Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad! Griffin Theatre Company is proud to present: Blaque Showgirls!
A lonely kid in rural Australia, fair-skinned Sarah Jane Jones is deathly sure of two things: 1. She’s the best dancer in the whole town of Chithole, and 2. She’s a proud Aboriginal woman. There’s very little proof of either of these things.
So, when a long-lost photograph offers hope of her Indigenous ancestry, Sarah Jane high-tails it to the glitziest casino in Brisvegas. Her mission? To land a role in the First Nations burlesque spectacular: ‘Blaque Showgirls’… by any means necessary.
Blaque Showgirls is Nakkiah Lui’s sparkly, smart-arsed spoof of the so-bad-it’s-good cinematic masterpiece Showgirls. The luminous Stephanie Somerville (Chalkface) fan kicks her way to the front of the chorus line, going head-to-head with all-dancing, all-diamantéd drag icon Foxxy Empire!
Co-Directors Shari Sebbens and Ursula Yovich jam-pack a long-awaited, pint-sized rhinestoned arena spectacular into the SBW Stables Theatre in 2023.
1st September, 2023
21st October, 2023
GETTING TO THE THEATRE:
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The SBW Stables Theatre is located just a 5-minute walk from Kings Cross Station which is regularly served by trains on the T4 Eastern Suburbs line and the 311, 324 and 325 buses. To get information about public transport around Sydney call 131 500 or visit the Transport Info website.
BY CAR: Secure Parking is a 10-minute walk to the SBW Stables Theatre and is located at 9A Elizabeth Bay Road (entry via Ward Avenue). The car park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. There is timed, street parking in the surrounding area, however, availability cannot be not guaranteed.
★★★★½ "(Nakkiah Lui) pivots improbably smoothly from outrageous hilarity to heartrending pain and injustice in a kind of one-two move that hits you in the gut" — Limelight Magazine
Co-Director: Shari Sebbens
Co-Director: Ursula Yovich
Set & Costume Designer: Cris Baldwin
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson
Sound Designer & Composer: Jessica Dunn
Choreographer: Sani Townson
Intimacy Coordinator: Chlöe Dallimore
Voice & Accent Coach: Nick Curnow
Stage Manager: Isabella Kerdijk
Community Engagement Lead: Neville Williams Boney
With: Mathew Cooper, Foxxy Empire, Matty Mills, Angeline Penrith and Stephanie Somerville
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