Tom Dickins was recently announced as winner of the prestigious annual 'Under Our Wing Award', one of Australia's top awards given to emerging cabaret performers. David Read, of THE BUTTERFLY CLUB (204 Bank Street, South Melbourne, VIC - 03 96902000 - ) said "the Under Our Wing Award is given to outstanding emerging cabaret performers who in our opinion deserve much more recognition than they are currently receiving."
Tom returns to the stage as headline performer of THE BUTTERFLY CLUB for the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Festival. His exciting new show 'Where Was I' runs for the full three weeks of the Festival, Thursdays through Sundays, September 24th through October 11th at 9:00 pm (Sundays at 8:00 pm.
"Where Was I?" is the story of Dickins' running, tripping and tumbling journey around the world in a crazed search for identity, love, sex and purpose. The cabaret features "deliciously dark original songs that claw into the brain and refuse to let go" (David Allen, ArtsHub) along with some very familiar songs played in very unfamiliar ways such as an upbeat, cheerleader version of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails.
ABOUT THE AWARD
Tom joins luminaries Tim Minchin (2003), Daniel Maloney (2004), Reuben Krum (2005), Sammy J (2006), Karin Muiznieks (2007), Joanne O'Callaghan (2008) and James Simpson (2008).
Like all of the previous Under Our Wing Award winners, Tom fits The Butterfly Club's preferred style of cabaret. While we welcome all forms of cabaret, we favor those of the European model that reflect the style of performance for which cabaret was originally created shows that satirize or reflect contemporary life and enlighten audiences, performed in an intimate setting.
Preview week ticket price: $15 - Season ticket price: $22
