Disco to Dazzle Darwin in 2017
and returns to Sydney for 2 seasons of funky, fresh, fun!
The ARIA nominated and award-winning hit show VELVET will tour to Darwin for the first time in October next year. As part of its Australian and New Zealand 2017 tour, the Darwin season will commence on Saturday 9 October 2017 at Darwin Entertainment Centre, and will play for one week only.
Due to popular demand, VELVET will also return to Sydney in both the CBD and Parramatta for two separate seasons. The initial Sydney season will commence on 26 July 2017 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre for a strictly limited season, then for the final leg of this tour, VELVET will arrive at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta from 21 October 2017 for two weeks only.
A sell-out success over the past two years at the 2015 and 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festivals, Edinburgh Fringe, Brisbane Festival, Sydney Opera House and CUB Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, VELVET is back to dazzle audiences across the country.
Director Craig Ilott has created a hedonistic world, pitting dazzling acrobatics against disco divas as this sexy, spectacular, sparkling and slightly sadomasochistic show channels the original Studio 54 nightclub. The international ensemble of circus, cabaret and music talent return in 2017: dreamy muscle man Stephen Williams, hula boy extraordinaire Craig Reid, acrobatic wunderkind Mirko Köckenberger, sizzling aerialist Emma Goh and musical director and mix master Joe Accaria, alongside the legendary diva Marcia Hines, who is currently a host on Foxtel Smooth. Two new cast members will join Velvet for the 2017 tour: actor/singer Tom Oliver will play the young ingénue who slips behind the red velvet rope at the glamorous nightclub that is VELVET; while Kaylah Attard joins returning cast member Rechelle Mansour as the two sassy sirens.
VELVET shocks, surprises and scintillates at every turn. It’s a party, it’s electrifying, and its exhilarating disco soundtrack never lets up from the opening moment. Each performance invites the audience into an intoxicating glitterball world where the performers and the audience walk the fine line between the romantic and the audacious. VELVET is a fantastic sensory overload – funky, fresh, fun and sexy.
VELVET | Sydney, Darwin & Parramatta
SYDNEY SEASON DETAILS
VENUE: Roslyn Packer Theatre, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
DATES: From 26 July 2017
TIMES: Tues-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Sun 3:00pm & 6:00pm
PRICES: Tickets from $45
BOOKINGS: ticketmaster.com.au or www.roslynpackertheatre.com.au
PARRAMATTA SEASON DETAILS
VENUE: Riverside Theatre, Parramatta
DATES: From 21 October 2017
TIMES: Tues- Fri 8:00pm, Sat 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Sun 3:00pm & 6:30pm
PRICES: Tickets from $45
BOOKINGS: ticketmaster.com.au or riversideparramatta.com.au
DARWIN SEASON DETAILS
VENUE: Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin
DATES: From 7 October 2017
TIMES: Tues – Fri 7.30pm, Sat 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Sun 3:00pm & 6:30pm
PRICES: Tickets from $45.00
BOOKINGS: yourcentre.com.au
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