Giddy up for a genre-bending wild west cabaret under the spectacular Melba Spiegeltent big top, this Melbourne Fringe Festival from 28 September.

Like Neo Radio’s hit debut production La Petite Mort, CACTUS COUNTY pays homage to 1940s radio drama, while transforming songs by Beyonce, Crowded House, Sia and more into honky tonk, bluegrass, folk and dark country styles. 

So saddle up for an evening of belly laughs, big voices, close-harmonies and mesmeric ballads. Audience members are invited to channel their inner cowpoke and dress to impress.

WHERE: The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston St, Collingwood
WHEN: 8.30pm, Wednesday 28 September - Sunday 2 October 
TICKETS: Earlybird $25, Full $30, Concession $25, Child $20, Group 6+ $20 
BOOKINGS: https://goo.gl/UEm0Zg or call (03) 9660 9666

ABOUT THE SHOW
To save her ancient Pa’s ranch, a plucky, gun-slingin’ farm girl must join a motley band of cowboys on a treacherous cattle drive over Thunder Mountain. Their adventure features a seedy saloon, a talking horse, an interrupting prairie dog and tumbleweeds aplenty.

CAST
Sam Qualtrough, Yvette Hearn, Suzanne Barton and Paul David-Goddard (announcer)

BAND
Thomas Byrne (piano), Dave Borgeest (guitar/banjo), Robbie Finch (bass) and Chloe Dempsey (drums)

NEO RADIO REVIEWS
“spine-tingling perfection” (4.5 stars, ArtsHub)
“a night of musical heaven” (4.5 stars, Planet Arts)
“Haven’t had so much fun in the dark in a very long time” 
“Just what the doctor ordered; a necessary tonic in this drab world”