Program Guide 2012 Program Guide | Page 19

Melbourne PREMIERE Theatre La SoirÉe Featuring the stars of La Clique An intoxicating brew of circus vaudeville and salacious burlesque, LA SOIRÉE struts its way back onto the Melbourne scene with a freakish family of troubadours, miscreants and cabaret queens. Cast The English Gents, Captain Frodo, Ursula Martinez, David O’Mer, Jess Love, Le Gateau Chocolat, Mooky, The Amazing Marawa, Bret Pfister, Wau Wau Sisters, plus guest appearances from acclaimed local and international artists For this year’s Festival, the elegant interior of the Forum transforms into an intimate cabaret salon, the perfect setting for the mind-blowing revelry of LA SOIRÉE. A heady display of dizzying delights, this frenetic sideshow has enticed audiences the world over with its unparalleled assortment of raw talent and high energy. Creative Producer Brett Haylock Company Stage Manager Julie Richardson Sound Design Simon Barfoot Lighting Design Willie Suddon A cocktail of jaw-dropping acrobats, mind-bending contortionists and thrilling chanteuses, spiced with a pinch of the exotic and the erotic and well seasoned with humour, LA SOIRÉE is a beguiling concoction that has left audiences around the world spellbound, titillated and amazed. The ever-evolving, continually revolving repertoire of international artists includes the return of pliable Nordic wunderkind Captain Frodo; the delightfully acrobatic English Gents; the inimitable Ursula Martinez and her disappearing hanky; Adonis in denim David O’Mer (AKA ‘Bath Boy’); and irrepressible spandex showstopper Le Gateau Chocolat – not to mention a few exciting new additions to the dysfunctional LA SOIRÉE family. This rogue’s gallery of artists previously performed together under the name La Clique, a show that smashed box office records throughout Europe, the US and Australia, collecting a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment during its extended run on London’s West End. Outrageous, bizarre and astounding, LA SOIRÉE is a frenzied feast of award-winning performances from the crème de la crème of twisted cabaret. Warning Full frontal nudity, coarse language, adult concepts, loud music, haze effects E ٕ