Cabaret

Galah Galah

Where my anxious girlies at? This one's for you.

Dates 18 - 22 Oct
Time 10:00pm, 9:00pm (55 minutes)
Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers

$22.00 - $30.00

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Wheelchair Accessible

A sky-blue backdrop. Gemma wears a hot pink dress and matching shoes, she is sitting on the floor with her legs out and hands in her lap, surrounded by pink feathers. She is looking a bit defeated and looking off to the side.

Past Event

Cabaret Fringe Fund

Image Credit: Lucinda Goodwin

Written by: Gemma Caruana
Directed by: Sarah Frencham
Presented by: Mover's Call Theatre Company

This very loud little girl was handed down two things by her family: a nickname comparing her to a noisy bird and a lot of high expectations.

A brand new work by Gemma Caruana, 'Galah Galah' features hilarious and heart-wrenching stories that every high-achiever-perfectionist-anxiety-ridden-eldest-sister type will find scarily familiar.

'Galah Galah' is a deep-dive into Gemma’s obsessive habits and people-pleasing practices told through a little oversharing and a lot of laughing at herself. From bucket-lists written at age 5 (morbid and unrealistic), to a 2008 Beijing Olympics assignment that definitely should've been graded an A+ instead of just an A (still not over it), 'Galah Galah' will comb through the most dramatic moments of Gemma’s childhood, reflect, and ask "was it really worth the stress-induced alopecia in year seven?".

After the critically acclaimed tour of her debut show 'Underwire', Gemma Caruana brings her newest work to the Festival Hub this Melbourne Fringe Festival. Directed by powerhouse creative Sarah Frencham and produced by Mover’s Call Theatre Company, 'Galah Galah' is one cabaret critics and audiences alike have been waiting for.

★★★★★ - Fresh 92.7
★★★★★ - Theatre Matters
★★★★★ - Lilithia Reviews
★★★★ - The Advertiser

"A masterclass in cabaret writing and performance. Gemma Caruana is perhaps one of the funniest, wittiest and talented cabaret performers in Melbourne.” - You Should See It Melbourne

“A tightly focused, urgent and often boisterously funny story. Caruana comes across as a force of nature." - The Saturday Paper

This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program.

moverscalltheatrecompany.com

Duration: 55 minutes
Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible
Age suitability: M
Event warnings: Moderate Coarse Language.
Content warnings: Mental Health.

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers
Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

Wheelchair Access

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible.

The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head straight through to the Victoria Street Building and up the stairs on the right. On the first floor, Old Council Chambers is on to the right, on the eastern side of the hallway.

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Full: $30.00
Preview: $22.00
Extra Applause: $35.00
Blak Tix: $0.00
Concession: $25.00
Group 6+: $23.00

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“Laughing, cringing and almost in tears. Funny, explorative and insightful. I can’t stress enough, this show is for everyone” - Fresh 92.7 (Underwire, 2023).

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"Outstanding. She has taken musical theatre, cabaret, and comedy, and has blended them together into a perfect harmony. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” - Lilithia Reviews (Underwire, 2023).

lilithia.net

“Gemma Caruana is the new face and brain of modern cabaret. A tender and brilliant masterpiece. With flawless comedic timing, Gemma has the audience eating out of her hand. This is her story, and she is in full control." - Theatre Matters (Underwire, 2023).

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Sessions: In Person Events

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Date	Time	Venue
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 Preview	10:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers Preview	Past Event
Thursday, 19 October 2023	10:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers	Past Event
Friday, 20 October 2023	10:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers	Past Event
Saturday, 21 October 2023	10:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers	Past Event
Sunday, 22 October 2023	9:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers	Past Event