Starring: Jo Bourke (Belle), Keira Daley (Aurora), Elise Fabris (Jasmine), Amy Louise Hume (Cinderella), Brydie Lee-Kennedy (Ariel), Sophie Miller (Tinkerbell), and Erin Turner (Snow White)
Here's a satire dealing with a very girly subject: Disney princesses.
It's written and performed by seven girls who call themselves Twisted Melon, and contains high-level coarse language and adult themes. It also includes musical parodies, wicked humour and exploding stereotypes.
Tinkerbell takes us behind the happily-ever-afters of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine. Dreams and expectations are shattered, and it ends with a satisfying twist.
These girls know what they're doing; they're accomplished singers and performers, and rather than being tied down by the constraints of its cabaret format, use it to great advantage, keeping the show pacey, cheeky and a lot of fun.
Princess Cabaret Review, published in The Age, 7th April 2008
Tim Hunter, Reviewer
Rating: 3.5 stars