Forget saccharine sweet Christmas cabarets. Meet: C***ty, a wildly interactive and very funny festive show with a saucy little twist.
This one's for the grinch-inclined, the clown-enthusiasts and anyone who wants to see a colourful array of acclaimed Sydney queer and female talent battle (via song, dance and the odd bit of pole dancing) to become the North Pole’s next top Santa Claus. Because, as you'll be asked to imagine beforehand, the OG Santa is (sadly) dead.
Running on December 18 and December 21 for a special, two-night only festive show at Surry Hills' Two280 Cabaret, the C**nty Christmas Cabaret promises to be a force of tinsel-toned entertainment that's guaranteed to get Scrooge himself into some kind of Christmas spirit.
Designed and hosted by Australian comedian Joshua Hauville (Melbourne International Comedy Festival, London, NYC, Amsterdam, Paris, Sydney), who has just returned from a sparkly year spent running cabaret and comedy shows in Paris, this festive show is crafted in his signature over-the-top, surprise-packed (and occasionally a little explicit) style that's garnered big laughs all over the world.
What can you expect? This is a wild and deeply interactive show where the audience gets to direct the action. Packed with big cackles, weird surprises and a fair bit of stripping, you'll get to see a vibrant lineup line up of incredible Sydney-based comedians, sexy clowns, pole dancers, drag kings, drag queens and magicians create their own unique brand of Christmas magic.
With a special appearance from the yassified Grinch himself, bawdy jokes and a final, epic Ru Paul-style Lip Sync Battle that'll decide Santa's successor once and for all, you can bet your bottom dollar that this night will seriously entertain you.
Enjoy some delicious Christmas themed cocktails and scrumptious bites that'll be circulated from Two80 Cabaret, and stay up to date with the show and stellar cast on Joshua Hauville's Instagram.
The show is going down at Two80 Cabaret at 280 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills. Doors open at 7.15pm, and the show starts at 8pm.
You can scoop up tickets right here.
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