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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2024 season. This season is now over.

Dorothy Parker's Sweet Release of Death - Actress poses as Dorothy Parker, with a cigarette casually hanging out of her mouth. Her dress is black with a conservative collar, her hair is styled in an old-fashioned French twist with a fringe. Her arms are crossed and her attitude is heavy, defiant and a little bit cheeky.

Dorothy Parker's Sweet Release of Death

Cabaret • Comedy
Victoria

Poet. Alcoholic. Aspiring corpse. Dorothy Parker is a lot of things. And when the whole of 1920's New York knows you as the funniest woman to hold a martini, the pressure to write a witty suicide note is unbearable. Entertaining for Parker fans and enlightening for newcomers, everyone should spend time with the legend who coined the phrases 'one-night-stand', 'queer', and 'what the hell'. Throw in a few songs, a shady past and a vendetta against Winnie-The-Pooh, and you've got a party with Parker.

"Superb. Pick of the Fringe." ★★★★★ Glam Adelaide

Praise for Lucy:

★★★★★ "Hilarious. Relatable."  The Advertiser.

★★★★★ "Incredible. A gifted comedian."  Fringe Review UK.

★★★★★ "Exceptionally funny, moving, and clever." Theatre People.

Winner BankSA Best Cabaret Award 2022 ('Extra Ordinary')

Presented by: Lucy Gransbury

Adelaide-born and Melbourne-based, Lucy likes two things. And both of them are chocolate. But in other news, she also writes her own comedy cabaret shows and regularly makes a fool of herself on stage. Lucy has had great critical acclaim with her sell-out cabaret shows Extra Ordinary, Funny Face, Radelaide, Decadent, Tell Me About Yourself, I'm Fine, and Drama. Winner of the 2022 Adelaide Fringe 'Best Cabaret' Award (for 'Extra Ordinary') Lucy Gransbury is returning for her zillionth Fringe festival. In 2013, 'Dorothy Parker's Sweet Release of Death' performed to full houses and sparkling reviews, and more than a decade later, Lucy is dragging Dorothy back to the spotlight for another gin. Do join.