Those who regularly read my theatre section will already know that The Arts Centre Gold Coast will be hosting their inaugural Glitter Festival from September 28 to October 5 2015. This will be the Gold Coast’s inaugural Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and A-Sexual festival (Although everyone supportive of these groups regardless of personal orientation is more than welcome to attend!), and will play host to a number of events during the period.
One of the venues used during Glitter Festival 2015 will be ‘The Basement’, which regularly plays host to cabaret shows and comedy nights. For those who don’t have access to a Glitter Festival 2015 program (Which can be viewed online HERE), read on to find a list of events that are playing in The Basement during the festivities.
Larry Paradiseo and the Fabulous Dame Farrar
Date: 1st October 2015 @ 8:30PM
Tickets: $35.00 (Adults), $32.00 (Concession), $160.00 (VIP Premium Table of Four)
One woman.. two genders.. one amazing double bill. Carita Farrer Spencer brings together The Fabulous Dame Farrar and international sex symbol Larry Paradiseo in this hilarious world-class double act (with herself).Larry Paradiseo is a must see. Men want to be him. Women just want him. The Fabulous Dame Farrar is appalling, unpredictable, shameless…but you can’t help but fall in love with this debaucherous diva. A night of seriously funny entertainment and exceptional music.
Michael Griffith’s ‘Adolescent’
Date: 1st / 2nd October 2015 @ 7:00PM (1st) and 10:00PM (2nd)
Tickets: $28.00 (Adults), $22.00 (Concession), $130.00 (VIP Premium Table of Four)
Singer, pianist, actor, composer and musical arranger, Michael’s acclaimed one man cabaret have delighted critics and audiences across cabaret festivals in Australia and abroad. Take a trip back to the ’80s with the forever young Michael Griffiths and his piano. In Adolescent, Griffiths tells his own story of how, at 40, he’s still a teenager at heart. A wonderfully nostalgic show that seamlessly transitions between cabaret and storytelling, Michael’s memories evoke renditions of new wave pop music, while telling the story of his journey from home-grown roots of Adelaide to the Broadway stage.
Lady Sings It Better
Date: 2nd / 3rd October 2015 @ 7:00PM (2nd) and 6:30PM (3rd)
Tickets: $28.00 (Adults), $22.00 (Concession), $130.00 (VIP Premium Table of Four)
Smashing expectations one soaring harmony at a time, four women take on the western world’s most famous male musicians and reinvent them. A high energy, hilarious and devilishly bizarre adventure through the darkest corners of pop, rock, hip hop and RnB, Lady Sings it Better gets audiences dancing in their seats, faces aching from laughter. Lady Sings it Better have enjoyed sold out houses and critical acclaim across many festivals including Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Sydney Mardi Gras and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
I Might Take My Shirt Off – Dash Kruck
Date: 2nd / 3rd October 2015 @ 8:30PM (2nd) and 8:00PM (3rd)
Tickets: $28.00 (Adults), $22.00 (Concession), $130.00 (VIP Premium Table of Four)
Its Lionel’s first time. You promise to be gentle, right? From the mischievous mind of one of Queensland’s favourite actors, Dash Kruck, this is the story of Lionel and the reluctant world-premier of his debut cabaret show; a musical evening of sex, booze, boys and mythical beasts.
Tickets for these and other shows during Glitter Festival 2015 can be ordered via the official The Arts Centre Gold Coast website or through their box office.
