Em Rusciano – The Rage & Rainbows
Rage and rainbows perfectly sum up Em Rusciano’s life since she last toured with her sell-out show, The Try Hard Tour in 2017. In the intervening years, she had a brief but eventful breakfast radio career, recorded a hit song, had a painfully public miscarriage, gave birth to her third child, and rescued a unicorn named Gary. All these experiences have been distilled into songs, comic repartee, and classically trained dancing vaginas for her new show, aptly named The Rage & Rainbows.
As per type, Rusciano will hold nothing back, using the last few years as a source pool for material. The show deals with unidentified lady rage, according to the feisty comedian.
“[It’s] about helping you identify it, roll around in it, and send it on its way – with four costume changes and songs,” says Rusciano in her promotional video.
The show features several original numbers penned with the help of the Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical songwriting team, Kate Miller-Heidke and her partner, Keir Nuttall, as well as a few familiar tunes.
There will be sequins, glitter, leopard skin, skin, a big, loud orchestra and Rusciano’s own effervescent personality lavishing the stage with cabaret/camp pop/stand-up super-charged spectacle.
Every previous show Rusciano has toured in recent years has sold out, and there’s no reason to believe this won’t either – it’s close already.
Aug 10. State Theatre, 49 Market St, Sydney. $69.90-$199.90+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.emrusciano.com
By Rita Bratovich
