The Estimable Reuben Kaye

Reuben Kaye has no title for his show at Adelaide. The sheer force of his personality must be his selling point. Kaye electrifies the cutting edge of “cabaret”. He strides across its fault lines with ruby red lips, draped in black trouser; trailing pink feather boas in his wake.

Kaye’s throws off all gender assumptions in reaching the full capacities of personal expression. He fully embodies his persona. Kaye meets his audiences, fully “QEr’D”. They gloriously meet him back. Post Marriage Equality, its clearer than ever, everything has changed.

Reflecting a recognisable antecedent in the MC’s role from Cabaret, Kaye dispatches earlier worthy yet brave manifestations to the dustbins of history. He is a fully in-command presence; triumphant as a tower of self-confidence. Despite more glitz, glamour and warpaint than an over-seasoned drag queen, his “drag” only occasionally reaches for a frock.

Oh, and he sings with extraordinary intelligence, belting it out the best, and serenading with the sweetest. See Kaye before the rest of the world takes hold of him.