Who is the performer? Michael Griffiths.
What makes cabaret special? The intimacy, the spontaneity and the storytelling.
If you had to condense cabaret into a feeling or emotion, what would it be? Connection. There’s a connection that happens (when it works!) between audience and performer that I’ve not experienced in any other medium.
When did you first get hooked on cabaret? I did a cabaret at The Stables in Sydney straight out of W.A.A.P.A and have been hooked since then as a performer and audience member.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen at a cabaret show? Seeing Kiki and Herb at the Melbourne Comedy Festival a few years back – their epic and absurd backstory about being present at the birth of Jesus, eating the placenta and thus discovering eternal life. It was a ten minute deranged rant that completely blew my mind. Then they sang Kate Bush.
What’s your favourite thing about the Melbourne Cabaret Festival? This my first year so I’ll have to get back to you!
Tell us about your show. What’s it about? Sweet Dreams strips back the songs of Eurythmics and her stunning solo work to delve in the psyche of Annie Lennox. Her romantic affair with Dave Stewart (which collapsed as they formed the duo) becomes a metaphor for the wonderful and terrifying things we all experience when we fall in love.
Describe your show with five words. One man pop cabaret spectacular.
How are people going to leave your show feeling? Madly in love with Annie Lennox and reminded of just how damn good those songs are.
What dates and times can I see your show? Wednesday July 3 until Sunday July 7, 7.30pm.
And at which venue? fortyfivedownstairs, CBD.
And for what price? $35/$30.
Where can we go to read more about your show? www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
