Blackcat Lounge: A Season of Queer Cabaret
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blackcat lounge isn't drag and it ain't burlesque. It's playful, concept-driven, gutsy live music, performed by some of Sydney's best queer musicians and their collaborators.

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  • When

    14 February - 11 March

    7.30pm

  • Where

    The Sidetrack Theatre
    142 Addison Road,
    Marrickville, New South Wales

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    Wheel Chair Access

  • Cost

    $32 / $27 Conc/Members / Five tickets for $110; tickets can be to one event, or across a number of acts.

  • Website

    http://www.blackcatproductions.com.au/

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blackcat lounge isn't drag and it ain't burlesque. It's playful, concept-driven, gutsy live music, performed by some of Sydney's best queer musicians and their collaborators.


A month of tunes, tales and talent, with something for everyone…


Enjoy femme reinventions of masculine anthems with Lady Sings it Better or the soulful jazz songstress ali hughes, torch singer Brett Every or an acoustic beer-fuelled ride through the songs of Disney with Beauty and the Bastard. Tom Sharah offers refined cabaret sass; Lauren LaRouge brings sensual burlesque flare to her ukelele tunes; actor and singer / songwriter, Brendan Maclean, offers an indie edge and a touch of fame!


For a taste of the season, catch all our male artists at the blackcat boys, or each Saturday see the featured artists play tribute to their queer musical heroes at HOMAGE. Playing covers of famous GLBTQI musicians, HOMAGE takes the audience on a trip down memory lane, and introduces some undiscovered gems.


Alongside the season, The Sidetrack's walls will be adorned with artworks by local queer artists, designers and photographers.


Season profits will be shared among the artists, musicians and blackcat productions, who are fundraising to tour local acts to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012.


Program Lineup (Click titles for more information):

blackcat lounge Opening Night Extravaganza - 14 Feb 

Lady Sings It Better - 15, 23, 24 Feb & 2, 4, 7, 8 Mar

Lauren LaRouge Lost L'Amour - 9 Mar

the blackcat boys - 17 Feb 

HOMAGE: A Tribute to Queer Musical Heroes - 18, 25 Feb  & 3, 10 Mar

Beauty and the Bastard: A Spoonful of Disney - 19 Feb

Que Sera Sharah - 22 Feb

Leap Night with Brett Every - 29 Feb

Brendan Maclean - 1 Mar

ali hughes @ leonie cohen down in the deep - 16 Feb, 6 Mar



Supported by the SGLBA Good Works Fund.


blackcat productions is a Companion Card affiliate; to arrange Companion Card tickets, contact phoebe@blackcatproductions.com.au
blackcat productions believes in access; we offer concession prices to students, seniors, unwaged and the self-identified underpaid. If you would like to attend an event but cannot afford it, contact us about volunteering and last minute tix.


For more information, visit blackcatproductions.com.au

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