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Black and white portraits of two women, on a black background but surrounded by orange and pink halos.
6 – 12 Oct

Bremen!

  • Comedy
  • Cabaret

In true Dionysus Theatre style, Bremen! is a theatrical cocktail of cabaret, comedy, poetry and pathos. Set in a moody jazz club somewhere between memory and myth, four unlikely storytellers – the Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster – take to the stage. Once discarded by society and now reimagined as jazzy narrators, they reclaim not just their voices, but the stories of every beast that’s ever been caged, tamed, or told to stay quiet.

This show digs into the oral tradition of storytelling, revealing the deeper meanings (and lost morals) behind the fables we thought we knew. What does it mean to be the 'bad guy'? Who gets to tell the story? And what happens when we let the animals speak for themselves?

Dionysus Theatre creates a genre-bending experience that is as funny as it is fierce. Expect sass, sentiment, and some unexpected truths about the fairy tales we carry with us.

Come for the fables. Stay for the jazz. Leave with something to chew on.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 6 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.45pm 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Location

The Motley Bauhaus
118 Elgin St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

From $10 to $33

Adult / general $28
Student / concession $24
Book online for Bremen!

Contact details

  • email address: info@themotley.com.au
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Facebook page for Bremen! Instagram page for Bremen!

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