'Make Believe - Children's Songs For Grown-Ups' Comes to The Butterfly Club
Like the lovechild of Noni Hazelhurst and your endearing drunk uncle, David Salter sings and slurs his way through a songbook of nostalgia in this adults-only children's show.
Your favourites from Patsy Biscoe, Sesame Street, Peter Combe, Disney and The Wiggles have finally reached legal drinking age! Salter's reinterpretations of cherished classics take dark, funny, and often unexpectedly raunchy turns, in this night of cabaret gold.
Cheaper than a drug habit and more fun than a psychotic break, Make Believe is the perfect antidote to the harsh realities of adult life. Achieving a superb balance between joyful exuberance and melancholic cynicism, Salter weaves together songs, comedy, magic, and ventriloquism to create the ultimate kids party, with the added pleasures of booze and the complete absence of children.
Described as "One of Adelaide's most versatile and engaging performers" (Adelaide Theatre Guide, 2018), David Salter has worked for over ten years as a children's entertainer and puppeteer. He has regularly brought his charming performance style to the stage in comedic, dramatic and musical productions, during Adelaide's Cabaret, Fringe and Feast festivals. Starting as the seed of an idea which was pollinated during Salter's time with the Australian Cabaret Summer School in 2013, Make Believe, his debut solo cabaret show, has been developed and crafted over the intervening years.
Declared "a highlight of the Adelaide Fringe" (4.5 stars, Glam Adelaide, 2018), it's Melbourne's turn to experience the fun and catharsis, as Make Believe lands at The Butterfly Club for one week only, nightly at 8:30pm, Monday to Saturday, August 13th to 18th.
Cost: $25-34
Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com
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