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'Blaque Showgirls / is not your standard sexploitation story. Ginny is a white-skinned ‘blaque’ girl who dreams of becoming the best Aboriginal dancer in the glitzy clubs of Brisvegas. Belittled by judges at her first audition, Ginny begins to doubt that she’ll ever perform her ‘Peking Emu’ on stage. That is, until the Asian hostess of Kum Den shows her there’s more than one way to make a buck out of a stereotype or two. Ginny’s big break is just around the corner and cultural sensitivities be damned, she’s gonna make it after all!
'Blaque Showgirls deftly flips the cult film genre on its head to unravel cultural clichés. Created by the writer behind Blak Cabaret and ABC’s Black Comedy, this wicked satire asks audiences to leave their privilege at the door. Hold on to your seat as Brisvegas’ newest star clumsily / strips Australia bare.' (Production summary)
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Adaptation of the 1995 Razzie-award-winning US film, Showgirls.
Production Details
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Presented by Malthouse Theatre. Performed at the Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne: 11 Nov – 4 Dec 2016.
Director: Sarah Giles.
Cast includes Emi Canavan, Elaine Crombie, Bessie Holland & Guy Simon.
Dramaturg: Declan Greene.
Contributing Dramaturg: Louise Gough.
Set and Costume Designer: Eugyeene Teh.
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.
Composer and Sound Designer: Jed Palmer.
Movement Director: Ben Graetz.
Presented by Griffin Theatre at SBW Stables Theatre, 11 November - 17 December 2022.
Director: Shari Sebbens.
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Works about this Work
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Young Black Writers Are Told 'Don't Make Art' but Nakkiah Lui Stretches What Is Possible
2018
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 16 May 2018;'Lui has been criticised by Quadrant and News Corp. Would this have been the case if she wasn’t black?'
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Blaque Showgirls Review – Indigenous Take on Cult Film Is Loud, Proud and Camp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 November 2016;
— Review of Blaque Showgirls 2016 single work drama
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Blaque Showgirls Review – Indigenous Take on Cult Film Is Loud, Proud and Camp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 November 2016;
— Review of Blaque Showgirls 2016 single work drama -
Young Black Writers Are Told 'Don't Make Art' but Nakkiah Lui Stretches What Is Possible
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 16 May 2018;'Lui has been criticised by Quadrant and News Corp. Would this have been the case if she wasn’t black?'