May Day…May Day.
May 14th, 2009
Can you believe it’s almost the middle of the year. Where oh where does the time go? MILKE knows, as we have been busy as a bee, producing shows including comedy and theatre during April/May.
Firstly, a big congratulations to two shows MILKE was working on for their comedy award nomiations during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival...Asher Treleavan Open Door - nominated for a Barry Award and Wes Snelling for Kiosk - nominated for a Golden Gibbo Award.
MILKE was also working on the world premiere of Cafe Rebetika at the Fairfax Theatre at the Arts Centre. Written and Directed by Stephen Helper and presented by The Arts Centre through it’s Mix It Up and Full Tilt Programs.
Café Rebetika is an ambitious undertaking: a play about the Greek Blues (rebetika), set in the 1930s, combining cabaret, theatre, music and dance, but it isn’t a musical….If anything, Café Rebetika is a drama, and a drama in the truest sense of the word: it is a comedy and a tragedy both, and it’s extremely good.
Simmone Michelle-Wells, Australian Stage, April 27th
So what’s next? Adelaide Cabaret Festival, A tour in Alice Springs and a special announcement…stay tuned!