My Other Closet

My Othe Closet is part of the Mardi Gras festival.Go see it! Most LGBTQI relationships are based on love and respect, some are based on abuse. ‘My Other Closet, the cabaret’ is the first-hand account of Russ Vickery’s real life experience of violence in a same-sex relationship and his path to recovery. Follow Russ as he finds the courage to proclaim “this is not what love looks like” in a moving process of healing, with the help of his first love; MUSIC! This powerful story is woven with relics from Russ’s life and a sprinkling of piano and crooner re-workings of classic pop songs from performers such as The Platters, Silver Convention, Tammy Wynette, Suzzane Vega, Billy Holliday, Queen and Whitney Houston. This unexpected but brilliant alliance of cabaret and domestic violence awareness campaign helps to dispel myths surrounding LGBTQI domestic violence, whilst beautifully telling Russ’s intimate story. Uncompromising in its honesty and courage, sometimes light-hearted, sometimes heart-wrenching, this layered performance will leave you with lasting impressions and keep you thinking and talking about it for days. The performance is followed by a dynamic Q&A panel of LGBTQI community members, the production team and domestic violence workers. Production: MAROPA Productions and ACON’s Anti-Violence Project Performer: Russell Vickery Music: Daryl Wallis Script: Regrette Etcetera Funding: City of Sydney and the Aurora Group Nightly shows at 7pm February 11-14th 2014 The Seymour Centre More info: www.myotherclosetthecabaret.com Tickets: http://www.seymourcentre.com/events/event/my-other-closet/