Melbourne's The Butterfly Club Presents Tom Dickins In WHERE WAS I? And Many More Performances In October

The Melbourne Fringe Festival presents Tom Dickins in WHERE WAS I?  Are you running away from something, or toward it? Sometimes we run with no idea of what we're running from or what we're running toward. With the "velvety yet bittersweet voice of an angel, only recently fallen from grace" - (Amanda Palmer, The Dresden Dolls), Tom Dickins runs to the arms and beds of strangers, lovers and madmen across the globe. Written and Performed by Tom Dickins, winner of the 2009 'Under Our Wing Award, accompanied by Jennifer Kingwell on piano.

Performances will be Thursday 24 September to Sunday 11 October (12 performances Thurs to Suns) Performance times are 9.00 pm Thurs - Sats, 8.00 pm Sundays. Preview week ticket price: $15 and Season ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more. To order tickets, visit www.thebutterflyclub.com or www.melbournefringe.com.au. The show lasts 60 minutes approximately. Listen to Tom at www.myspace.com/tomdickins.

Other upcoming performances at The Butterfly Club include:

LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES

Life is like a box of chocolates, so many choices so many chocolates! When life gets you down, who do you turn to? A close friend or your trusty box of chocolates ... Come on a rollercoaster ride of bad dates, possible love and lots of chocolates. The show is performed by Michelle Zeimer and accompanied by Adrian Portell

Performances: Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October (three performances)
Times: 7.00 pm Fri & Sat, 6pm Sun
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 50 minutes approx

 

The Laudanum Project Presents:
THE TERRIBLE ACCOUNT OF THE ST FIACRIUS ORPHANS

"Of the nineteen custodians, seven survived. Five went insane; two went missing, never to be found ..." Join Dr Dorian and Alphonse as they drag you through the darkenEd Halls of the St Fiacrius Home For Wayward Children and bring you face to face with the horrific events that shaped Christmas Eve 1863.

Performances: Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October (four performances)
Times: 7.00 pm Thurs to Sat; 6.00 pm Sun
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 50 minutes approx
For More information, please visit www.myspace.com/laudanumproject

Headline show
DOLLY DIAMOND
The Friday Night Late Show

Dolly Diamond returns to The Butterfly Club by popular demand. This time she's taking over Friday nights in ‘Dolly Diamond, The Friday Night Late Show'. With a start time of 10.30 pm this show promises to be a raunchy return for Dolly and this time she is not alone. She brings pianist Adrian Portell. With a chemistry that can't be bottled, or sniffed at.

Dolly sings live and has a razor sharp wit that is not for the faint hearted. With a host of new songs and some familiar ones, Dolly is thrilled to be back at The Butterfly Club.

"Dolly Diamond dazzles from the moment the lights come up. The music is fantastic and it's impossible to keep feet or hands still. Dolly's interaction ... redefines what it means to be quick-witted, and leaves the audience hoping for a song so they get a chance to stop laughing and catch their breath." - Kate Rose, Sunday Herald Sun

Friday nights in October and November, from Fri 9 Oct to Fri 27 November (eight performances)Time: 10.30 pm
Ticket price: $22 full / $18 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
More info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXot7nxNJpE
Duration: 60 minutes approx

OH THE HORROR!
Come dressed as your favourite horror character!

What happens when Frankenstein's monster, his Bride, the Wolfman, Count Dracula, Carrie, Freddy Krueger, Baby Jane, Norman Bates, Regan MacNeil and Leatherface (all on the run from an angry mob) congregate in a small mid-western diner to discuss their woes in a raucous gore-filled group therapy session? Oh The Horror! happens that's what!!!

The Butterfly Club hosts a special preview selection of a funny, irreverent yet poignant rock n roll monster musical filled with slaughter, schlock horror and sadistic showtunes for everyone! Catch a sneak peek of the new musical before its workshop showings at Dancehouse.

Book & Lyrics by Lee Gambin
Music by Anthony Biancofiore, Melanie Schmidt, Sarah McKeown & Lee Gambin
Choreography by Cara Mitchell
Directed by Geoffrey Masters
Saturday 10 October at 10.30 pm (one performance)
Ticket price: $15
Bookings for the special preview at The Butterfly Club: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Bookings to the workshop showings at Dancehouse (28 - 31 Oct): http://tinyurl.com/moshtix
Duration: 45 minutes approx

 

Sharon Kirschner in
SANITY IS OVERRATED!

In today's society what is normal? Aren't we all a little crazy? What some call addictions, others call committed to a cause. One person might call it an obsession, while another sees it as a passion. Join Sharon on her journey of self discovery with all of her ‘causes', ‘passions' and other crazy quirks. Accompanied by James Simpson on piano.

Performances: Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October (four performances)
Times: 7.00 pm Thurs to Sat; 6.00 pm Sun
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx

 

Headline show
Mikelangelo in
THE NIGHTINGALE OF THE ADRIATIC

After years of traversing the globe to great acclaim with his group The Black Sea Gentlemen and the Oliver award winning production La Clique, the charming crooner Mikelangelo returns to Melbourne.  His solo show The Nightingale of the Adriatic debuted at the 2007 Adelaide Cabaret Festival to rapturous response.  In the show, Mikelangelo weaves the Europe of his imagination together with true stories based on the experience of his father and aunties as Croatian migrants in Australia. Through these insightful, tragic, mundane and hilarious songs and stories Mikelangelo burrows deeply into personal histories and lets some eccentric and entertaining family skeletons out of the closet.

Dates: Wed 14 to Sun 18 October (five performances)
Times: 9.00 pm Thurs - Sat, 8.00 pm Wed and Sun
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx

 

THE EMERALD BUTCHER - fundraiser
Hosted by Tina Del Twiste!

Come see a night of top performers, all of whom are uniting in support of a project which will highlight one of Victoria's most under recognised cultural assets. The Emerald Butcher will be a site-specific performance about the history of the Emerald Hill precinct - one of the best preserved Victorian era conservation areas in the world.  The show is currently under development by researcher, writer and director Wes Snelling and will be presented in March 2010. It is proudly supported by the South Melbourne Business Association and the City of Port Phillip through the Cultural Development Fund.

Wednesday 21 October at 8.00 pm (one performance)
Ticket price: $10
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx
Line up: check on www.thebutterflyclub.com

THE PRICE OF GENIUS: A DAUGHTER OF THE REVOLUTION
an era of Beethoven's music and Shelley's poetry, and a time of great upheaval and revolt, Mary Wollstonecraft changed the world forever when she wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She married an anarchist, demanded sexual equality, and gave birth to both feminism and the famous Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein. But ... Mary Wollstonecraft had another daughter. This is her story. Performed by Ilsa Cook with piano accompaniment by Katherine Gillon

Directed by Kim Edwards
Music by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Book and lyrics by Sally Collyer

Dates: Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October (four performances)
Times: 7pm Thurs - Sat, 6pm Sun
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx

 

Headline show
Dave Graney: LIVE IN HELL

LIVE IN HELL is the sequel to the narrative show POINT BLANK, which was set around songs about a performer walking onto a stage and fighting many heroic battles for the territory. It talked of the performer drawing power from collective mythology and his own underworld as he battled away at the frontline. ("Always keep your supply lines at a right angle to your frontline so as to provide the most narrow profile possible!") His goal was to attain a state as a part of music itself. At the end of that show he reached a "point blank" as he walked out onto the stage and instead of another violent conflict he was confronted with an expectant, accepting crowd.  Now he had to enter his own scene.

This was a new place and all the power he had drawn on thus far was no longer of any use.  This is what happens next. LIVE IN HELL. A world without reflection or time except that to be found within other peoples eyes!  Out in the open and prey to anybody who walks along. He is unprotected by any context of his own. Save what he can conjure and wear himself. He is a wild man again. He is among the people. He has gone to HELL. WHERE YOU LIVE! Featuring songs Dave Graney writes and sings, IN HELL! Also selected songs from fellow travellers, IN HELL! (Elvis Presley, the Fall, the Doors, Roxy Music, Jerry Lee Lewis)

Dates: Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October (four performances)
Times: 9.00 pm Thurs - Sat, 8.00 pm Sunday
Ticket price: $27 full / $22 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx
More info: http://www.thedavegraneyshow.com
http://www.myspace.com/davegraney

 

Lizzie Matjacic
FROM HERE TO MATERNITY

From pregnancy tests and parenting tips to teething toddlers and tipsy teddy bears, Lizzie Matjacic has learnt that Mother doesn't always know best, but it can sometimes be fun finding out!  From Here to Maternity is a funny and nostalgic look at the trials and tribulations of motherhood - mum's the word!

Dates: Thurs 29 October to Sunday 1 November (four performances)
Times: 7.00 pm Thurs - Sat; 6.00 pm Sunday
Ticket price: $22 full / $17 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx

 

Headline show
Simon Palomares in
TANGOS BY GARDEL

Simon Palomares presents a collection of tangos by the most prominent figure in the history of tango, Carlos Gardel. Sung in Spanish and accompanied by Dave Evans on piano accordion and the fabulous flamenco duo The Gypsy Crims, this is night of storytelling, heartfelt music and passion by one of Australia's most accomplished performers.

More info: www.simonpalomares.com
Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/mbpqdq
Dates: Wed 28 to Sat 31 October (four performances)
Times: 8.00 pm Wed; 9.00 pm Thurs - Sat
Ticket price: $25 full / $20 concession and for groups of 8 or more
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 60 minutes approx

REGULAR NIGHTS

FOUR MINUTE WARNING
A new monthly play that relives the Glory Days of radio comedy.

It is 1966; England is a derelict wasteland. The BBC's Emergency Broadcast System is our only hope. Let's see who's on line 1.  Each episode is performed and recorded before a live audience and will be released as a podcast.

More info: www.fourminutewarning.org
Dates / times: Tuesday 6 October at 8.00 pm (first Tues of every month)
Tickets: $10
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: one hour approx

THAT TIME OF THE MONTH
THAT TIME OF THE MONTH is a new comedy room specialising in comedic cabaret and musical comedy. It will be showcasing the best musical comedy in town; expect to see well known comedians trying out new material and rising stars of the comedy scene.

Dates / times: Tuesday 13 October at 8.00 pm (second Tues of every month)
Tickets: $15
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com
Duration: 90 minutes approx, with intermission
More info / line-up: www.winestain.com.au

THE BUTTERFLY GLEE CLUB
SHOWTUNE TUESDAYS

In addition to the highly successful Wednesday night sessions hosted by Vicky Jacobs, Glee Club is now running on Tuesday nights singing showtunes from music theatre past and present and hosted by international cabaret and music theatre star Chelsea Plumley.  Glee Club is the only sing-a-long choir in town. There are no solos, no microphones and no commitment to come every week. You just turn up, grab a drink at the bar and settle back in the kitsch and gorgeous surrounds of The Butterfly Club to have a big ol' group sing of some of the best music on the planet.

Dates / times: Tuesdays at 6.15 pm
Tickets: $10
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com or just turn up
More info: go to our facebook page or email glee.club@optusnet.com.au
Duration: one hour approx

THE BUTTERFLY GLEE CLUB
CLASSIC WEDNESDAYS

Forget yoga. Forget All-Bran. Forget colonic irrigation. If you really want to do something that makes you feel good inside - just SING. And what better place to sing out than at THE BUTTERFLY GLEE CLUB, the hippest sing-along choir in town. Come along and sing as loudly or softly as you like - there are no solos and no karaoke microphones - just a big ol' group sing. THE BUTTERFLY GLEE CLUB is conducted by the gorgeous and talented Vicky Jacobs (MulTi Green Room Award Nominee for Musical Direction) who never tells anyone off and lets all singers drink as much wine during rehearsal as they like!

Dates / times: Wednesdays at 6.15 pm (note earlier start time)
Tickets: $10
Bookings: www.thebutterflyclub.com or just turn up
More info: go to our facebook page or email glee.club@optusnet.com.au
Duration: one hour approx

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