Cabaret

  • Fringe Festival

SEEN & HEARD

The art of storytelling meets the thrill of the variety show. Seen & Heard is back!

The cast of Seen & Heard are depicted in black and white against a candy pink background. From left to right: Lazy Susan with a beehive hairdo and sunglasses, Maureen McGillicuddy in a floral dress, Tina Del Twist in a mumu and cloche, Frankie van Kan with long, flowing locks, and Anna Lumb in a leotard and ribbons.
Past Event

Image Credit: Designed by Alex Matsoukas

  • Directed by: Rebecca Church

  • Produced by: Anna Lumb & Wes Snelling

A selection of Melbourne’s most beloved drag and cabaret artists give us a glimpse into the souls beneath the sequins.

From 2015 to 2018, Seen & Heard Cabaret provided a platform for some of Melbourne's (and the world's) Fringe variety darlings to share intimate stories of their lives alongside the acts they were renowned for. Its kaleidoscopic line-up featured performers who could seamlessly switch from razzle to dazzle to radical vulnerability. The show toured to Edinburgh, Adelaide and Perth Fringes, and won Melbourne Fringe's Best Cabaret award in 2017.

Six years, many major life experiences, and a changed world later, a handful of the original performers have felt a strong call to revisit Seen & Heard. They’re also inviting a few new friends to share a glimpse of themselves beneath the glitter and greasepaint.

Cast: Tina del Twist, Anna Lumb, Frankie van Kan, Maureen McGillicuddy (Granny Bingo), & Lazy Susan