The Kit Kat Club

Red Bennies enters the terrible two's in sexy style, celebrating the launch of the KIT KAT CLUB BURLESQUE

Join us for a night of mayhem and glamour in Red Bennies 2nd Birthday Extravaganza!

Melbourne's premier burleque artists bring you a boundary breaking new format, KIT KAT CLUB BURLESQUE that will leave you on the edge of your seat and gasping for breath. A little bit twisted with lashings of raunch, Kit Kat Club Burlesque provides the best evening's entertainment available in Melbourne.

So with cocktail in hand step into a hazy world where not everything is as it seems and rules were meant to be broken, where inhibition is left behind with the tug of a garter and toss of a glove.

Dates: Friday 3rd February

Time: 7pm

Price: $20 Presale $25 on the Door

TICKETS

Back in the land of tassels!

Hi folks!
I thought it was probably about time I get back on the blogging train since I have in the last month or so been performing again post baby and have so many exciting things to share with you!

I was flat out all of September with Metropolis 2040 at Red Bennies. We had a 6 show run and I enjoyed every minute of it! I cannot praise creatrix, Vesper White, enough for her vision, attention to detail and creativity in this stunning show. It is such a joy to see our artform being driven by thoughtful, artistic people and I finished the season feeling triumphant and utterly inspired! I will be posting pictures and a proper review shortly, so stay tuned.

In Burlesque Festival news, we have bid farewell to co-founder, Sapphira, as she embarks on some very exciting personal projects and I wish her the very best!
We have got some REALLY exciting surprises in store for 2012, but I will have to keep a lid on it for a bit longer, though I tell ya, it aint easy! As always it is going to be bigger, better and all round bombastic!

I have a few other nice little projects coming up including a new event "Sirens of Sin - The Seven Deadly Sins Reavealed!" Which I will cover in a later post, as well as a burlesque open mic (open shirt?) night, which will hopefully be launching by the end of the year.

The Fringe festival has been on in Melbourne, which unfortunately I have completely missed out on, but from the looks of it there have been some killer show and I am hoping to make it to Fringe Royal Rumble this Sunday (and you should too!) where the cream of Melbourne Fringe Festivals performers have been hand picked to enter into mortal combat in the Red Bennies Mexican Wrestling ring of carny carnage! Burlesque vs Vaudeville! Comedians vs Cabaret! Mime vs Circus! - its going to be outrageous!
Sounds too good to miss out on! You can get tix here.

In other news, The Gorelesque beast is on the road! Last weekend Sydney got their first taste and tonight and tomorrow Adelaide, before the bus of gore comes home to Melbourne. This looks like a blood-tastic feast, and if B-grade horror films and zombies are your thing I implore you to check it out. See photos here. Tickets available through the website.

This is what The Armchair Traveller had to say:

"Armchair Traveller had the shock and awe treatment - or should that be shock and gore - at Gorlesque! Touring nationally this October - catch it - so you too can be covered in blood, meat, vomit, mothers milk and flesh! Yes - Armchair Traveller was up stage and is now soaked in gore! A night well spent!"

And thats all for now! I look forward to seeing you at a show real soon.

Kisses, RR

Burlesque in Melbourne this weekend!

This weekend is the is a veritable feast of Burlesque happening in Melbourne! Come see me run my mouth as MC on friday, as well as perform, and Saturday I will be getting my gore on...

FRIDAY

A night of burlesque to celebrate the launch of 'Burlesque - A Retrospective', Samantha Diamond and Angela McConnell present an event you won't want to miss... Featuring performances from many of the books stars, including a final farewell performance from Miss Diamond herself, book signings, amazing prizes, dancing and debauchery, book your tickets as this will be a night to remember! ! Special giveaways on the night for "Best Dressed" patrons so dress to impress! Prizes from: The Pinup Gal Kiss Me Quick Hexotica 'Burlesque - A Retrospective' Launch Party Friday Oct 29th 8pm - Late Red Bennies - 373 Chapel St, South Yarra $20 entry includes $5 off the book Buy tickets here. SATURDAY    Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, a second and definitely final show will be staged for Halloween 2010. Can't keep a good zombie down! The Gorelesque crew are proud to present yet another evening of dark burlesque, horror-riety and gore-a-go-go for your voyeuristic pleasure! Featuring firm crowd favourites from the first show, and an array of fresh meat show treats for those wanting more! Plus! ...A brand new film from the Gorelesque studios, installations and surprises by our resident Gorehound Girls, a special late-night horror show for the truly twisted, and the world's first interactive human Operation game! Come and play with the scream queens on October 30th! F*%k what you've heard, this is THE place to be on Halloween! We're going to howl, party, and help the undead dance until dawn... Shake the grave dust blues away. GET SOME! Starring: The brain-eating... MISS NIC Creature from the burly lagoon... VESPER WHITE Scream teen beauty queen... GYPSY WOOD The hoop-wielding heart-stopper KIRA HU-LA-LA (SYD) The flame-haired secretary of your dreams... TANK The grave-shaking, tomb stomping... BETTY BLOOD Freddy's nightmare... FOXTROT INDIA Goddess of destruction herself... ROSY RABBIT Your favourite creep from the deep... ROD LARA Voodoo ragdolly... TULLY JADE With your evilly dead MC, the great ASHER TRELEAVEN And DJ DOT COM to help you make a mess of yourself on the dance floor PRIZES FOR BEST DRESSED from our generous sponsors. Dress for Halloween! $15 PRESALE, $20 ON THE DOOR Tix available Friday 10th September from www.redbennies.com. Get in quick, we sold out in advance last time! Early 'til late!

Sydney here I come...

This morning I am getting ready to go to Sydney, and as usual have left my packing to the last minute! And this packing will be no easy task considering I have 3 costumes to bring (one of which is an oversized stuffed lobster) as well as a weeks worth of clothing!

I am super excited to be going on this trip, its rare that I have more than a day there if I go up for a show but because I will be there for a week I will have plenty of time for some long overdue catch-ups with dear friends from when I lived there.

I am also very pleased that it will be warm up there! Melbourne winter has been dragging its miserable feet and I am craving some sunshine, It is supposed to be Spring after all!

Anyhoo, if you are in Sydney and would like to pop along to one of the fantastic shows Noir Revue or Underwater Love (or both!) don't forget to get your tickets early, I would love to see everyone there!

 

 

Shimmy Shake!

Its that time of the month again! hooray!

This month as well as resident performers Foxtrot India, Poppy Cherry and myself, you will be treated to the whimsical magic of Lola The Vamp (Syd) and with sparkles, giggles and partial nudity miss Becky Lou (miss Burlesque Tasmania).

The Australian Burlesque Festival 2010

The festival is coming up very quickly and I am furiously bedazzling in the hope to have my costume up to scratch for my performance! I am fortunate to have the help of my wonderful friend and talented bedazzler, the lovely L'amour. We have had many a day of sequining and endless cups of tea (between me emailing and making phone calls!) to get the job done! L'amour has astounded me at her generosity of time, energy and support especially when she is very soon to be bringing a little baby into the world!!

It has been a massive learning curve to produce such a large scale event and have been truly blessed with a wonderful team of co-producers. We have been working round the clock (often to the detriment of the rest of our lives, partners, jobs etc!) to make the most wonderful event for audiences and performers alike...

This evening the four of us; Dolores Daiquiri, Sapphira and Chaz Royal had our first face to face meeting since Chaz only arrived from London last week. It was such a treat to all sit down and talk about everything after the trillions of emails that have zipped across the world back and forth. I am pleased as punch with our little gang!

So, on that note, if you haven't already got your tickets I suggest you be quick about it or you won't get one! The Gala "Big Tease" in Melbourne has sold out and all other events are hurtling towards the same thing!

All the info is on our website here.

Rosy Rabbit Goes To London!

Little Rosy Rabbit has been invited to perform at this years London Burlesque Week, and needs your help to get there!

So in true burlesque style that means lets have a party!

Sunday March 21st @ Miss Libertines, 34 Franklin St Melb.

$15 -for presale tickets please visit my myspace page - www.myspace.com/missrosyrabbit

Entertainment from 8pm including:

CASKET RADIO (live duo) http://www.myspace.com/introducingcasketradio
LEON THOMAS (Live) www.myspace.com/leonthomasmelbourne
LOWBROW DJ's

Burlesque acts starring:
Dolores Daquiri
Sarah Lea Cheesecake
Samantha Diamond
Kelly Ann Doll
Vesper White
Frankie Valentine
Miss Nic
Poppy Cherry
Rosy Rabbit
and more!

PLUS...

go in to the draw to win a droolworthy prize from one of our amazingly fabulous sponsors...

A double pass for the season return of THE RUBY REVUE (http://www.jacbowie.com)

Gift Vouchers from:
HOPELESS LINGERIE - $200 (www.hopelesshotel.com.au)
PETA PLEDGER - $250 + Other treats! (http://www.petapledger.com)
BLUE ATTIC - $50 (http://www.blueattic.com.au)

Gifts from:
OUTRE GALLERY (http://www.outregallery.com)
and something for the fellows....
INSOMNIA SKATEBOARDS (http://www.insomniaskates.com)

Phew! What a night! Its going to be a hot-house of fun so make sure you come along and please invite all your Melbourne friends!!

xx

The Gangsters’ Ball

The Gangsters’ Ball 2008 was an amazing success, selling out 700 tickets some 4 weeks in advance with nearly 200 people queuing at the door for up to 3 hours to purchase the remaining 50 tickets… It was widely regarded by those who attended as “the best event of its type ever held in Sydney” and voted by the Drum Media Street Press Magazine in it's 2008 Readers Poll Edition as the “best Swing/Rockabilly Event of 2008”.

The promoters are extremely excited to announce the following stellar line-up for 2009:

Special Guest MC/Performer: Meow Meow! (New York’s world renowned Cabaret Starlet)

Live Band: The Velvet Set 10-piece Swing Band (Australia’s most dynamic swing band)

Burlesque & Cabaret: (with city of performance)
Bree Robertson (Contortionist) - Syd
Imogen Kelly (burlesque/aerials) - Syd, Melb & Bris
Lola the Vamp (burlesque) - Syd, Melb & Bris
Tasia (burlesque) - Syd & Melb
Mark Winmill (cabaret/hula hoops/aerials) - Syd & Bris
Sarina Del Fuego (burlesque) - Syd & Bris
The Birdmann (vaudeville cabaret) - Melb
Kitty Van Horne (singing burlesque) - Syd
Rosy Rabbit (burlesque) - Syd & Bris
Frankie Valentine (burlesque) - Syd, Melb & Bris
Hi Ball Burlesque (burlesque troupe) - Melb
Laura la Reyna (cabaret/hula hoops/aerials) - Melb
B.B. le Buff (burlesque) - Bris
La Viola Vixen (burlesque) - Bris

Swing Dancing Performances: (with city of performance)
Swing Patrol Performance Troupe - Syd & Melb
Swingtime Performance Troupe - Syd
Swing Dance Brisbane - Bris

Every show also features:

DJ’s: The country’s best Swing, Rockabilly and 50’s Rock & Roll DJ’s including Limpin’ Jimmy & the Swingin’ Kitten (Syd) & Jack Shit (FBI Radio - Syd).

The Gambling Den: FREE Poker, Roulette and Black Jack tables

Dance Competitions: Swing and 50’s Rock & Roll dancing contests with great prizes

Plus: Cigarette girls & pin-up models, merchandise stalls, cocktail bar, themed photo booth and fantastic prizes for the best dressed, best dancers and lucky door

Dress Code: Strictly Gangster, Moll, Flapper, Burlesque & Vintage…

more info www.gangstersball.com.au

GORELESQUE!

In my first attempts at Horror Burlesque, my brand new routine will be something between drown victim and japanese bondage! I'm very excited to debut this puppy as should you be to see it and all the other Melbourne burlesque beauties about to get blood-soaked and slime crusted...


A NIGHT OF ROCK'N'ROLL, BOOZE, BEER BLOOD AND BABES!

KING CANNONS FEATURE AS THE GUEST BAND ON A NIGHT OF "GORE" and TOUNGE IN CHEEK PERFORMANCES FROM....

MELBOURNES DARLING ROSY RABBIT

SCREAM QUEEN MISS VESPER WHITE,

TATTOOED TREASURE MISS NIC,

SPARKLING CUTEY JASPER LA JEWEL

BURLESQUE BEAUTY VELMA VALENTINA

AND THE SENSATIONAL SAMAMTHA DIAMOND!.

THIS SHOW IS BOUND TO MAKE YOU HOT UNDER THE COLLAR!!

SO HOW MUCH DOES ONE PAY FOR THIS PRIME RIB SHOW?

$10 ENTRY!

FLASH FACTION

Calling all superheroes, secret agents and space cadets! Join us as we part the Iron Curtain for a one-night celebration of neo-constructivist design, agit-pop fashion, and over the wall performance.

East meets West in an atomic blast of Cold War chic, space-age hysteria and paramilitary excess as Melbourne's newest late-night hideout is invaded by the political party of the year.

Hear: late 70s Neurodisko, East German gogo, Avant-space rock, All-American garage pop and Cold-War soundscapes by Sam Wareing and DJs Ms Emma Peel, Hannah Fox and Master Bedroom

See: Costume and concept by FAD Productions, Set and performance design by Supple Fox featuring Sveta Dobranoch and her vodka swilling cheersquad, Marawa the Amazing on batons, Russian Goldiloks, the White Rose Resistance and other surprises too good to tell!

Dress: Choose your camp and be ready to cheer as Mother Russia and Uncle Sam come head to head in a performance-off of nuclear proportions, or sit on the fence - while it lasts.

Tix $20 through http://www.flashfaction.org/

Design Festival: http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/events/design-for-everyone/flash-faction/#e309

Berlin Bar: http://www.berlinbar.com.au/