Proposal

To create a monthly cabaret at the Byron Bay Community Centre.
Directed and Produced by Jem Edwards

Theatre to be turned into cabaret space, staged in the round. Raked seating to be stowed away and performance space in the round created, surrounded by tables to create small room/intimate space for performance.
Predominance of red colour, subdued light, cloth canopy to bring down grid height, use of spotlighting effects.
Bar in theatre.

Cabaret to alternate between well known national cabaret artists (e.g. Michaelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, Christa Hughes, Annie Lee, Paul Capsis) and local artists from the community. The shows will incorporate all aspects of cabaret, political skits, songs, lampooning, satire of current fashions and issues, burlesque, topical events, morals, cultural issues, etc.. Also a range of outrageousness from youth slanted performance to adult themed nights.

Each of the run of twelve shows will have a theme relevant to the month/time of year in Byron Bay.
Examples of possible themes:

Everything's ****ed

The Blandedization of Byron Bay
(don't jive me with that cosmic debris)

The Joys of Depression

Valentines Day (massacre)
(unrequited love songs, love's revenge, ex's revenge, bitterness, etc.)

Midsummer Pagan Solstice
(pagan bloodfest/horror)

Not the Blues Fest

Mother's Day

Queen's Birthday
(pretty vacant)

A Winter's Tale/The Winter of Discontent
(political satire etc.)

The Moon The Sun The Stars