Cabaret of Murder
Created by Blair Moro
Produced by Blair Moro, Vancouver
Review by Brain Carroll
M / Play, Comedy, True Crime / Mature language, Sexual content, Violence, Mental Health, Cartoonish Violence, Death
Psychopaths and sociopaths want to be taken seriously. They think they’re superior. They want to demonstrate their superiority. But what if people ridiculed them?
Aha! Subject them to satire. What’s a classic art form for satire? Cabaret! Singing, dancing, acting, storytelling. But you have to have the right cast. They have to be good—really good!
When the opening night audience starts hooting and hollering before the lights even come up, you know you’re in for a different kind of show.
This is a show devoted to art—painting, poetry, music and plays. And the artists who created it are John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, Elizabeth Wettlaufer, David Koresh, Charles Manson, Erik Menendez and Cho Seung-Hui. A cabaret— A Cabaret of Murder!
Cabaret of Murder banner. Photo provided.
Besides murder, the common theme is art. The art is usually bad. Very bad. Laughably bad. Infectiously laughable.
For instance, John Wayne Gacy wrote a poem to a potential victim. She escaped by not showing up at her home until after Gacy gave up and left. The poem is awful. Not only did the potential victim escape death, but she escaped hearing Gacy’s poetry.
The Axe Man of New Orleans was fond of jazz. He spared people who were listening to live jazz when he was on the prowl. Who says being a patron of the arts is a waste of time? It could save your life.
Written and directed by Blair Moro. He’s assembled a very talented, high energy cast: Paulina Pino Rubio, Isabella Ciccone and Katie-Rose Connors. This is a hell of a good show.
Cabaret of Murder is playing at Atelier Theatre from June 16–23. Tickets are $14 plus service fees at the Fringe box office (3rd floor, Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue), and at the two satellite box offices (LabO in the Ottawa Art Gallery and La Nouvelle Scene). 5 and 10 Show Passes are also available. Visit the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s website for the show’s schedule and check out their online schedule here.
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