At Red Bennies, March 23 and 30, April 6 and 13, 2012
Reviewed by Joe Calleri
March 27, 2012 5:26PM
Stars: ***
Published in Herald Sun online
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/special-reports/review-eastend-cabaret-in-the-revolution-will-be-sexual/story-fncv4qxa-1226311642366
IT was a freezing Friday night in Prahran, but the atmosphere inside Red Bennies was decidedly steamy during Eastend Cabaret’s show, The Revolution Will Be Sexual.
A standing-room-only audience had their sexual sensibilities titillated for 50 minutes by the fearless, self-confident, dynamic purveyors of smut, the statuesque Miss Bernadette Byrne, and half-man, half-woman, Victor/Victoria.
This show is not revolutionary (the only specific references are Chairman Mao’s Red Book, and the hammer and sickle), but its content is sexually gratuitous and graphic. Those with delicate sensibilities should avoid it.
The audience guffawed during performances of bawdy, X-rated songs about ping-pong ball popping Thai girls, having sex with a Yoga sensei, having sex with a corpse (!), favourite sexual positions, and masturbating in public in the song Danger Wank. Subtlety is not a selling point for this show.
The highlight of the evening was Victor/Victoria’s versatile musicianship (she plays piano, kazoo, saw, ukulele and violin), and her sensitive rendition of Brian Ferry’s Jealous Guy.
Hot tip: While listed to start at 7pm, the show starts at 8pm. Given its popularity, audiences should arrive early to secure seats.
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