PROGRAMME 1st to the 29th of June 2014 Tickets online at www.cabaretfringefestival.com SUPPORTERS Print & Distribution Hospitality Tickets for all shows available from www.cabaretfringefestival.com Child = Child under 15 years, Con = Concession, FB = Fringe Benefits, Group+ = group bookings 6+ All prices correct at time of printing. Sometimes events occur beyond our control. In these instances performance dates, times and venues may be subject to change. Cabaret Fringe Festival Special thanks to: Catherine Campbell, Frank Ford, Management Team Sidonie Henbest, Annie Morris, Jay Director: ........................... Eugene Suleau Robinson, Malcolm Campbell, Matthew Associate Director: .................. Paul Boylon Carey, Peta-Anne Louth, Dahlia Opola, Creative Concept & Program Design: .. Adam Boylon the team at La Bohème, and our supporters; but most of all the venues, artists and the technical staff. contents Show Title Page Show Title Page Opening Night Gala ................... 5 Hallelujah ........................... 21 50 Forever ........................... 6 In this silence ........................ 21 A Night at Covent Gardens .............. 6 La Chanson - a Century of French Song .. 22 A Swingin’ Spectacular! ................ 7 Me ‘n Me Mates ...................... 22 Along Comes Mary ..................... 7 Nosferatu ........................... 23 An Au Pair In America ................. 8 Price Check - A New Musical ........... 23 Back To Back’ Is Back .................. 8 Salvation Amy ....................... 24 Barcelona to the Britannia. .9 Sing On Through Tomorrow ........... 24 Box Set Blues ......................... 9 Sing, Swing, Get In The Mood .......... 25 Changing Jeniffers ................... 10 Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Story .... 25 Club Burlesk ........................ 10 Take Two! .......................... 26 Devine Alls -The Chrissy Amphlett Experience! .. 11 Tales of Adventure ................... 26 Dirty Thirty ......................... 11 The Beggars can be Seekers ........... 27 Dr Sketchy .......................... 12 The New Cabal ....................... 27 Edith Woof .......................... 13 The Sights and Sounds of Paris ......... 28 Elizabeth McCall: ..................... 13 The Soul Box Variety Show ........... 28 Exposing Edith ...................... 14 Tusk!FM Tribute to Fleetwood Mac ...... 29 Fill Her Up .......................... 14 Unbreak My Heart ................... 29 Flamenco Cabaret .................... 15 Viva la Diva! Queens of the Cabaret ..... 30 Floating Melodies .................... 19 Where’s My Pony?! ................... 30 Georgia with a G ..................... 19 University of South Australia Showcase .. 31 Giovanni’s Buono Voyago Fiesta ........ 20 The Cocktail Hour (and a half) ......... 31 Girl On The Drink: the lager continues .. 20 Beau Heartbreaker ................... 31 Welcome It hardly seems like a year ago that we were putting away our tuxedos and mothballing our sparkly dresses, and here we are once again about to launch into another four weeks of Cabaret Fringe-y goodness. Now in its seventh year, Cabaret This year, Cabaret Fringe makes Fringe has earned a permanent its home in more than 10 venues place on Adelaide’s festival across the city, who will play host calendar and provides an ideal to over 100 performances, from alternative for audiences looking swing dance to Edith Piaf, and to discover some fresh talent. It’s from flamenco to Leonard Cohen. accessible, it’s affordable and it’s a There’s a show on boat, a show whole lot of fun! for kids, there’s Australiana, and of course, Paris. There really For the artists, Cab Fringe is a is something for everyone at chance to get their work seen. Cabaret Fringe. It’s a chance to craft new stories, write new songs or pay homage None of this would be possible to a cabaret star of the past. It’s a without the willing support of chance to play in one of Adelaide’s the venues and their staff, the boutique venues to audiences who volunteers, family and friends… want to laugh, or cry, or to sing and of course, the artists, whose along to their favourite songs, or work we invite you to see. to be taken on a journey to somewhere else. Ultimately, it’s a And with that out of the way… it’s chance for everyone to be sassy, cool Cabaret Fringe time! and smooth! 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In recent times Candy has taken control of her life to reinvent herself as a cabaret star via JUNE 15+ incarceration and rehabilitation. She spreads 4th 7:00pm her joyful philosophies and sings live with her band “The All Sorts”. She dances, tells 7th 8:00pm stories of her colourful past and completely 11th 7:00pm wins your heart. “If my life were a television 18th 7:00pm series and every year was a new season, I’d say the pinnacle of it all was season fifty. 21st 8:00pm That’s when I was awash in a tsunami 25th 7:00pm of orgasmic insight with the sweetest 28th 8:00pm understanding of being rehabilitated. @ After going through so much, as The BlueBee Room if life isn’t complicated enough, ALL TIX $30 I understood.” - Candy Chambers. www.facebook.com/CandyChambers61 The Lord Mayor’s Gala Four All Seasons Winter A Night at GalaCovent concert series Winter Gardens Gala brings you a night at “Covent Gardens” in Adelaide. You will be greeted at the Town Hall by a sample taste of hot chestnuts, in the foyer you may be lucky enough to be presented with a rose from a charming vendor while you muse at several static mime. Inside we have some of Adelaide’s best professional and community singers, bands and ensembles to bring to you the atmosphere of the Opera, JUNE the Ballet, the Jazz Dive and the Music G Hall in an unforgettable two hours. 10th 7:30pm @ Adelaide Town Hall $5-$15 Seniors - Child - Con Free to Members of the Adelaide City Council Tickets only available at www.bass.net.au tickets and more info at www.cabaretfringefestival.com A Swingin’ Spectacular!7 Featuring Students and teachers of The Swing Sesh. Live music from Lucky Seven! The Swing Sesh celebrates 10 years with The Swingin’ Spectacular! A swing dancing lesson, live music, and performances from The Swing Sesh school makes for a night of toe tapping, hand clapping fun! Get dressed in your vintage best and be transported back to the 1920s, 30s and 40s. One night only! G JUNE www.theswingsesh.com 13th 6:30pm @ Star Theatres $25-$35 Child - Con - FB - Group+ Along Comes Mary Featuring Marianne Loftus, Stephen Stone & Mary-Jane Hendry Finding it hard to leave the past behind? Well so are the Mary’s. They love nothing better than sipping sherry and having a good sing-a-long. Take a trip down memory lane and G join them for a night of nostalgia as they sing their way through the big JUNE hits of bygone eras. Sold out weeks in 7th 8:00pm advance earlier this year, don’t miss their 14th 8:00pm 2014 Adelaide Fringe Encore performance! @ Marion Bowling Club $18-$22 CON-FULL tickets and more info at www.cabaretfringefestival.com 8 An Au PairCarla Anita InMattiazzo, America Accompanied by Deborah Brennan The next instalment of Carla Anita’s confessional cabaret is a cautionary tale. An Au Pair In America, is a jam packed journey filled with songs and stories that will shock and surprise you. This Cabaret Fringe join Carla Anita as she tells it how it is… without a spoon full of sugar. JUNE 15+ 24th 7:30pm www.facebook.com/pages/Carla- Anita-presents/475374932532052 26th 7:30pm @ The Prom $18-$26 Con - FB - Group+ ‘Back To Back’Featuring Morgan IsWelch Back From her sold out season of ‘Back To Back’ in the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2014, eighteen-year- old Morgan Welch is back; bigger and better than ever, and bringing with her a new and improved repertoire of songs from British pop sensations Adele and Amy Winehouse. JUNE 15+ 14th 8:00pm @ The Prom $18-$23 CON - FULL tickets and more info at www.cabaretfringefestival.com Barcelona to the Britannia9 Featuring Sophia MacRae, accompanied by Tony Lillywhite (keyboard) and John Stephens (drums) A musician’s journey through multi-national relations! 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