PERTH INTERNATIONAL CABARET FESTIVAL RETURNS IN 2024

Perth International Cabaret Festival (PICF) is thrilled to announce its return to the home of cabaret – the stunning His Majesty’s Theatre, 10-23 June, 2024, beginning with a collection of powerhouse Australian performers including Caroline O’Connor, Vika and Linda Bull, Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier and finishing with the glorious Tom Burlinson and the world-class stellar lineup of the Closing Night Gala. Caroline O’Connor Vika & Linda Bull Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier

The Main Auditorium is set to come alive with:

• Caroline O’Connor: International musical theatre legend brings her World Premiere My Musical Life, with highlights from her captivating and award-winning extraordinary career that has spanned from Broadway to the West End and across the globe.
• Vika & Linda Bull: Australia’s favourite sisters Vika and Linda Bull will premiere their show An Evening With Vika & Linda. This beautifully paired back concert, accompanied by close collaborator Cameron Bruce on piano, will truly showcase the rich beauty of their voices together and their remarkable creative journey.
• Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier: Based on Conway’s book, Songs from the Book of Life delves into the behind-the scenes details of one of the most powerful and iconic women who changed the face of the Australian music industry.
• Simply Brill: The Teens Who Stole 60s Rock n Roll: Acclaimed cabaret performers Amelia Ryan, Michaela Burger and
  Michael Griffiths shine in this triumphant celebration of the teenage songwriters such as Carole King, Neil Sedaka and
  many more, who were housed in the Brill Building in New York to write the iconic hits of the 1960s.
• Tom Burlinson: Still Swingin’ is a dazzling, energetic show highlighting a montage of swing classics made famous by the
  great superstars such as Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Dean Martin and of course Frank Sinatra. Award-winning performer Tom Burlinson draws from his song-book of swing favourites and the history behind them.
• Closing Night Gala: Festival favourite, the gala, returns with a brand-new lineup of artists that have been includedbwithin the 2024 festival. One not to miss!
• Gina Williams AM & Guy Ghouse: Kooma Koort is a free event from WA’s beloved duo, presented in part Noongar and part English and suitable for the whole family

Perth International Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Michael Griffiths, says that the 2024 festival, easily the biggest and brightest yet, is an embarrassment of riches showcasing the finest local, national and international cabaret voices. “I couldn’t be more proud to have helped bring these artists together under one majestic roof and look forward to celebrating 10 extraordinary nights of cabaret with you in June,” said Michael Griffiths, Perth International Cabaret Festival Artistic Director.

Festival venue gem, On the Boards; a cabaret festival created pop-up venue where the performance and the audience are both
on the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre with the audience seated at cabaret tables and the auditorium providing a stunning backdrop to the show, returns in 2024

Set to appear in On the Boards:

• Kristal West: Tribute to Dr. Eddie and Dr. Bonita Mabo. The granddaughter of legendary First Nations’ activists Drs Eddie and Bonita Mabo, Kristal pays tribute to her late grandparents and sings to their fight for black rights and their pride for language, culture and identity.
• Sisters of Invention: You Ready For This? This all-female pop group from South Australia are determined to challenge society’s preconceived ideas about who can be a pop star. Using original songs and stories of lived experiences of their disabilities this talented quartet will astound audiences with their ‘top-notch pop songs’

Dress Circle Bar:

• Carla Lippis: Dark Ritual. The dress circle bar is unlikely to ever be the same again after Carla Lippis is done with it! Described as a live grenade with lungs, she’s going to turn the volume down, switch on the red light and invite you into the world of shimmering electric guitars and vocal melodies. Dark Ritual is a journey through a dream world of girl
  gangs, femme fatales, scream queens, late-night danger and romance.
• The best cabaret room in Australia, Downstairs at the Maj, presents:
• Glynis Traill-Nash: In These Shoes. She has long lived a double life – fashion writer and editor by day, jazz singer by night. Dressed to thrill and accessorised with a set list of stylish chansons, Glynis will take you from Perth to Paris, Dallas to Darwin to unpick the world of fashion.
• Mark Nadler: Cole Porter After Dark. Direct from New York, internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning cabaret Mark Nadler explores the wit, the romance and the life of arguably the greatest of American songwriters; Cole Porter.
• Christina Bianco: Crowd Control. Internationally acclaimed star of stage and screen, Christina will channel your favourite vocalists and pop-culture personalities as they wrestle for stage time, in her uncanny impressions.
• Mama Alto: Transcendent. One of Melbourne’s finest cabaret artistes, a jazz singer, community activist and gender
  transcendent diva, the extraordinary velvet-voiced Mama Alto makes her long over-due return to Perth.
• Brendan Hanson: Leave it to the Keeper. The Songs My Fathers Taught Me. From a nomadic childhood to some of the best stages around the world, Brendan explores his extraordinary creative journey and presents the stories about the influential men throughout his life.
• Penny Shaw: Diary of a (Teenage) Diva from Podcast to Cabaret! Based on her podcast of the same name, singer, comedian and radio presenter Penny Shaw revisits her tumultuous teenage years through the iconic music of 1984. Soak up the timeless allure of the early 80s when hair was big and dreams were even bigger.
• Joe Louis Robinson: Eurovisionary. A fabulous musical tour of the most bizarre phenomenon the plant, The Eurovision Song contest. Joe opens the Euro-songbook to unearth some original arrangements and solve some of Eurovision’s biggest mysteries, like, why are Australia in Eurovision? Where is San Marino? And why does everyone hate the UK?
• Michael Griffiths: It’s A Sin: Songs of Love and Shame. Following sold-out seasons at ’23 Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Sydney Festival, international cabaret artist, and PICF Artistic Director Michael Griffiths, presents a sinful evening of songs of love and shame ) drawing from the Pet Shop Boys playlist) and the trials of ‘coming out’ in the 90s. 3
• Uplate Downstairs: With an ever-changing stellar line-up of visiting superstars and local heroes, you are guaranteed no
  two nights are ever the same in this late night venture.
  
• The 2024 programme also includes a variety of free community events proudly supported by Lotterywest and City of Perth
  which will be announced in a few weeks.
  Tickets on sale Wednesday 10 April. Book : www.perthcabaret.com.au | artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au
  Perth International Cabaret Festival was established in 2019 with the inaugural festival staged at His Majesty’s Theatre in June

1. The Festival aims to deliver a high-quality programme dedicated to the pure art form of cabaret that includes the full
   range of cabaret styles and honours many cultures and contributes to the great Australian storytelling landscape. The Artistic
   Director for PICF is internationally acknowledged and awarded cabaret artist, Michael Griffiths.
   For further information about Perth International Cabaret Festival please visit: www.perthcabaret.com.au