This ode to disco takes a selection of dangerous acts of abandon, dance, live vocals, acrobatics, circus and burlesque and mixes them together in a glamorous and sexy Studio 54-esque nightclub with a pulsating discothèque soundtrack. The result: the hottest new show on the global festival circuit! This endorphin rush of a show is full on energy from start to finish with genuine shocks, scintillation and surprises at every turn.
Directed by Craig Ilott (Smoke and Mirrors), Velvet features La Soirée headliner Stephen Williams, singer/ songwriter Brendan Maclean, Mix Master Joe Accaria and the legendary Aussie diva Marcia Hines. This unique combination of stars, beauty, talent, music and madness provides a vibrant, breathtaking and seductive explosion of controlled excitement!
Velvet is for all those who remember the nights of disco and for those of us who wish we had been there! Join us behind the velvet rope at a musical cabaret for all ages.
*Produced by Peter Rix, RGM Productions has worldwide rights (excluding Australia).
Reviews
“Welcome to Wonderland… Boogie Wonderland. A raucous and seductive fusion of disco, dance, burlesque and circus! Velvet redefines cabaret. It shocks, surprises and scintillates at every turn.”
The Times
"Sometimes everything about a show is perfect. VELVET is such a show. Cabaret, burlesque and circus are skilfully mixed together, seasoned with a ‘dare to live big’ theme and topped with a generous helping of deafening disco beats, culminating in a well-deserved standing ovation after 90 minutes of first-class entertainment".
FestMag UK
"If you don’t like this show there’s a good chance you’re actually dead... This would have to be the most amazing, hilarious, breathtaking and enjoyable show I have ever seen at the Fringe".
★★★★★ Tom Bowden, The Adelaide Advertiser
"Dazzled and hypnotised, you’ll find it impossible to sit still in your seat ... Prepare to leave completely drunk on disco".
★★★★★ Ali Moylan, InDaily
"I loved, loved, loved this show. If you like your Fringe flamboyant, freaky and fabulous, go see Velvet".
★★★★★ Samantha Bond, Glam Adelaide
