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'In a Parisian cafe bar in 1932, we meet Bijou draped in her tattered finery. Over many glasses of wine, she reads palms, tells and sells saucy stories, sings snatches of song and relives the adventures of her long-lost youth. But tonight she starts to unravel. Past, present, truth and lies collide in a bizarre confusion of tragi-comedy, cabaret and bawdy revelations. The bar pianist plays Satie, Weill, Hollander, Bruant and more, triggering memories of Bijou's haphazard past. It's a Cabaret of ribald tales, French and German songs and the unravelling of a life story...truth or fantasy?' (Source ABC Canberra website)
Production Details
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Performed : 29 August to 08 September 2013 : The Street Theatre, Canberra
Chrissie Shaw is Bijou
Alan Hicks is the pianist
Direction by Susan Pilbeam
Design by Imogen Keen and Victoria Worley
Lighting Design by Gillian Schwab
Choreography by Liz Lea
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dark Tale of High Life and Tragedy a Cabaret Gem
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bijou - A Cabaret of Secrets and Seduction 2013 single work musical theatre
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Dark Tale of High Life and Tragedy a Cabaret Gem
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bijou - A Cabaret of Secrets and Seduction 2013 single work musical theatre
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Paris,
cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1932
