Cabaret

EXHUMED: The ‘Best’ of Bradley Storer

A gloriously depraved musical romp through the graveyard with Melbourne’s Dark Princeling of Cabaret.

$37.00
Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website
The performer Bradley Storer stands against a black velvet backdrop. He is semi-nude from the waist up, hands and forearms covered in black paint, fingers contorted into claws. His face is painted corpse-white with eyes blackened in a monstrous fashion. Bradley twists to face the camera, smirking menacingly.
The performer Bradley Storer, in a black ruffled shirt and a corpse-white painted face, stares into the camera with black tear-drop stains dripping down his cheeks and forehead. His left hand is placed on the side of his head with the other crammed in his mouth pulling his jaw open.
The performer, Bradley Storer, stands against a crimson red backdrop - he is cloaked in a large oversized black GunShy faux-fur jacket, with a dark red ruffled shirt underneath. His face is covered in black tear drop make up combined with facial jewels, and topped with a golden halo-crown reminiscent of a Christian saint. He stands with his red-gloved hands placed palm up against his sternum, head tilted back slightly and staring down at the camera menancingly.
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Image Credit: Alexis Delsauniers-Lea

The performer Bradley Storer stands against a black velvet backdrop. He is semi-nude from the waist up, hands and forearms covered in black paint, fingers contorted into claws. His face is painted corpse-white with eyes blackened in a monstrous fashion. Bradley twists to face the camera, smirking menacingly.
The performer Bradley Storer, in a black ruffled shirt and a corpse-white painted face, stares into the camera with black tear-drop stains dripping down his cheeks and forehead. His left hand is placed on the side of his head with the other crammed in his mouth pulling his jaw open.
The performer, Bradley Storer, stands against a crimson red backdrop - he is cloaked in a large oversized black GunShy faux-fur jacket, with a dark red ruffled shirt underneath. His face is covered in black tear drop make up combined with facial jewels, and topped with a golden halo-crown reminiscent of a Christian saint. He stands with his red-gloved hands placed palm up against his sternum, head tilted back slightly and staring down at the camera menancingly.

  • Performed by: Bradley Storer

  • Musical Director: David Butler

Please note: Melbourne Fringe’s ticket allocation is exhausted, for tickets visit the Butterfly Club website.

Older? Definitely. Wiser? ...who can tell?

After reaching his 10 year anniversary in cabaret (minus those pesky lockdown years!) and breaking down weeping in despair, Bradley Storer - Melbourne’s own Dark Princeling of Cabaret - is looking inwards and asking the same question everyone on earth is asking in the face of climate catastrophe: "where did it all go wrong?"

Digging up the corpses of shows past, Bradley splices together the best musical moments of his career so far into a glorious Frankenstein’s monster of music. Songs by artists such as Nick Cave, Patti Smith and Radiohead are sliced, chopped and vivisected back together into an alt-cabaret musical concert bonanza!

Examining music from the past while looking at where we are now, EXHUMED explores the struggle to face the dark truths of the modern world while finding the strength to keep hope alive. When the world we lost is revealed to have been a nightmare all along... where do we go next?


"Storer is an absolutely genius performer... a natural born storyteller with a truly fabulous voice that could just as easily fill arenas... " – Planet Arts Melbourne

"His quirky personality and his boisterous banter ignited the crowd. What a star!" – The Plus Ones

"Delicious camp, catastrophic and calculating and sure to delight!" – Kryztoff Adelaide

About Bradley Storer

Bradley Storer is a Melbourne based cabaret and music theatre performer specializing in Weimar-inspired and dark contemporary cabaret. Exploring the extremes of human existence and examining the underbelly of modern society through the works of artists such as Nick Cave, the Dresden Dolls and Arcade Fire, Bradley has been dubbed ‘the Dark Princeling of Melbourne cabaret’. His show TRICKSTER received critical acclaim across multiple seasons both locally and nationally, and debuted his latest work DARK PRINCE in 2022.

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: MA15+

  • Event warnings: Some Nudity, Moderate Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Violence, Self Harm Or Suicide, Sexual Assault Or Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Alcohol Use, Death, War, Mental Health, Murder, COVID-19/Coronavirus, Grief, Sexual References.

  • The Butterfly Club - Downstairs
    5 Carson Pl, Melbourne CBD, VIC, 3000

    This venue is not wheelchair accessible and there is no step-free access to this venue as there are steps throughout.

    There is no reserved parking for permit holders, though there are plenty of commercial carparks nearby.

    There is no accessible toilet at this venue.

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  • Full: $37.00

  • Concession: $33.00

‘... If this performance is any indication, audience members can look forward to many more years of Bradley Storer continuing to make a unique, intelligent and superbly sung impression on any song he lends his talent to.’ - Theatre Matters

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‘‘Storer possesses an unfathomable amount of stage prowess, with an ability to completely draw in the audience whilst delivering songs with ethereal vocal magnificence... utterly captivating’ - You Should See It Melbourne

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‘Light moments of levity... allow Storer to show off his true showmanship and command of an audience... His stunning voice is just as at home with bold and brassy Cher references as it is with beautifully quiet songs of reflection and deserves to be heard in Melbourne’s biggest theatres... this is a show and a talent not to be missed!’ - Standing Innovation

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Sessions: In Person Events

Date Time Venue

Monday, 02 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Tuesday, 03 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Thursday, 05 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Friday, 06 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Saturday, 07 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Sunday, 08 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Downstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

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