What do you get when you cross two little girls from Darlinghurst, Broadway numbers and sequins galore?
The comedy and campery that is “The Seven Year Itch of Gentlemen
Prefer Blokes”.
Featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Courtney Act and
Australian musical theatre legend Trevor Ashley, Gentlemen Prefer Blokes
follows the story of two Hollywood starlets at their top of their performance
game.
Why the seven year itch? The story goes that Trevor and
Courtney performed this in Australia seven years ago, except not everything
went to plan. Someone (*cough* Courtney Act *cough*) broke their leg skiing in
Canada two weeks before opening night and as a result was forced to perform the
show from a motorised wheelchair.
This version of the show returns to Trevor and Courtney seven years later who, because of what happened last time decide they need couples
counselling.
As Trevor mentions in the show, “We’re both really cheap and
didn’t want to pay for two separate sessions.”
The on stage chemistry between Trevor and Courtney makes the
hilarious bickering very believable; whether it be with the assistance of songs
from the Broadway hit Wicked or just some classic shade.
However, the show isn’t all hilarity. ‘Gentlemen Prefer
Blokes’ also features some stunning renditions of Beyoncé’s If I Were a Boy sung by Courtney Act and
Shirley Bassey’s Diamonds are Forever sung by Trevor Ashley.
The numerous quick changes performed throughout the show are
assisted with the showing of several short films parodying trailers of famous
movies. Of particular note are the trailers for ‘Whatever Happened to Baby
Shane?’ (which parodies ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’) and ‘Bitches’ (
which parodies ‘Beaches’).
It is clear that both queens are aware of their strengths
and have created ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blokes’ accordingly.
They also play on the Australian charm by including
references to Australian culture throughout.
While non-Australians may find these references confusing
initially, they’ll get an Aussie education and find themselves saying “G’day
mate” before you can shake a kangaroo paw.
Trevor Ashley and Courtney Act are just two little girls
from Darlinghurst who blow the audience away from start to finish.
9.5/10
9.5/10
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