with a repertoire of jazzy, bluesy, boozy favourites, and some salutational shots of her own composition.

Christa is a mixture much like her drinks, straight up, intoxicating and eclectic… DRUM MEDIA

Please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s6BbMhpuIg ------

LIKE BLOWN SMOKE DEVISED BY Jake Dennis FEATURING Mint Jazz Band (Mark Cunniffe, Jake Dennis, Alana MacPherson, Nathan O’Brien, Kate Pass) & Rhoda Lopez MUSICAL DIRECTOR Jake Dennis DIRECTOR Rhoda Lopez

Thu 18 & Fri 19 Sep @ 7.30pm Sat 20 Sep @ 6.00pm

This is a story of love’s shadows; a tale of midnight smoke rings in cold streets; a tale of fragile embers and smoke blown to passionate fire…

Join Jake Dennis and his band on this journey through love and loss, romance and rampage, smoke and shadow, featuring the songs of Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Adele and many more. ------

THE LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS FEATURING Marika Aubrey & Her Red Hot 3-Piece Jazz Band MUSICAL DIRECTOR Bev Kennedy

Thu 25 & Fri 26 Sep @ 7.30pm Sat 27 Sep @ 6.00pm

Born dirt poor in 1884 Ukraine, Sophie Tucker overcame humble beginnings to become an oversexed, outspoken, outrageous star of vaudeville. Born the same year in a neighbouring village, Fedko Kryczko eventually fled to Australia.

Cabaret star Marika Aubrey - Fedko's great grand-daughter - tells tales of her own from a country that got left behind and sings the red hot music from Sophie’s brilliant career including Nobody Loves A Fat Girl, Put Your Arms Around Me Honey and The Man I Love.

Aubrey is an absolute firecracker on stage... AUSSIETHEATRE.COM

Please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN28u3tSMco

SWEET DREAMS: SONGS BY ANNIE LENNOX DEVISED BY Dean Bryant FEATURING Michael Griffiths MUSICAL DIRECTOR Michael Griffiths DIRECTOR Dean Bryant

Thu 2 & Fri 3 Oct @ 7.30pm Sat 4 Oct @ 6.00pm

Michael Griffiths (Jersey Boys) IS Annie Lennox. No accent, costume or wig. Lyrics have been plumbed for new meaning, melodies reinterpreted, all peppered with candid musings and remembrances from the moody songstress herself.

From the gender-bending early days as one half of 80’s new wave sensation Eurythmics to her stunning solo career, her bittersweet lyrics share her triumphs and her heartbreak with classics like Why, Love Is a Stranger, and There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart).

WINNER BEST CABARET ADELAIDE FRINGE 2014

…plays with heart-rending passion that breathes new life into the songs that have entranced millions of fans for more than three decades. AUSTRALIAN STAGE

Please visit:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycxti9XD964 ------

EXACTLY LIKE YOU: THE MAGIC OF DOROTHY FIELDS FEATURING Ali Bodycoat, Ian Cross & Izaak Lim BOOK Izaak Lim & Nick Maclaine LYRICS Dorothy Fields MUSIC Cy Coleman, Jerome Kern & Jimmy McHugh MUSICAL DIRECTOR Lochlan Brown DIRECTOR Michael Loney

Thu 9 & Fri 10 Oct @ 7.30pm Sat 11 Oct @ 6.00pm

The Way You Look Tonight. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love. Big Spender. You know her songs, but how well do you know the woman?

Dorothy Fields’ lyrics are at the heart of the Great American Songbook. From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway and Hollywood, the songs she wrote with Jimmy McHugh, Jerome Kern and Cy Coleman defined an era and delighted millions.

The creators of You’ve Got that Thing: A Celebration of Cole Porter re-unite to introduce cabaret fans to one of the forgotten greats, and to the titans of music theatre with whom she made magic.

VENUE INFO: DOORS AND BAR OPEN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SHOW TIME. We recommend you arrive early to enjoy a selection of light bites and sweet treats from our delicious new menu and gourmet coffee or premium beverages from the bar. Seating is cabaret-style, mostly at tables of four. Bring a friend or we’ll tee you up with some friendly folks.

Tickets: Standard *$42, Concession *$38 Bookings: Book now in person at a Venue Box office or Ticketek agencies | 1300 795 012 or ticketek.com.au (*Service/delivery fees may apply. A Credit/debit card processing fee will apply) This event is proudly part of the 2014 City of Perth Winter Arts Season

MEDIA ENQUIRIES: For images, interviews and further information, please contact Irene Jarzabek, Publicist Ph: 08 9430 8134 Mob: 0419 192 140 Email: [email protected] www.hismajestystheatre.com.au