Reviewed by: Stage Whispers
Review by Mark Wickett | 15 March 2025

Is it pop? Is it opera? Is it a game show? It’s all of these, and more, as cabaret performer Uma Dobia commands the stage in a wickedly revealing leotard, garnished with feather boa and a perky little hat. Dobia is disarming with the audience, has a show-stopping operatic voice and her transpositions of pop songs to operatic arias are both excellent and hilarious.

Divas from Maria Callas to Mariah Carey collide in outrageously funny mash-ups across genres of pop and opera, with some scandalous lyrics Mozart would have enjoyed, though you don’t have to be an expert in either to enjoy Dobia and her performance. This is a fabulous, dirty and smart cabaret performance – made even better by making it accessible, with at least one more show having a pre-show tactile experience and sign language throughout.