CABARET: MRS BANG

There’s something irresistible about war-time spoofs such as sitcoms ‘Allo ‘Allo! or Hogan’s Heroes, due to the fact that the hilarity comes from the acts of stupidity of the story’s nemeses. Set in Germany’s Weimar Republic just before the Third Reich was established, Mrs Bang is the cabaret comedy with a very similar premise. Sheridan Harbridge stars as the seductive Mrs Bang and the winner of Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Sydney Cabaret Showcase is warming up her vocal chords for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mrs Bang has been described as cabaret that evokes ‘loin-aching seduction’. Frankly, I find that to be a little awkward and distracting during a performance in a theatre but you can no doubt appreciate the lure of such a statement. Harbridge will also work audiences into a sweaty frenzy with a little help from a Ukulele and that, ladies and gentlemen, can be no easy feat.

Jul 22-24, Old Fitzroy Theatre, cnr Cathedral St & Dowling Sts, Woolloomooloo, $15-25, 1300 438 849, rocksurfers.org