Meet the original Glampers: 1950s barbershop quartet, Bobby and the Pins. They’ll be setting up camp at The Butterfly Club this July, as part of an In The Wings season to complement the 2014 Melbourne Cabaret Festival.
Bobby and the Pins have been thrilling audiences with their four part harmonies, vintage styling and comedic cabaret since 2010. Co-creators of Boon-esque (2012-13), the quartet are back with another ridiculous show running for four nights from 3 – 6 July 2014.
This is a tale inspired by the rise in popularity of “glamping”: a shortened term for “glamorous camping”. Glamping is about bringing all the modern luxuries into a camping setting, creating a much more desirable outdoor accommodation experience.
But can you ever truly keep Mother Nature at bay? Will the wild get the better of these four glamazons, or will they maintain their deportment until the very end?
Expect a capella harmonies. Glamour dilemmas. 1950s songs re-worked. Unsynchronised dancing. Dazzling costumes. Rude jokes. And many, many bush disasters.
Directed by Merophie Carr (Polyglot Theatre & Secret Mens Business, 2013) and musical direction by Jessica Joan Graham (Choir Girl, 2012-13)
Glamping – with Bobby and the Pins
Date/Time: Thur 3 – Sun 6 July 2014, 9pm (8pm on Sunday)
Price: $28 General, $25 Concession, $23 Groups of four or more
Venue: The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, Off Little Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Tickets: http://www.thebutterflyclub.com
