The Cabaret Room

15 Jan 2019

Maple Rose (Whoop Dee Doo: Another Late Night Revue) and John O’Hara (#VAL)

Arts, performance

Maple Rose joined the Cabaret Room to talk about her regular variety show Whoop Dee Doo: Another Late Night Revue – a platform showcasing the diversity of Melbourne’s performance art scene.  John O’Hara speaks about #VAL, a play which explores the relationship queer kids have with their mothers. “#VAL shines a light on women who often know their children are different before they do themselves.”

Music in this episode includes:  A Place Called Slaughter Race (Ralph Breaks the Internet), A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into (Be More Chill), We are Never Getting Back Together (Aaron Tviet), History Has Its Eyes On You (John Legend), First Date/Last Night (Lindsay Mendez & Derek Klena from Dogfight).

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