EVENTS DIARY

Like many of us, Harley Breen’s first love was not some high school goddess or god, but rather a seen-better-days metal road beast.
In Australia, where to live is to drive, what you drive is closely linked to your identity.
Most people of a certain age remember the old Holden versus Ford days, where strict allegiance had to be paid to one or the other.
And those who started driving during the 60s, 70s and 80s have probably endured at least one doomed love affair with a rattly old beast that was less than reliable.
These days there’s a bit more choice on the road, and most of the kids are driving younger, more glamorous vehicles, which means they miss out on the challenge of heading down the road not knowing whether the car will make it to their destination.
The Kingswood and I is a stand-up comedy story about Harley’s first true love, a clapped-out 1971 HQ Holden Kingswood.
If you have ever broken down, run out of fuel, been pulled over or formed a bond with your car that defied understanding, this show is not to be missed.
Described as one of Australia’s most natural comic talents, Harley Breen was last seen in Margaret River at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow.
Breen has made the most of his screwy charisma and flair for storytelling, headlining shows throughout Australia and internationally, including on the London Jongleurs circuit and in South East Asia.
The Age describes him as “a hilarious break from stereotypes, very funny.”
Tickets are $35 Adult, $30 Friend and for Groups of 10 booked in one transaction.
The performance will be at 8pm on Wednesday 19 September.
Book online at www.artsmargaretriver.com or phone 9758 7316.

Get up close and personal with Australia’s Got Talent runners-up DeepBlue Orchestra in Margaret River this month.

DeepBlue Orchestra lets its performance off the leash, combining a rich mix of classical, pop and film music with cameras, big screens, dynamic lighting, magnificent sound, images and stories.

No conductor, no music stands, no stuffy traditions, DeepBlue performances are part band, part theatre, fun, dynamic and rule breaking.

Margaret River’s Riversong Choir has been invited to join DeepBlue onstage.
In its new show, Who Are You?, DeepBlue Orchestra explores the music and moments that shape our lives.

Coming to Margaret River in August, with support from Arts Margaret River, Playing Australia and Queensland University of Technology, Who Are You shuffles music from Radiohead, Queen, Corelli and Daft Punk with DeepBlue originals, remixed with lush strings, banging beats and rock ‘n’ roll.

Who is DeepBlue?
DeepBlue marries the traditional string section of the orchestra, and percussion, with digital and electronics.

Cameras, big screens, dynamic lighting and a rich mix of classical, pop and film music delivered with magnificent sound, light, images and stories.

DeepBlue want you to use your phone to text them during the show with comments on what you like and don’t like and what you would like to see more of before the end of the show.

Tickets are $35 Adult, $30 Friend and $15 Youth.
The performance will be at 8pm on Tuesday 21 August.
Book online at www.artsmargaretriver.com or phone 9758 7316.

Intoxicating, seductive, rapturous and sultry are just a few of the superlatives being lavished on Caravan Burlesque, a travelling emporium offering a heady cocktail blended from the elements of Parisian nightlife, Australian vaudeville, wit and sizzle!

Audiences are invited to ‘dress to burlesque’ for this extravaganza, coming to Margaret River at 8pm on Thursday 9 August.

Bar opens at 7pm for drinks and nibbles, no BYO.

The Cultural Centre will be transformed into a sumptuous salon, with velvet drapes and satin tablecloths, where you will be swept up in Ethiopian dance and sultry songs by underdressed sirens, whip-cracking dames, Bollywood love gods and gothic divas.

From the creators of the multi-award winning The Burlesque Hour, Finucane & Smith, Caravan Burlesque is a transformative experience, heating up the wilds of a Margaret River winter in ways with which nothing else can compete.

Hot, hot, hot and full of stars, the show arises from a wild mix of heritages and influences, drawing on Australia’s long history of feted and infamous tours of international music hall, burlesque and variety stars throughout the antipodes – the tents and canvas palaces bringing fly by night glamour to the regions then departing, leaving behind only a few sequins and feathers.

Come with friends, dress to the nines and prepare for a sumptuous night that will challenge you, make you laugh, clap, gasp and even dance.

The Times (London) called Caravan Burlesque “outrageous and unforgettable”, while Melbourne’s Sunday Age described the show as “seductive and bursting at the seams with monstrous talent”.

Caravan Burlesque tickets, for unreserved salon seating, are $35 Adult and $30 Friend.
Book online at www.artsmargaretriver.com or phone 9758 7316.