La Grande Folie
Australia's Queen of Burlesque, Imogen Kelly, presents her most celebrated acts in a single, spectacular show! Interlaced with stories from her life as a world-famous showpony Imogen proves that YES! Striptease can save the world!
Featuring her world-famous "Let Them Eat Cake"; the incredible "Great Barrier Reef" and "Flamingo Go!"- the act that saw Imogen crowned World Queen of Burlesque in Las Vegas.
Acompanied by the outrageous Memphis Mae this is one incredible hour of showgirl brilliance.
La Grande Folie, the hit of 2022 Cabaret Festival returns for three nights only! Don't miss out!
"Kelly is... smart, sassy and totally in control. In fact, it's as if she has been placed on this earth to reinvent a genre that for far too long has been controlled by men, for men." Australian Stage
Presented by: Imogen Kelly
Notoriously known as Australia’s Queen of Burlesque and crowned World Queen at The Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas 2012, Imogen Kelly is a globetrotting show pony extraordinaire.
From Moulin Rouge styled cavalcades to her innovative burlesque acts, Imogen continues to dazzle and amaze.
With a BFA, a Masters in Directing NIDA, a circus diploma and performing career spanning more than 30 years, Imogen has transformed the performance landscape of Australia with her high kicking, frilly knickered acts.
From performances with Sydney Symphony Orchestra through to . headlining at The New York Burlesque Festival, Noumea, Helsinki Burlesque Festival, Prague, New Orleans , Dallas, Austin, Toronto burlesque festivals, She has performed throughout Asia, Germany and has lived in the UK and Japan
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
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This highly personal show... combining joyful theatricality and unashamed authenticity from a performer with a lifetime of experience. - Megan Koch, Arts Hub
laughing and cheering ... one minute and then in complete silence, moved with tears streaming down your face the next... - Matilda Marseillaise, All Things French and Francophone in Australia