CABARET @ KTW

What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play! Life is a Cabaret old chum, Come to the Cabaret.......at Kwinana Theatre Workshop! CABARET opens at Kwinana Theatre Workshop this Friday the 27th of June. Tickets are selling super fast with some nights having only a few seats left! This is a fabulous show with a fantastic cast and formidable creative team of Paul Treasure (director), Sarah Cosstick (Musical Director) and Kristen Twynam-Perkins (choreographer). Kwinana is NOT as far as you think and this is definitely worth the trip. CABARET runs from 27th June to 19th of July with performances on Friday and Saturday nights and two Saturday and Sunday matinees respectively. Performances are held at the Koorliny Arts Cantre on Sulphur Rd Kwinana with cabaret style seating (4 per table) Tickets can be booked by calling 08 9439 0290 Monday - Friday 12:00pm to 5:30pm Ticket Prices: $25.00 Adults $20 Concession For more information you can visit the WHAT'S ON page on this website and click on CABARET. Don't miss out on this outstanding show! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE OLD CHUMS!

Oh puhleese! How are they a formidable creative team? Spare us the hype.

Wow, isn't it nice to see people being so supportive of each other here? Please leave snide asides for after you have seen the show. At least in the reviews forum you will have a pretext for your snippy comments.

Cabaret is not one of my favourite shows and i'm not sure if formidable is the right word to describe this particular creative team - but i will not comment further until i have actually seen the show.

Cabaret is always being performed, i don't think i can sit through another, or drive all that way. sorry

Dictionary translation for Formidable: 1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm 2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder Which of the above do we select? Formidable creative team - agree with above comments - HOW, WHEN, WHAT, WHY???? 1) What was the last great show that Paul directed??? 2) What recogonition/awards has he acheived for directing? 3) Kristen Twynam-Perkins choreographer > (silence) Judging by the facebook entry I would suggest that Bree & Tyler are it - they are cabaret. Aside from that (based on photographic evidence) audience may get the impression that the local rhinoceros sanctuary have been released to graze in Kwinana. Mind you some people get off on that and steel chairs are very cold to sit on. All the best for a wonderful show ............ "It will all go on if we're here or not So who cares? So what? So who cares? So what?"

Are Paul & Kristine Brother & sister or partners? I thought they were related? Are both Paul and Kris in the show as well? Looking forward to seeing it - probably book with some other friends on the 18th July - can the tables sit more than four if needed. Will be a great night (love the songs) and nice to compare to last years production. Is Bree from Sydney? Anna x

"Aside from that (based on photographic evidence) audience may get the impression that the local rhinoceros sanctuary have been released to graze in Kwinana. Mind you some people get off on that and steel chairs are very cold to sit on." I don't know quite what to say!......wow......

Amy Loveless - I actually laughed into my coffee when I read your post. I have to say I did notice that in the photos as well. And aside from that, the ticket prices are a bit rich. I recognise almost everyone in the cast and know their backgrounds... I'm not expecting much from this show. But I will reserve my judgement for after the performance.

Bree isn't from Sydney, no. She and Tyler are siblings and both from WA. Bree did Stage Management at WAAPA.

Chookas to cast and crew for opening night. And can I say the nastiness of some of these posts has really suprised and disappointed me. Sure I know people involved in the show, but I'm more upset for the mean-spirited people out there...how sad.

I too noticed what some of you are talking about in the photos and i was surprised, the kitkat girls need to be fit and amazing dancers. i for one didn't see that in any of the kitkat girls in the photos. but goodluck to them. i guess they won't be doing too much dancing then

Sometime ago...about the time the ITA switched servers,I lost my mind, or was it just my password? Sad I was, but always trying to look on the positives, I thought to myself... at least now I won't have to suffer reading those bitchy scathing reviews of shows not seen. Alas, I have a new password, and I can surf the website with old abandon... judging from the comments posted here, the world remains still the same...all a bit sad really...community? Funny word. Johnny Grim A lad in sane productions

this is an open forum, where people are allowed to express their opinions. good or bad. not all of these posts are that nice, but it is someones opinion. i'm not saying it was right or wrong of them to express it in such a public forum, but it is their right to express their opinion, whenever and where ever they see fit.

i hear that Kristen Twynam-Perkins is directing the WA Premier of Bare the musical. I love that show and was thinking of auditioning, however if Kristen and playlovers are invovled, i am staying away............well well away. Bare the musical would have been perfect for Yellow Glass. anyone know why they aren't doing it??

Methinks someone with a flair for satire could write an amusing and witty little play around all of this petty bickering. What do you think Mr Grim? We're all so defensive of our 'rights' - in this case to express our opinions - but we all seem to have forgotten that rights come with responsibilities too. Personal attack, character assassination - call it what you like - borders dangerously close to slander. Perhaps that's something to bear in mind while exercising 'rights' in a public forum.

Yellow glass choose their shows well in advance, usually... their schedule for this year is definitely full! They're already doing the WA premiere of The Last 5 Years plus two original productions or their own; Green, Gold and Musical (a cabaret) and The Travelling. Including ITW, that's a pretty big year. Don't know why they're not doing Bare... other than they just didn't want to!

I can not believe the things I am reading on here. Sure criticize a show if you have seen it but personal attacks on individuals is not the right thing to do here or anywhere. Being dressed in next to nothing is difficult for anyone but especially larger girls. Did anyone think that maybe these girls are already having a hard time wearing the costumes they have no doubt been given without having petty people on here criticizing their figures? And since when can you tell how good a dancer is from a photograph? I happen to know one of the girls who is playing a Kit Kat and she is a well trained dancer and last time I saw her she was still a healthy size 10. If she's a rhinoceros then what hope do the rest of us have? I am disgusted that people would use this forum to attack people they don't know. Yes it may be your opinion and I get the whole you're entitled to it 'thing' but some things should not be voiced here. If you don't have the guts to say to these girls faces that they are fat then don't post it here. I am absolutely ashamed by the level this website has fallen to. Someone needs to do something about this and fast before the whole thing goes down the toilet and we lose what used to be a great resource for amateur theatre.

Thanks, Kate. That was very well said.

Bree is neither from Sydney, nor the Stage Management course at WAAPA. She is completing her Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management from WAAPA.

Too late. This has become a bitch session for people who have nothing better to do than slander random people they've seen on Facebook. You are perpetuating the stereotype that community theatre is unprofessional, petty and consumed with its own self worth. Get a life.

It'll rock, and I for one can't wait to see it. As for hype, this would be promotions, it’s what we (collectively in theatre) need to do to survive. Its a well known fact that the more well known you become the more susceptible you are to judgement, mudslinging and all that jazz by people eager to criticise. It takes a brave person to take the spotlight, congratulations all! break a leg xox

Cast and crew of Cabaret.... I am amazed at the amount of negative comments that have been posted about you, and from people that haven't even seen your performance yet! Take something positive from it all... People are talking about you, you've raised interest! I am looking forward to seeing the show on the 12th! Ignore the nasty comments and give it your all!

I'll be there this Saturday !! Can't wait. Was meant to be there on opening night, but alas... the storm and my lounge room ...Water everywhere !!! So yeah - I'll be going to the Kit Kat club and I choose to ignore the petty and snide remarks made. Outside of this website, I've only heard positive and great comments... Looking forward to the entertainment and supporting community theatre. :-) Melz

This Show Rocks !! Done as it should be and felt like being in Germany in 1930 ... Well done

Taurean, You raise a good point but I'm inclined to believe that most of the idiots posting rude and nasty things have actually directed, choreographed, been awarded, acted, etc. That's just the nature of Perth theatre, you people will tear down anything that you're not involved in, or someone you don't like is involved in. All of you need to grow up. It's amateur theatre, it's not going to be tony-award winning and it's not going to be a size 4. It's just. Meant. To. Be. Fun.

I have read with interest the comments on this thread, and am saddened when people just bag others trying to put in an effort and keep community theatre alive. I went along to the show - and found that every negative comment posted has been completely and utterly wrong!! Paul Treasure has put together a fantastic show - very authentic and entertaining. Sitting the audience inside the Kit Kat Club worked wonderfully. We were part of the action and the emotion. Well done Paul. The "Tyler and Bree Show" mentioned - well that is not how it came across. Both are extremely professional and talented performers and that showed - their performances shone! Tyler as the dodgy MC made you want to laugh out loud and cringe at his inappropriate behaviour, but the emotion felt for him was real. Bree as Sally Bowles also played authentically, and she put in an outstanding vocal performance. The dancers and choreography really made the show - and left you in no doubt of the gender of the dancers. Not alot was left to the imagination. A lot of work has obviously gone into their performance - the sad distain on their faces, just going through the actions - and very well carried off too. Other standouts for me were Tim as Cliff Bradshaw and Lindsay as Frau Schnider. The characterisation and the emotions brought out by the whole cast, but particularly by these two really made the show for me. There were a few places that I actually had a tear in my eye, and believed it all. The male chorus did a great job as aryian sailors, waiters, hit-men - everything needed in a controlled and controlling way. Their stage performances were good, and really lovely voices, but they need to work a little on their ensemble vocals. Similarly, the orchestra was well sized for the kit kat club, and the players contributed well to the action of the show too, but the balance with the singers could be improved. The flute and drum occasionally overpowered the performers - losing some of the quieter emotion. The staging was very simple, using mainly lighting rather than sets, very few props, and this worked extremely well. It allowed the audience to concentrate on the action, with no uncomfortable pauses between scenes to break the magic or bring us back to reality. Overall, I found Cabaret a highly entertaining and emotional experience, and congratulate everyone who had some part in making it happen. If you don't already have tickets, then I believe it is too late to get them, but maybe try anyway. It is worth the effort to get to Kwinana and see the show.

I saw the show last night, {to post a more in-depth review later, when I have a spare moment...or hour} and all these unfounded, uncouth remarks could not be further from the truth. 'Tall poppy' syndrome gotcha down, kids? Sure, hide behind the facade of 'It's an opinion voiced in a pro-opinion country' - doesn't change the fact that none of you so vehemently criticizing have actually SEEN the show. Thus, I am perfectly entitled to the 'opinion' that your 'perfectly acceptable opinions' makes ya'll come across as just that little bit arrogant, and that whole lot ignorant. {Quick note to 'barefan' - are you seriously giving kudos to a company which recently produced an Australian Idol-centric RENT, and completely destroyed Hair? By comparison, 'Playlovers' has put on several note-worthy shows in recent years - Eurobeat, Suessical {which I was unfortunate enough to miss, but have only heard rave reviews} anyone? Shame.} "Those who can, do. Those who can't - criticize."

Maja Hanna - you mention in your comments that the people who are knocking these shows are merely suffering from tall poppy syndrome, and that "those who can, do. Those who can't - criticize'. I'm assuming you "can't" as you've gone on to criticize two other shows. Did you even read your comment before you posted it??

Maja - As a cast member of both Playlovers' Eurobeat and Yellow Glass' recent production of Into the Wood, I am offended by your comment. You are obviously bitter about the casting of Hair and Rent, but before you start cutting down Yellow Glass, you might like to remember that the two productions you're referring to were a collaboration between Yellow Glass Theatre Inc and Eventainment. YG have since split from Eventainment - did you notice? You also might recall that Yellow Glass produced many high calibre shows BEFORE their time with Eventainment. And yes, I thought that before I was cast in one of their shows. Company, Anthems for Doomed Youth, I SING! and their original production of Rent at The Bakery are the most professional, high quality Perth productions of musical theatre that I've seen here. As I said, I have worked with both Playlovers and Yellow Glass. I have nothing but respect for both companies. However, Maja, it is ridiculous of you to be comparing the two. Playlovers is an AMATEUR theatre company, as is Kwinana Theatre Workshop. Many Perth WAAPA graduates or now-professionals who started in Perth can say that they gained amateur performing experience in Playlovers shows. This is because, as Bibble touched on, amateur theatre is for AMATEURS. You are not required to be a size 8 with 15 years of classical dance and voice training, and so it IS wrong of people on this thread to be criticising the show for the appearance of its cast members, or for people to be drawing comparisons between an amateur production of Cabaret in Kwinana and a Broadway show. Playlovers are not a professional theatre company. On the other hand, Yellow Glass has strived to provide professional standard shows to the Perth theatre community since its birth in 2002. They cast performers who in many cases have completed degrees in performance (and I'm not saying that this is essential - at all), have had many years of training and/or are working in the industry professionally. They pay their performers. They hire professional musicians and quality theatre venues because they know that these things are required when a company is promoting a professional production. They also have sponsors. People will continue to bitch and moan about ticket prices, but at the end of the day nobody wants to pay $45 for a ticket to a professional show only to be sitting on plastic chairs in a dingy old hall listening to pitch-challenged singers sing along to a backing track. And no, that wasn't a personal reference to anyone. :) My point is, Maja, that whilst Playlovers, KTW and Yellow Glass all have their benefits, they are simply not on the same level for comparison. Two of them are amateur theatre companies, one is not. I'm sorry you felt it necessary to attack YG in order to defend Cabaret, but it was just that - unnecessary. It was also unfair to write-off Yellow Glass because of the shows it produced whilst with Eventainment. They tried something new, it didn't work, they learned from it, and now they've split - and you continue to attack them. The term 'tally poppy syndrome' is being thrown around a lot in this thread, so here's an official definition for those of you playing at home: 'A societal trait in which people of genuine merit are criticized or resented because the attention given them elevates them above their peers.' - Wikepedia Given that, I do not believe that the negative and unprofessional (it's amateur theatre) comments posted in this thread are a matter of tall poppy syndrome. They seem to be made by people who know the cast/crew and already have certain opinions of them.

And obviously, that should be 'Into the Woods' rather than 'Wood'. I drop letters when I'm pissed.

(Before I get to the crux of what I want to say ‘Walter Plingearee’ – my use of this quote was meant for those who have not even SEEN the show, and are looking to knock it down, without foundation for their criticism. I did not intend it to be taken that every criticism that is made, is made by those incapable! We are critical creatures by nature.) I apologize for having perhaps made a rushed generalization about Yellowglass – granted, I’m not altogether familiar with their previous work, outside of those productions listed. I did, in fact, hear the original WA premier of RENT was fantastic – I, perchance, worded my previous post too hastily in an attempt to defend Playlover’s {all of whose productions I have enjoyed thus far} and point out that Yellowglass is not without fault in the handling of well-loved musicals, as ‘barefan’ seemed to suggest. ‘Outofthewoods’, you are right in saying it was unnecessary of me to take down YG in my haste to defend Playlovers (Cabaret wasn’t a part of that – that was in protest to ‘barefan’ knocking the idea of Playlovers taking on Bare) I did not know they were in affiliation with Eventainment, and that they have consequently split from them – excuse my ignorance? I had not written them off anyhow, quite the opposite. I truly regret having missed ‘Into the Woods’, being a fan of the musical. I wasn’t implying that in my head they had no chance for redemption just that they, like any theatre company, are not without flaws – I worded it too strongly. And hey, I was never intending that to be a ‘Yay Playlovers/Kwinana – boo Yellowglass!’ comment, sorry it sounded that way. I was merely pissed off at those defaming two productions – one which hasn’t even gone into rehearsal (!) – without real knowledge of them. I can admit when I’m in the wrong and again, apologies for Yellowglass affiliates/enthusiasts, I take it back, in that way :)

Wow! I actually do wonder if this thread will ever actually be about the show cabaret. Which by the way I saw and was magnificent! Good job guys! And now I will digress into the pathetic muck or negativity which is the exact opposite of what Amateur Theater and I would like to at least imagine all of Theater is about. ...I think Maja Hanna's original comment was fair enough if looked at in the context of a response to barefan's post. barefan is clearly an idiot (with good taste in atleast one musical though),and im sure Maja's post was a swipe at him/her and not the company of yellow glass which im glad she clarified as it not being. I can understand however the need that might be felt to defend yellow glass as it is a good theater company that has done many wonderful shows (the most recent I saw was ITW and it was a delight)... Anyway I know I just contradicted myself by not talking about Cabaret. So Cabaret, Cabaret, Cabaret!! Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!!! cabaret....wonderful

Agree with Alan O on his comments. re The orchestra-yes they are "BEAUTIFUL"-but the piano player, who has the main part(and, who is most accomplished) must be seated FACING the stage, not with her back to it (whether or not she is the musical director). The flute has intonation(tuning) problems which need to be addressed,and is also too loud in places. Apart from that a most enterntaining evening.

I agree Theodore Devon-Wood, this thread has wandered a bit hasnt it? but which is better? to be ridiculed for doing something you love or ignored long-lived and never-resolved debate of which theatre company is the best? i would just like to say, as one of the afore mentioned RHINOS of this show, i think our cast has done a fabulous job in depicting this great classic. There has been nothing but praise and congratulations to us and our formidable creative team and i extend an invitation to those who critize to come and see the the show yourselves. That is, IF you can get tickets to our almost completely sold out show. Correct me if i'm wrong but i think our ticket sales prove we're doing something right. I admit i may be biased in my opinion, but as any fellow thespian can appreciate, a lot of hard work has gone into this show and i'd hate to see that go by unnoticed. But whether or not you think my praise is worth something, i would like to offer it anyway. To a perfectly marvellous cast, crew, band and production team, congratulations on four amazing shows and i cant wait to get my skank on again with you this weekend. Break a leg and i luv you all!! Rosie xoxox

Dear Anonymous person... RE Piano players. As you are no doubt aware KTW has a VERY small stage, and we had to minimise as much space as possible for the band Ideally we would have like to have BOTH keyboards facing the stage, but unfortunately we could only really fit them in facing each other. It was a hard choice, but in the end we felt that it was more important for the MD to see the stage (and the other band members) A little bit more room to move and I assure you we would have had both of them facing the stage. Thank you for you constructive criticism... And I hope you enjoyed the rest of the show The General Manager Kwinana Rhinoceros Sanctuary

Maybe they should start charging a $5-10 yearly fee that would cut out the crap that slander ....