ntnews.com.aulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll FRIDAY FIX Kitty’s purring for NT return
By MEGAN PALIN
HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED Aus- sie comedian Kitty Flanagan is armed with jokes about The wet season angry babies, teenagers and outlawing cabaret, and she’s makes me look like a going to fire them at Darwin homeless woman on audiences tonight. Flanagan will perform to a stage and people sold-out crowd at Darwin En- tertainment Centre as part wonder where my of her national Hello Kitty 37 cats are, so I’ve Flanagan tour. Flanagan estimates she has timed this trip well visited Darwin about ‘‘half a dozen times over the past three years’’. ‘‘But don’t be put off by help of her sister, Penny that,’’ she said. Flanagan. ‘‘What I’ve learned about ‘‘I did some singing about Darwin is that I mustn’t underpants in my other come over for six months of show but this time I have the year. my musical sister with me,’’ ‘‘The wet season makes me she said. look like a homeless woman ‘‘She’s a proper musician. on stage and people wonder Not just someone who where my 37 cats are, so I’ve said ‘hey, let’s get together timed this trip well.’’ and sing’.’’ According to the funny wo- But Flanagan also came to man, her latest show is her the Top End to realise a best one yet. dream of hers. ‘‘I liked my other shows but ‘‘I (arrived) a day early so I there’s a lot more rolling (could) try and make head- around backstage, singing, lines with the NT News dancing and experimental because it’s my favourite movement in this one,’’ paper in Australia,’’ Flanag- Flanagan said. an said. While singing is something ‘‘Actually, I’d even go as far she is familiar with, this as saying that it’s my favour- Kitty Flanagan will perform to a sold-out crowd at Darwin Entertainment Centre Picture: MICHAEL FRANCHI time around she has the ite paper in the world.’’ Walker stretches out with suave touch to his personal project
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