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Mayhem - Ziegfeld Club's Valentine's Day Cabaret
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Ziegfeld’s infamous cabaret show stars burlesque sensation Diesel Darling, sassy drag queen Maxi Shield and Mother’s Ruin, a gin soaked cabaret from the masterminds behind Lady Sings it Better.
Try your luck in our backdoor gambling den, be amazed by magician and trickster Liam Power, practise your swing dancing moves, have your portrait taken in glorious black and white, learn about the club’s drinking etiquette and even attempt to crack its safe!
Front up in your finest '50s attire, there will be prizes for best dressed! Ticket includes entry to the museum, full program of entertainment and activities, complimentary American-style catering from the cool cats at Nighthawk Diner and a drink on arrival.
Whether you take your Valentine out on the town or find him or her on the dance floor, this will be a night to remember.
Ziegfeld's cabaret show is just one part of the entertainment planned at Mayhem, and will repeat four times over the course of the night.
Guests will be allocated a time slot for the show upon arrival.
The show runs for approx 25mins. Supper will not be served as part of the cabaret show, but will be available throughout the night in the courtyard.
Cash bar available on the night.
Programmed by non-profit company The Festivalists, who bring together artists, unusual spaces and new ideas to create stimulating, interactive cultural experiences.
Ages 18+
Diesel Darling
Diesel Darling is a high-octane performer. She's a dancer, an actor, a jeweller, a snake-charmer and has a body from heaven (or was that hell?). Best known for her signature ‘Serpentease’ with her beloved pet pythons Claudia, and Danger, Diesel knows how to get people's engines revving. With those kind of skills it's no wonder that she was second runner-up at Miss Burlesque 2013 SA, and has taken her risky, frisky and deviously dangerous shows all over Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Recently Diesel has produced and starred in Glam Rock Burlesque for the Sydney Fringe Festival as well as performing in No More Queens - Gallery Burlesque, Pink Pussycat Burlesque, Red Light Confidential Industry Night, Great Gatsby Burlesque and headlining the Jurassic Lounge at the Australian Museum. Diesel Darling is always dangerous, a little mysterious and entices excitement. Strap yourself in for a dose of Diesel.
Mother’s Ruin
The masterminds behind Sydney cabaret act, Lady Sings it Better have teamed up with The Ginstress to offer a cabaret experience like no other. Libby Wood and Maeve Marsden are your matriarchal hosts, all heaving harmonies and tipsy candour, they stumble and soar through songs of love and mothers, gin and secrets, hand in hand with a gin tasting experience from resident gin expert Elly Michelle Clough from The Ginstress.
Liam Power
One of Sydney's busiest magicians, Liam Power is the resident magician at Tharen's Restaurant and Bar. He was the only magician invited to perform at the Falls Music and Arts Festival 2013. He also performed at 70's rock band, The Eagles' exclusive tour party in Sydney. In March 2014 Liam had the honour of travelling to Cambodia to film a documentary with the Fred Hollows Foundation, highlighting their work and performing magic for people after having their eyesight restored.
Maxi Shield
She’s one, twice, three times a lady- even on heavy days! Maxi Shield is Sydney’s drag de jour. Perched above that perfectly styled synthetic hair that frames her face, Shield wears a myriad of hats: performer extraordinaire, pole dancing compare, anti-violence safety ambassador and rugby union mascot, to name but a few. Largely, however, Shield is known as the good girl of drag. Enormously respected by the gay and lesbian community at large for her generous spirit and sense of community, Shield isn’t afraid to run a ladder in her stocking or chip an acrylic nail to help out when her community calls on her boundless talents to raise cold hard cash for charity.
The Nighthawk Diner
The Nighthawk Diner was founded by a couple of young chefs who have been borderline-obsessed with American culture since they were raised. The boys will be serving re-worked diner classics and Valentine’s themed delights.
