An opportunity to cap off the night with the sounds and voices from the MA Who’s Who list of performers.

What's On at:

The Butterfly Club

204 Bank Street
South Melbourne

Phone: 9690 2000
Contact email: info@thebutterflyclub.com
Booking website: http://www.thebutterflyclub.com

Buster Daniels in NANCY BOY
Thursday 2 February to Sunday 12

(performances Thurs to Sun)
All shows at 8.30 pm

Mark Jones, Adam Murphy and Karlis Zaid are
BEAUTIFUL LOSERS
* 2005 Melbourne Fringe Festival 'Best Cabaret' award.
Every Friday from 3 February to 24 March,

excluding Friday 24 Feb.
All shows at 10.30pm

VIVA LA DIVA
Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 February,

all shows at 6.30 pm

ecstasy + GRACE (playreading)
by James Martin Charlton
Saturday 4 February at 2.00 pm

Ben Clark and Caitlin Fowler
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12,

all shows at 6.30 pm

NEW BOY (playreading)
Adapted from the best-selling novel by William Sutcliffe.
Saturday 11 February at 2.00 pm

SNEAK PREVIEW
Every Wednesday from 15 February to 5 April,

8.30 pm start

Emma Powell is DUMPED!
Thursday 16 February to Sunday 19 February,

all shows at 9.00 pm

David Forster in
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO BALLARAT?
Thursday 23 February to Sunday 5 March

(performances Thurs - Sun),

all shows at 7.00 pm

Sally Bourne is KIDDING AROUND
Thursday 23 February to Sunday 26 February,

all shows at 9.00 pm

Kim Smith is MADLY ADORED
Friday 24 February at 11.00 pm

Fiona Thorn in FAIS-MOI MAL, JOHNNY
Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March,

all shows at 9.00 pm

QUINTESSENTIAL
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March,

all shows at 9.00 pm

Melissa Langton and Mark Jones
NO ROOM TO SWING A CAT!!!
Thursday 16 to Sunday 26 March

(performances Thurs – Sun),

all shows at 9.00 pm

Andrew Threlfall in BY REQUEST
Thursday 30 March to Sunday 9 April,

all shows at 9.00 pm

JANET SEIDEL PLAYS NEW YORK

Song stylist Janet Seidel is fast establishing an international reputation as one of Australia’s most accomplished cabaret performers. During November, in addition to her Melbourne & Wangaratta engagements, she appeared in the Japanese cities of Nagoya, Okayama and Tokyo, then on to New York where, with her brother David on double bass and Chuck Morgan on guitar, Seidel gave concerts at Chez Suzette and Regents.

Veteran New York cabaret performer, Steve Ross, currently appearing at the Stanhope Park Hyatt, took the time to catch her performance at the Regent, as did Cabaret Hotline’s Stu Hamstra. He wrote in Cabaret Hotline – ‘I had heard so much about this delightful jazz star from Australia, but I was still not prepared for this awesome performance. I have never been so thrilled by a performer I had not seen before since I saw Barb Jungr at Joes Pub several months ago. This lady is amazing – such pure clean vocals.’

Since returning home from overseas. Seidel has appeared with Tommy Tycho and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the Adelaide Festival Theatre in early December, and will give two performances of Christmas with Janet Seidel on 13 and 20 December as part of the Cabaret Headliners series at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Cabaret Headliners at The National Press Club in Canberra.

In February 2003 the National Press Club in Canberra established a Cabaret Headliners series to showcase the work of outstanding cabaret performers.

The National Press Club provides fine dining and a glamorous setting for the evenings, and in addition to the cabaret which are curated and hosted by Bill Stephens who ran The School of Arts Café in Queanbeyan until it closed at the end of 2000. Cabaret Headliners commenced at The National Press Club with a season by Janet Seidel and during the year has hosted seasons by Geraldine Turner, Judi Connelli, Geoff Harvey, Chelsea Plumley, Melissa Langton, Todd McKenney, Louise Page, Hayden Tee, Johnny Nicole, Natalie Gamsu, Steve Ross and The Rat Pack’s Back. Janet Seidel will round off the year with two performances of a special program entitled Christmas with Janet Seidel to be presented on 13 and 20 December.

The 2004 series commences with Indian performer Bobby Cash.

For Bookings or further information contact npc.org.au

Well-known stage and television actress Maggie Kirkpatrick has commenced a season of her one-woman show Still Here at the new Sydney venue Kabaret Voltaire. Dubbed by some as Australia’s answer to Elaine Stritch, and accompanied by the urbane Andrew Ross on piano, Kirkpatrick is wowing her audiences with her highly amusing collection of songs and reminiscences. Her season at Kabaret Voltaire runs until 20 December.

For further information check out showtune.com.au