2/28/2023 0 Comments Dark kabaret review![]() ![]() It is like encountering a Marlene Dietrich like chanteuse in Cape Town. Arrive early to enjoy Hishin’s pre-show cabaret set. Hannah Hishin and Jessica Köhler are great. Emily Isted is an acclaimed ballerina and here she is saucing it up with burlesque – revealing and concealing – teasing between the flickers of light and shadow. Imogen Kelly wore sandals and conjures up Marilyn Monroe. ![]() Harris says that in choreographing this set, she was inspired by Imogen Kelly’s performance in the 23rd Annual Miss Exotic World Competition. ![]() Emily Isted is dazzling, as she mashes up the precision from her ballet training with burlesque. Besides from reviving these fave sets, the rest is new. Everything feels like a “long time ago” at the moment, in the 2 nd year of the pandemic. There is a contortionist masked being set that was also performed “a long time ago”. Alexander Tops performed this famous variety show routine in a previous Followspot show, Bon Soir, “a long time ago”. Watch out for Bradley Searle and his mannequin. Two of the vaudeville type acts have been seen in previous Followspot Kalk Bay shows. Noir features signature Followspot Kalk Bay strength and athletic dance – with the amazing Brad and Ash Searle (brothers) and Liam Gillespie. Vanessa Harris as director has drawn from burlesque, vaudeville and cabaret to put together 22 sets –packed into one hour and twenty minutes. I loved Noir: The wow of major lifts, comic interludes, showbiz glam allure of burlesque and staying balanced and on top always. Theatre review: Noir at Kalk Bay Theatre, April-May 2021 What: Noir – cabaret/burlesque/variety Where: Followspot Kalk Bay Theatre at Brass Bell Restaurants & Pubs, Main Rd, Kalk Bay When: Until May 15, 2021– Thursday, Friday and Saturday and nights Time: 8pm but there is 7.45 pre-show set by Hannah Hishin Featuring: Ash Searle, Vanessa Harris, Bradley Searle, Hannah Hishin, Emily Isted, Jessica Köhler, Liam Gillespie Director: Ash Searle and Vanessa Harris Tickets: R250 at via Quicket WhatsApp line: 0 E-mail enquiries: Duration: 75 minutes Age Restriction: No under 18s ![]()
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