Following last year’s Fruit Tingle Cabaret success, the Judith Wright Centre and Chris Maver Productions have been busy sharpening their make-up pencils for the premiere season of In The Pink en Rose Cabaret from Wed 11-Sat 14 June. In search of the most exceptional talent for this daring cabaret season, In The Pink Producer and Director, Chris Maver has likened the casting process to mining pink diamonds. “I hand-picked a rainbow role-call of Australia’s spunkiest, pink cabaret talent – to entertain, to celebrate and to acknowledge ‘Queer Arts’, taking that queer terminology out of the ghetto and into the spotlight of wellbeing and happiness,” he said. Starring an exceptional cast, Maver’s on-stage sparklers include: Mistress of Ceremonies, Ruth Gardner; realising rouge dreamings, physical performers Fez Fa'anana & Mark Winmill; newcomer and dreamy vocalist Ofa Fanaika; crimson song and story conspirator Kristy Apps; Queensland’s Best Drag King ’07, Mary Alexander introducing the ballsy, bogan, love god, ‘Tricky’; aerial artiste and Australia’s Queen of Burlesque, Imogen Kelly; Silver Sircus’ spoken word and songsters Lucinda Shaw and James Lees; star accompanist Gary Nunn; flaming flamingo designer, John Beamish and choreographer facilitator, Alethea Athanasiov; and making a one-off special pink appearance on Saturday night will be Dr Strangefruit, Chris Maver. Website for In the Pink Presented by The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and Chris Maver Productions Dates Wed 11 Jun 2008 - Sat 14 Jun 2008 Time 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Cost Reserved: [max 4 per table] Full: Web $26 Phone/Door $28 Unreserved: Full: Web $22 Phone/Door $24 Conc: Web $16 Phone/Door $18 Groups of 10 or more: Phone/Door $18 Concession Full-time students, pensioners, unemployed and health care cardholders ONLY. (NB: Not senior cardholders) Venue Performance Space (Reserved Cabaret Tables and Unreserved Theatre Seats) Enquiries Box Office: Monday to Friday 12 noon - 4pm. 07 3872 9000 or email info@jwcoca.qld.gov.au Artform Cabaret Type Performance © The State of Queensland (The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts) 2007 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane PO Box 954 Fortitude Valley Qld 4006 General Enquiries P: +61 (0) 7 3872 9018 F: +61 (0) 7 3872 9001 E: info@jwcoca.qld.gov.au Box Office P: +61 (0) 7 3872 9000 Mon - Fri 12 noon - 4pm F: +61 (0) 7 3872 9001 E: boxoffice@jwcoca.qld.gov.au Media Enquiries Contact: Dorothy Farrell P: +61 (0) 7 3872 9005 F: +61 (0) 7 3872 9001 E: dorothy.farrell@jwcoca.qld.gov.au