QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL 2022

3 Jun, 2021 | QCF 2022

QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL

Come up for air at Cabfest ’22!

Breathing new life into the cabaret canon, Cabfest ’22 calls out to the misfits, the eccentrics, the brilliant, and bewildering. After years of holding our breath, it’s time to come ashore and let it all out.

Thursday will be sweet, sour and salty as we set sail on the high seas of song. On Friday, Cabfest puts on its cultured pearls and dives deep into the world of Poulenc and Beethoven. Saturday is full of charm and laughter with Tyrone and Lesley and The Banter Brothers.

Join us at Metro Arts for a celebration of creativity, music and storytelling.

QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL 2022

10 – 12 MAR | CAB FEST ’22
Queensland Cabaret Festival presents a celebration of creativity, music and storytelling that breathes new life into the cabaret canon.

THE SALTY SIRENS

10 MAR | CAB FEST ’22
A rollicking raucous singalong of sea shanties and naughty nautical songs.

YOU ARE PATHETIC!

11 MAR | CAB FEST ’22
Electro-acoustic troubadour Sanfeliu plays Ludwig’s Sonata Op.13 like you’ve never heard it before.

STRING: AN ODD EVENING WITH TYRONE AND LESLEY

12 Mar | CAB FEST ’22
For one night only experience the refinement, alignment and the entwinement of Tyrone and Lesley.

THE BANTER BROTHERS

12 MAR | CAB FEST ’22
A blend of music, vocals and banter. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sound of thirty years of friendship.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queensland Cabaret Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Brisbane City Council.

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, as of 17 December all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Find out more.

THE SALTY SIRENS

3 Jun, 2021 | QCF 2022, Uncategorized

THE SALTY SIRENS

Presented by Queensland Cabaret Festival

Hoist the anchor and limber up those sealegs – these aren’t your grandpa’s sea shanties!

Roll on down for a raucous singalong of sea shanties, and sea songs old and new with The Salty Sirens. These Sapphic sailors and their ragtag band of pirate mateys will lead you on a musical journey through tales of shipwork, daring adventure, defiance and debauchery.

Expect bellowing squeeze boxes, twiddling fiddles, and belly laughs, as you meander through traditional and modern nautical folk song.

If you’ve never sung a shanty in your landlubbin’ life, don’t worry! The Salty Sirens will teach you all the important bits. Come aboard salty sea dogs and landlubbers alike! It’s shore to be a swell night.

“These gigs are magical. They are the musical equivalent of climbing trees and doing cartwheels.” – Ruckus Brisbane

“We may never get the chance to sail the seas in a pirate ship, but a night at the Shanty Club with the Salty Sirens might be as close as it gets.” – Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane

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Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Proof must be presented on entry to venue staff. Find out more.

DATES

Thu 10 Mar

TIMES

8pm

VENUE

New Benner Theatre
Metro Arts, West End

TICKETS

Standard (Theatre Seat) $35 + booking fee
Concession (Theatre Seat) $32 + booking fee

Standard (Cabaret Table) $45 + booking fee
Concession (Cabaret Table) $42 + booking fee

Booking fee $0.50 per ticket purchased

DURATION

50 min

AGES + WARNINGS

Suitable for ages 15+

Contains some nautically themed swearing or offensive language.

Image by Jacob Morrison.

THE ARTISTS

Kristy Stanfield Vocals / Accordion

Elyse Fitzpatrick Vocals / Guitar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queensland Cabaret Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Brisbane City Council.

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, as of 17 December all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Find out more.

YOU ARE PATHETIC!

3 Jun, 2021 | QCF 2022

YOU ARE PATHETIC!

By Sanfeliu

Presented by Queensland Cabaret Festival

Electro-acoustic troubadour Sanfeliu plays Ludwig’s Sonata Op.13 like you’ve never heard it before.

The year is 1798. As the century draws to an end, young Ludwig struggles to make sense of the creative process, and of his own artistic and personal identity. It is a time of promise, but also a time of fear: Liberty, equality, humanity… but also exploitation, colonisation, industrialisation. As the old world crumbles down, young Ludwig tries to find a way forward through music.

Electro-acoustic troubadour Sanfeliu plays Ludwig’s Sonata Op.13 like you’ve never heard it before in this gripping multi-media stage piece about music, difference, and finding harmony between humans, nature and technology.

“Sanfeliu brings it all together with a lyrical style of personal intimacy and unexpected humour.” – Ned Hammond, Westender 2021

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Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Proof must be presented on entry to venue staff. Find out more.

DATES

Fri 11 Mar

TIMES

9pm

VENUE

New Benner Theatre
Metro Arts, West End

TICKETS

Standard (Theatre Seat) $35 + booking fee
Concession (Theatre Seat) $32 + booking fee

Standard (Cabaret Table) $45 + booking fee
Concession (Cabaret Table) $42 + booking fee

Booking fee $0.50 per ticket purchased

DURATION

50 min

AGES + WARNINGS

Suitable for ages 15+

Image by Robyn Mill.

THE ARTISTS

Sanfeliu

Sanfeliu is an electro-acoustic troubadour of Catalan descent, currently based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Sanfeliu writes, teaches and performs delving into different musical traditions (pop, classical, hispanic, electronica) and exploring their place in collective and affective memory.

Sanfeliu Composer / Writer / Performer

Robyn Mill Videographer

Alison St Ledger Cabareturge

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queensland Cabaret Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Brisbane City Council.

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, as of 17 December all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Find out more.

STRING: AN ODD EVENING WITH TYRONE AND LESLEY

3 Jun, 2021 | QCF 2022

STRING: AN ODD EVENING WITH TYRONE AND LESLEY

Presented by Queensland Cabaret Festival

For one night only experience the refinement, alignment and entwinement of Tyrone and Lesley.

Unwinding as a cross between a concert and slide night they’ll make your heartstrings ring as they string together 20 years of hits and premiere songs from their new recording String.

Tyrone and Lesley play light music for dark times, fashioned to fly across the footlights and into your heart.

This dashing duo has played their ukulele and double bass at the Sydney Opera House, headlined in the UK, New Zealand, and festivals all over Australia. Just like their odd combination of instruments, this unlikely pair divine humour and harmony in the highs and lows to grasp that we all belong somewhere – even the odd ones out.

“The two were just pure magic together… it would be a sin to miss it.” – thecreativeissue (AUS)

“This show carries a charm that has you humming the tunes all the way home.” – Stage Whispers

“An eccentric and delightful night out.” – BrisbaneStage

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Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Proof must be presented on entry to venue staff. Find out more.

DATES

Sat 12 Mar

TIMES

7pm

VENUE

New Benner Theatre
Metro Arts, West End

TICKETS

Standard (Theatre Seat) $35 + booking fee
Concession (Theatre Seat) $32 + booking fee

Standard (Cabaret Table) $45 + booking fee
Concession (Cabaret Table) $42 + booking fee

Booking fee $0.50 per ticket purchased

DURATION

50 min

AGES + WARNINGS

Suitable for all ages.

Image by Bulimba Studios

THE ARTISTS

David Megarrity Tyrone / Vocals and Ukulele

Samuel Vincent Lesley / Double Bass

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queensland Cabaret Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Brisbane City Council.

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, as of 17 December all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Find out more.

THE BANTER BROTHERS

3 Jun, 2021 | QCF 2022

THE BANTER BROTHERS

Presented by Queensland Cabaret Festival

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sound of thirty years of friendship with The Banter Brothers – equal parts cheeky and charming!

Meet Kazman and Dougie aka the Banter Brothers!

A cultural collaboration of First Nation and Pacific Islander Aussies (definitely not fresh off the boat), this duo delights audiences with their interesting blend of music and banter.

Inspired by their far North Queensland verandah jam sessions and years of touring, this show is equal parts cheeky and charming- who knows what the hell will come out of their mouths!

Sit back, relax, and enjoy musical adventures from thirty years of friendship.

BOOK NOW

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Proof must be presented on entry to venue staff. Find out more.

DATES

Sat 12 Mar

TIMES

9pm

VENUE

New Benner Theatre
Metro Arts, West End

TICKETS

Standard (Theatre Seat) $35 + booking fee
Concession (Theatre Seat) $32 + booking fee

Standard (Cabaret Table) $45 + booking fee
Concession (Cabaret Table) $42 + booking fee

Booking fee $0.50 per ticket purchased

DURATION

60 min

AGES + WARNINGS

Suitable for ages 15+. Mild course language.

THE ARTISTS

Dougie Fresh
Douglas Wilfred Maybir the 3rd, aka Dougie Fresh, is a performer and musician. He has performed lead roles in the sell-out show ‘Stolen’ by Jane Harrison, directed by ACPA Artistic Director Leah Purcell in 2011; and ‘Up The Ladder’ by Roger Bennett, directed by Wesley Enoch in 2012. As a musician, he has played with Ziontes Reggae Band (2009), Progressive Tan (2012), and currently works with The MadTones as a musician, singer and songwriter.

Kazman
Terry John Cassels, aka Kazman, is a multitalented professional with experience as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, musician, singer and songwriter. Having toured nationally and internationally since 1998, he has performed everywhere from Woodford Folk Festival to the Sydney Opera house. As a musician, he has released numerous albums with bands like Hot Rubber Glove, Dubmarine, Progressive Tan, and The MadTones.

Dougie Fresh Performer / Voice / Strings

Kazman Performer / Voice / Strings

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queensland Cabaret Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Brisbane City Council.

Please note: In line with Queensland Health regulations, as of 17 December all patrons and visitors at Metro Arts will be required to be fully vaccinated. Find out more.