From the globally awarded variety legends Finucane & Smith comes the true-lies exposé of the wildest showgirl ever to tour Australia! A five star cocktail of breathtaking storytelling, sultry divas, jaw-dropping burlesque and whirlwind dancing, Finucane & Smith’s Lola is a wildly contemporary intimate spectacle steeped in Australian history and the extraordinary lives & freedom of one of the world’s most adventurous women. In 1855, Lola Montez, the wildest showgirl of the known world, toured Australia and its goldfields. The scandal is legend. She horsewhipped the editor of the Ballarat Times (for a bad review). Swung down mine-shafts on a single rope with champagne in hand. Escaped arrest dressed only in her jewels. Showered with gold nuggets and insults. Her erotic Spider Dance was “the most libertinish and indelicate performance that could be given on the public stage” (Sydney Morning Herald 1855).Starring extraordinary triple best actress winner Miss Caroline Lee (direct descendant of Lola herself!) and the Lovely Lolettes burlesque goddess Maple Rose, operatic ceiling-smasher Piera Dennerstein and Parisian club kitten Iva Rosebud! Written by Patrick White Playwright Award Winner Jackie Smith, directed by Queen of Provocative Variety Moira Finucane.
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