Reviewed by: Such Cliche Theatre
Review by Arthur Nicely | 28 February 2023

Serving up a generous helping of Australian circus and cabaret talent, the cast of CAKE @letthemeatit have cooked up a delicious f*** you to those who have wronged them. These clowns are here for revolution and claim what is rightfully theirs: your little gay hearts, applause and adoration, and their God damn money.

Powerhouse performer and hostess with the mostest Memphis Mae, oozing gooey pink p***y power, serves as the rhinestoned ringleader with the ability to even entice a man to eat her well popped bubblegum out the palm of her hand. Inserting his icing sugar fuelled, high energy acrobatics to the troupe, Bede Nash will whisk you away with his camp flirtatiousness from the top of his wicked cheeky smile, to the tip of his rhinestoned Adidas sock-ed toes. Queue Rebel Lyons sweeping the stage with her soaring vocals while rollerskating through the minefield of the tikctac sized remnants of Bede's bumbag.

Amongst the bubblegum pink sugar rush, moments of whimsy are also dotted throughout the show, a beer bottle balanced upon a red balloon that so happened to entwine Zach Johnson's night, Olivia Porter juggling with the arms of a marionette, and Samuel Matthewman's illuminated poi fit for the gods.

To say Leo Pentland's aerials skill and performance was inhuman would be a cliché to belittle the sheer strength and dedication he has clearly given to perfecting his art; jumping from a charming, slightly confused clown within the group numbers trying to round up rowdier members, to a masterfully polished solo performance of strength and aerial skills leaving the audience breathless from the seemingly gravity defying beauty of his art.

This pretty in pink party is truly a showcase of artistic talent and pride, fully catered to be an absolute hit. Make sure to wrangle your plus one and RSVP for one of the best nights of your lives, with one weekend remaining it's not to be missed.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @arthur.nicely

Arthur is a proud non-binary creative living, working and creating on unceded Kaurna Land.

Show session: Saturday 18th Feb, 11pm
Venue: The Vault @ Fool’s Paradise