Reviews

Not Another Indie Cabaret – Melbourne Fringe

Not Another Indie Cabaret is another indie cabaret, but Jessamae St James knows that and plays with your expectations.

Not Another Indie Cabaret – Melbourne Fringe 2016. Image supplied

Jessamae describes herself as low-level clusterfuck, who has trouble with #adulting. She finds Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood sexy and has trouble with drunk Ebay-ing. These are the kind of revelations you might expect in a cabaret show. Along with a beat poem about eating gluten-free.

I love a show that embraces its genre, even as it plays against type. Jessamae grabs the audience early, with her goofy stories, looping vocals and beautiful voice; she has constructed a cabaret that showcases her range. Her range and a fuzzy unicorn lamp.

Get along for the frequent nudity and the audience participation. May not contain either.

Keith Gow

Keith Gow is an internationally-produced playwright, best known for Who Are You Supposed to Be (Edinburgh Fringe 2013, Melbourne Fringe 2014, Adelaide Fringe 2015). He is also co-writer of the upcoming supernatural drama series Sonnigsburg which will air on Channel 31. He blogs about his writing, film and theatre at KeithGow.com

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