5/31/2023 0 Comments Song about growing up![]() ![]() Between songs there is repartee from our self-styled Teutonic stage manager and our life coach MC. We hear ‘Resurrection Rag’ from Constance, and a wry lament on dating apps: ‘Swiping left on love’ from Clever. As an opening number, he offers us ‘Mein Herr’ from Cabaret, but with an interesting pun on ‘Herr’. ![]() He’s period smart in pin striped trousers, flamingo pink shirt, and waistcoat. Make-up has to be over the top to complement the outfits, and it is.Ĭlever doesn’t do too badly either. We hear songs from the First World War while waiting, which set the scene for the lyrics to follow.Įnter Constance – in a modest full length dressing gown – presumably for the sake of complete contrast with the four gorgeous outfits which succeed, and indeed outdo, each other in the course of the show. And it’s this spirit, in merry cahoots with her sidekick Clever Hansel, that gives this show its charm. Songs for Grown Ups will appeal to fans of Tom Lehrer, Noel Coward and the tone deaf.įringe Bar, 28 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011Ĭonstance Craving is a large lady, with an even larger spirit. No subject is taboo, no rhyme too excruciating, no harmony too close – it’s no holes barred! Since first clapping eyes on one another, these two have been plotting a merger. Inexplicably popular as an EmCee for cabaret and burlesque shows, she has performed all over New Zealand as well as in Caburlesque, Cabaret l’Amour, The Menagerie, D.I.Y Burleskiwi and Burlesque Baby. Hansel also performs as a member of The Klaus Vermillion Quartet, Wellington’s only band of jazz con-artists.Ĭonstance Craving has been performing so long she used to have to write things with a pen. Ukulele in hand, he’s performed with artists such as Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley, and his pelvic gyrations have scandalised audiences at The Menagerie, Cabaret l’Amour, the Fetish Ball and the NZ Burlesque Festival (along with various dark alleys of the nation’s capital). Featuring Clever Hansel and Constance Craving, two of Wellington’s most tolerated cabaret performers.Ĭlever Hansel has been charming Wellington audiences with his delightfully perverse brand of burlesque, music and twisted cabaret since 2009. Louche cabaret celebrating First World Problems with satire and song. NZ Fringe Festival 2017 Production Details S & M’s Cocktail and Lounge Bar, 176 Cuba St, Wellington Fringe Bar, 26-32 Allen St, Te Aro, Wellington ![]()
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