DIRECTING COCKTAIL-INSPIRED CABARET 'THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION'
AT LOUIE LOUIE

I'm directing the doyenne of Canberra cabaret, Dianna Nixon, in a one-night-only performance of a spanking new solo show, at Verity Lane Market's upstairs cocktail bar, Louie Louie. Learn a thing or two about the art of the cocktail (and then forget it as you drink 'em), while the dazzling Mz Nixon belts out some top-drawer tunes from the likes of Metallica, Meatloaf and Radiohead, in The Gentleman's Companion. Dianna stands ready with glass in hand and a voice that will rumble, soar, chat and cry in this solo gambol inspired by Charles H Baker's delicious 1939 tome of instructions for satisfying imbibement and degustation.

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I adore cabaret, and have had a few cabaret projects of my own in the past that never quite came together, so I'm thrilled to have been asked by Dianna to assist with a dramaturgical and directorial eye to help shape her show. Directing is becoming an evermore prevalent part of my practice, and I'm savouring these recent opportunities to help performers soar.

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The Gentleman's Companion is part of Good Company, supported by You Are Here and ACT Government through the Creative Recovery and Resilience Program.

Tickets available here.