Friday 6 August 2010

The Ray Beadle Band
"Ray is unquestionably one of the finest musicians I have come across... His song writing has a harmonic and emotional depth that many strive for but few capture. Ray's guitar work... well, let's just say this cat is VERY dangerous". - Blues Master Guitarist Chris Cain.

August guests at the club are the Chain Blues Music Awards 2010 multi-award winners The Ray Beadle Band, featuring Ray Beadle who is a man who has played with just about everyone on the Australian blues scene, and toured and performed in the US extensively. Ray Beadle is an established Sydney based blues musician. Considered among some of the best in Australia Blues, this talented young musician has been noticed world wide.

Ray has been described as the genuine article; as his music comes from the heart and soul. Ray picked up the guitar at the ripe old age of 9 and for the next 20 years refined his craft playing nationally and internationally. Ray has toured the USA three times, and has played residencies at BB Kings blues club in Memphis and Buddy Guys blues club in Chicago, and played at several American blues festivals. Ray has released several recordings, his latest being loaded released late last year.

South West BLues Club President Mike Hall says "this is one unbelievable show having seen Ray perform twice with his band, it is worth paying triple the entry price just to see them". This will be a night of dynamic high energy, first class blues from a top quality guitarist and performer with a rock solid band that is not to be missed. www.myspace.com/raybeadle

Ray Beadle takes out the 3 top Chain Blues Awards 2010:
Song of the Year: Somebody Let Me Down
Album of the Year: Loaded
Male Vocalist of the Year

Supported by the fabulous Home Brew Blues Band: local southwest blues band and house band for the South West Blues Club www.homebrewbluesband.net and www.myspace.com/homebrewbluesband

Members $15 non members $20
Tickets available at the door
Doors open 7.30pm
Enquiries AH: 9795 5593

More Details at www.southwestbluesclub.org or AH: 9795 5593

A not-for-profit community-minded organisation run by volunteers
Email via web site:  www.southwestbluesclub.org    /    Phone:  (08) 9795 5593 (a/h)
For further details visit our website at www.southwestbluesclub.org

West Coast Blues Club
website
Rockingham Hotel
Kent St, Rockingham

JAM NIGHTS Entry $8.00 / Muso’s and Members $5.00

ROCKINGHAM HOTEL for all Club events Kent Street, Rockingham
Doors open 7:30pm - 12pm
Supported by the evenings House Band
Loaded Denim
To Book your spot contact:
Des on 0418 954 840

Bar and Meal Facilities Available
Email: westcoastblues2001@yahoo.com.au Website: www.westcoastbluesclub.com.au

Musical Theatre Karaoke
Upcoming Events: Thu 2nd September
Thu 7th October
Thu 4th November
Thu 2nd December

Do you and your friends usually end up turning off dance music at parties and putting on Wicked instead? Do you drive along belting the big numbers? Do you lock yourself in your room to choreograph dance routines to your favourite songs?

This is a great opportunity to show off your all your hard work to many other musical theatre lovers.

If you have a show coming up, why not bring the cast down for a promo? sing your favourite number and get your audience!

If you have rehearsals, come after.
If you have a show, bring the cast and come after.
If you work late, come after.

Tell all your broadway geek friends, and come along for a fun night.
Fun "Musical Theatre" Cocktails will be available on the night too!

Ferrara Karaoke Bar, 67 Milligan St, Perth (near Fast Eddy's)
Time: 8pm - 1am
1st Thursday of every month.
Enquiries: Cassie Vagliviello email
Facebook event click here

Brenton Fosdike

Enjoy a meal, wine or coffee at the Black Swan Winery as
Brenton Fosdike plays a mix of your all time favourites from the 60s to today.

Be entertained with a variety of music from swing, jazz, rock, 60's bop, to AC/DC.
Brenton tailors his shows to suit his audience on the day.
Easy listening, toe tapping, groovin and swaying away
or having a dance on the dancefloor.

Classics including Neil Diamond, James Taylor, The Drifters, Gerry & The Pacemakers,
The Mixtures, The Monkeys, Roy Orbison, Tom Jones, Barry White, Elvis,
Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel, John Mellencamp and more.

www.blackswanwines.com.au

Monday Nights
@ 7.30pm

High Wycombe Tavern
530 Kalamunda Rd
High Wycombe

Quizmeister Trivia

LOOKING for something to do on Monday nights?

Chris Thomas hosts Quizmiesters Trivia at the High Wycombe Tavern from 7.30pm each week,
taking people on a journey of bite-size information and knowledge.

Normal questions are transformed into little skits while mundane 50:50 questions are given their own stupid songs and animated screen time. That's not to mention the movie scenes that are ruined by hilariously bad re-enactments.

There are chances to win groovy High Wycombe vouchers, spot prizes of beer or wine
and you can also grab a bite to eat while you're there.

Remember, you can get the Facebook question and answer from http://www.facebook.com/?sk=media#!/quizmeisterstrivia?v=wall
(check on the day for the most recent update).

You can also call Bruce beforehand for the bonus question on 0406 691 562.

Costs absolutely nothing to play... sure beats sitting in front of the idiot box after a crap Monday...
so bring along your friends...

 

The Brainbox Project presents

Cabaret Soiree Carnivale

Sizzling hot new cabaret with international, national and local acts to blow you away! 

Let our new mysterious ring master crack her whip and get the party started.  We have a host of stunning performers paying tribute to some of the legends of the music world including: Edith Piaf, the 60’s Diva groups, Jazz and Blues classics, The Lennon and McCartney Songbook, Bette Midler, Marlene Dietrich, Tom Lehrer, comedy performances and more. 

Cabaret Soiree Carnivale commences -  direct from France, Caroline Nin performing Thursday 1, Friday 2  & Saturday 3 July in Hymne a Piaf , a tribute to the legendary Edith Piaf.  This cabaret is not an impersonation, but a homage by a fellow Parisian Chanteuse. She delivers the famous anthems such as La vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Padam in her smoky jazz inflected tone.  After sellout seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Nin comes to Perth to draw the audience into the uplifting and tragic world of Edith Piaf. 

CoverGirls are local galsCaitlin Beresford-Ord, Sharon Wisniewski and Clare Moore performing 8, 9 & 10 July in Rhapsody in Red. They will tease, cajole and spank the songs of delicious 50 and  60’s divas Diana, Tina, Shirley, Aretha and more. Coo toBaby Love, lick your lips for Lollipop, beg for Please Mr Postman and run if you have Lipstick on Your Collar.

Cabaret Soiree Carnivale not only debuts all genres of music but includes the very best in Australian comedy. Fresh from sold out shows at Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival, Adelaide’s Cabaret Festival and Sydney’s Mardi Gras, comedian/pianist Phil Scott teams up with dynamic singer/actor and WAAPA graduate Vincent Hooper in The Twink and The Showgirl, 15, 16 & 17 July.  This fast moving hilarious musical show examines the differences and similarities between two generations of gay men.  Expect a few parodies, some good old show tunes, pop songs, eye candy, ear candy, hot piano and loads of laughs.

Victoria Newton is thrilled to return to Perth after many years in the UK, where she was recognised as one the most exciting and dynamic jazz vocalists on the scene.  Her unique versatility mixes a solid command of the jazz repertoire with a love of Brazilian music. Her cabaret show 22, 23 & 24 July is called The Poetry of Love: From Implicit to Explicit and is an exploration of sexual innuendo used in some of the most famous jazz standards such as Fats Waller's Honey Suckle Rose and Cole Porter’s Love For Sale.

Coming from Melbourne are three of Australia’s top cabaret performers Melissa Langton, Libby O’Donovan & Mark Jones.  Think of any of the major musicals in the last decade and we can guarantee these artistes have sung in them all.  There’s something for everyone in The Great Liverpudlian Songbook –  and this multi award winning cabaret trio serve it up with their trademark offbeat humour and a healthy dose of the hottest three part harmonies on the planet! Everyone’s Got Something to Hide (except for me & my monkey) is on 29, 30 & 31 July.

Enjoy the comedic delights of Melbourne comedian Anthony Menchetti (NBC’s Last Comic Standing) direct from critically acclaimed seasons on the Australian and International comedy circuits. He stars in Gay Conversion School Dropout, 5, 6 & 7 August, which tells the story of one man’s journey to find spiritual peace within the conflicting worlds of religion and sexuality. 

Critically acclaimed Perth cabaret singer Julia Jenkins channels the explosive energy of Divine Miss M in an outrageous homage to this music legend. Complete with a four-piece band, Jenkins takes you on a no-holds-barred, full-throttle ride through 25 Bette Midler classics including Miss Otis Regrets, The Rose, Do You Wanna Dance, Glory Of Love and From A Distance. This electrifying show called Taking Liberties: A Divine Bette Midler Experience is on 12, 13 & 14 August.

In a Perth Premiere a young and energetic local cast consisting of Louisa Fitzhardinge, Izaak Lim, Nick Maclaine, Clint Strindberg and Andrew Williams, bring the witty satirical world of Tom Lehrer to the stage in Tomfoolery 19, 20 & 21 August. Tomfoolery, is a musical revue of songs full of wit, class and social commentary, featuring songs such as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, The Masochism Tango, When You Are Old and Grey, The Irish Ballad and The Vatican Rag.

Local indigenous singer and WAMi award winner Gina Williams shares her life story in this poignant and moving cabaret.  Gina was born in Perth and adopted out when she was a baby. She found out late in life that she was Aboriginal, her birth mother had links to the Balladong Noongar people and to the Kija group in the East Kimberley. Gina will make you laugh at her stories, think about her messages, and as you let your guard down she blows you away with her divine voice. A very special cabaret 26, 27 & 28 August.

A host of local talent - Brendan Hanson, Julia Jenkins, Sharon Wisniewski and Shai Yammanee feature  in Le Grand Review, 2, 3 & 4 September.   Our Emcee with attitude (and a whip) Queen B and her children of the night will take you on a kooky, crazy and downright outrageous night – rock and roll style – from Gaga to Guns and Roses, Queen to Florence and the Machine, nothing is sacred and everything will spin like a disco ball in Le Grand Chapiteau.
 
And there’s more local talent with cabaret artist Analisa Bell who will have you in stitches as she takes a closer look at the life of Australia’s most outrageous socialite, Rosie Portelou* in GOLD-DIGGER, The Shags to Riches Story Of Australia’s Iron Whore.  From her days in the Philippines, to her infamous marriage to mining magnate Sam Bankock*, and then of course Billy.* This tongue in cheek cabaret runs 9, 10 & 11 September. (*Please note any similarities in character or story to existing people are purely coincidental).

Finally we end Carnivale with an original cabaret written and performed by one of Perth’s most talented and respected professional jazz vocalists Ali Bodycoat.  Minor Major Marlene, 16, 17 & 18 September, is a sumptuous and intelligent glimpse into the astonishing 65-year career of Marlene Dietrich.  Bodycoat captures the charm, wit and severity of the original queen of reinvention with her exceptional vocal ability and poignant stage presence.

There is something for everyone and we know you’ll want to visit more than once. So join the Brainbox Addict loyalty program and receive ticket discounts to all The Brainbox Project presented shows. Brainbox Addict is free to join and all you have to do is email: brainboxaddict@hmt.aegogdenperth.com.au with your contact details. There’s even a  special Brainbox Addict season ticket price for three shows.

Featuring:
Aaron Skinner, Adelaide Buchanan, Robert Whyte, Maree Grayden, Graeme Johnson, Laila Gampfer, Ben Anderson, Michael Ferrari, Michelle Berg, Olivia Naumovski, Tim Prosser, Melanie DeCull, Francesca Meehan, Michael Dornan, Chris Thomas.

Groovy Boots Theatre presents

"Dimboola"

You’re invited to the wedding of the year… on stage!

GROOVY Boots Theatre is bringing an Australian classic to the stage this October with Jack Hibberd’s highly-popular play Dimboola.

Set at an Australian country wedding in the late 1960s, two families have a little too much to drink at the celebrations – and a variety of spontaneous songs, insults and fisticuffs are the result.

Directed by Phil Barnett and Chris Thomas, the two have set up Groovy Boots Theatre as an independent production company to bring Dimboola to life as a professional show.

Thomas performed in Dimboola 17 years ago and believed the time was right for a new audience to experience it.

“There’s something so quintessentially Australian about Dimboola and the way it portrays how families react to each other at weddings,” he said.

“Weddings have the capacity to bring out the worst in people, despite the fact they’re supposed to be happy occasions, as old family feuds, jealousies and rivalries are brought to life – usually helped along by alcohol.

“Dimboola is obviously an exaggeration of what can happen but given it was written more than 40 years ago, it still holds up today as a mirror of real life.”

Barnett said the motivation behind Groovy Boots Theatre and Dimboola was to “try something different”.

“It’s said that more Australians have seen Dimboola than any other musical, comedy or play in the past 40 years and it’s a play that really does embrace audience involvement.

“Given the wedding setting, the audience is incorporated as if they’re part of the reception, also receiving a three-course meal as the play progresses through the evening.”

While a bowling club may not be a traditional venue for theatre performances, Thomas and Barnett believe it suits Dimboola perfectly.

“Country weddings are often held in town halls, RSL clubs and similar venues, so the Victoria Park Bowling Club is an ideal setting for show,” Thomas said.

“You wouldn’t be able to set out the audience as part of the wedding reception if it was done in a traditional theatre venue.”

Old Mill Theatre presents

"Fiddler On The Roof"

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"Are You Being Served?"
Darlington Theatre Players
a rollicking comedy
directed by Ann Hopwell

August 20, 21, 22,
25, 27, 28, 29,
Sept 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11


Marloo Theatre
Marloo Rd, Greenmount

All shows @ 8pm
Except Sundays @ 2pm

Tickets: $18 Full $16 Conc
$14 Members
$60 Family 2+2


Bookings:
Gwyne 9255 1783

Media Enquiries:
Sallie Ketteringham
email

Darlington Theatre Players present

"Are You Being Served?"

a rollicking comedy by Jeremy Lloyd & Andrew Croft
directed by Ann Hopwell

Not a lot needs to be written about this as it is so well known. Briefly the story line is the store is being prepared for the sale of German goods. Young Mr. Grace is sending the much loved staff on a summer vacation to Spain to a one star hotel, where mayhem prevails, with the tropical heat, randy revolutionaries, Spanish crumpet and giant woof ‘n’ poofs. 

Is this going to be too much for our happy band? Not a bit of it! With the aid of a nun’s habit, a bowler hat and Mrs. Slocomb’s Union Jack knickers, they survive their holiday with everything intact but their modesty.

This is a glorious mixture of over-the-top characters, double entendres, sexual innuendos and a bit of slap-stick thrown in for good measure!

Featuring:
Ray Condy, Russell Carter, Kirsty MacDonald, Callan Kneale, Geoff Rumsey, Keith Scrivens, Anita Bound, Justin Stevens, Raymond Morrison, Rachael Morgan, Adrian Ashman.

Book for opening night and join the cast and crew for a free glass of bubbly,
plus cheese and bickies after the show

"Cabaret"

Goldfields Rep Club


Aug 26, 27, 28,
Sept 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11


Goldfields Repertory Club
Brookman St Theatre
7 Brookman St
Kalgoorlie

All shows @ 7.30pm

Tickets: $45
Tables of 6
or share a table

Bookings:
9088 6900
Book Online Here

Goldfields Repertory Club presents

"Cabaret"

Director: Norma Latchford
Musical Director Stage Band: Sherril Ball
Musical Director Vocal: Fay Henderson
Musical Director Chorus: Elna Wright
Musical Director Repetiteur & Vocal: Brad Gilchrist
Choreography: Melinda Manners

The award winning musical “Cabaret” based on the stories “Goodbye to Berlin” by Christopher Isherwood comes to the Goldfields Repertory Club in August and September. In this beautiful intimate theatre, the show with all its haunting melodies and provocative dancing will be presented in true cabaret club style.

The musical, set in Berlin in the late 1920’s as the Nazi’s begin their rise to power, tells the story of an American author Clifford Bradshaw, played by Rep Club regular Tim Sadleir, who visits the notorious Kit Kat Klub and meets singer Sally Bowles, a role shared by newcomers Ellenmary Potts and Catherine Lyons-Nash.

Their love affair, and that of Cliff’s landlord Fraulein Schneider, a role reprised by the talented Clare Fleming, and her Jewish tenant Herr Schultz, performed by Gavin Yates, punctuated by performances from the Master of Ceremonies, David Lyons-Nash, and the Kit Kat Girls become a metaphor for the increasing violence and political theatre that is being played out on the streets outside.

Supper is provided in the interval. Drinks served by the Kit Kat girls.

Featuring:
David Lyons-Nash, Tim Sadleir, Clare Flemming, Gavin Yates, Rebecca Williams, Catherine Lyons-Nash, Ellenmary Potts, Paul Andinach, Kayla Hoddy-Rook, Ken Chinnery, Alexis Harris, Bettina Bowling, Jane Greaves, Alexis Harris, Luke Radosevich, Latoya Voogt, Jade Turnbull, Ashlee Ridlee, Alison Allen, Fay Henderson, Heather Meldrum, Andrew Gordon, Alison Allen, Tonya Parr, Kara Grinham.

Kit Kat Girls
Alison Allen, Heather Meldrum, Melinda Manners, Alexis Harris, Tonya Parr, Abigail Ayers, Jade Turnbull, Emma Hart, Kayla Hoddy-Rook, Latoya Voogt, Ashlee Ridley, Kara Grinham, Sarah-Jane Eeles, Bettina Bowling,

Kit Kat Guys
Andrew Gordon, Luke Radosevich, Ken Chinnery

Kit Kat Band
Bradley Gilchrist (Piano), Sherril Ball (Cornet/Sax), Rachael Zaro (Cornet/Flute), Andrea William (Bass Trombone), Colin Rogan (Trombone), Aaron Pendlebury (Horn), Lisa Airey(Percussion).