10 June, World Bar
Originally staged for Art & About, this cabaret show made its return for the 2017 Vivid Festival. This has such a great concept - a walk-through cabaret show, taking us to various spaces within the bar, in each one seeing a skit or a song about a different aspect of life in Kings Cross.
I found the concept more interesting than the execution, but it was very interesting and ambitious, especially considering its low budget. Like, don't go in expecting Sleep No More, it's a lot smaller and more structured than that. Good tho. The history of Sydney is just fascinating.
The most successful sections for me were the skit with the Les Girls drag queen and a homeless man; the monologue of the drug-dealing bartender (who served real shots to an audience member!); The Nevada skit from a brothel madam, giving a pep talk to the girls before the evening's work; and the monologue of Bea Miles, a homeless woman who recited Shakespeare and once took a cab all the way to Perth.
Link:
Hidden Sydney
Cast
NADIM ACCARI
JEREMY BRENNAN
RICHARD CILLI
GARY CLEMENTSON
PAUL DOWSON
GRANT GALEA
CALEB JAGO-WARD
BRENDEN LOVETT
MORGAN MAGUIRE
DAVID OUCH
DASH KRUCK
CHRISTA HUGHES
Original concept by Olivia Ansell in collaboration with Wendy Richards.
Executive Producers: Olivia Ansell and Wendy Richards
Director: Lucas Jervies
Writers: Trevor Ashley, Ray Badran, Nikki Britton, Benito Di Fonzo
Composer: Ben Fink
Designer: Hugh O’Connor
Lighting Design: Matt Marshall
Sound Design: Jed Silver
Research: Anna Messarati, Olivia Ansell and Wendy Richards
Publicity: Bruce Pollack Consulting
Venue Partner: The World Bar
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