DUCKIE SWANNZZ

Quack Fabulous

There's a little bit of duckie in all of us!

Imagine if Sex and the City existed in 2020. And there’s a 5th gal pal, who’s a little more faux pas than fabulous.

Now make it a one-woman pop musical [of sorts].

This is Duckie Swannzz - Quack Fabulous

A pop cabaret for anyone who’s ever felt like they were a square peg trying to fit into a round hole or that they never quite lived up to expectation.

Duckie is quite literally an ugly duck! She's also adopted, a Z grade socialite and thanks to her parents’ dysmorphic delusions of grandeur from watching too many renovation and make-over reality shows, Duckie is very dis-heartened to learn that despite her parents’ best efforts only cygnets, NOT ducks transform into beautiful swans. But Duckie won't allow mere genetics to stand in her way as she utilises surgery, social media, celebrity, Botox, feathers and fillers to fulfil her self-appointed birthright and find her place in the world.

Green Room Nominated Duckie Swannzz - Quack Fabulous combines all your favourite pop tunes from artists like Taylor Swift, Lorde and Julia Michaels and navigates the tricky terrain that every modern-day femme faces.

What they said!

Good Vibes Melbourne- "It is strange in all the ways a Fringe festival should be; like Hillam had a train of thought that went right off the rails and landed upright, grew some caterpillar treads, and bulldozed right on through the landscape."
Milk Bar Mag-"Hillam’s energy spilled into the audience like sparkles."
"Ugly Duckling takes a wicked and wild spin on a Hans Christian Andersen classic and bejazzles and
botoxes it up to be a #instafabulous production. "
Arts Review-"On the Grand Theatrical Venn Diagram, the circles labelled “Dolly Parton references” and Exceptional show” completely overlap each other. Here is no exception – writer and director, Spanky, crafting a
beautiful tale from Andrew’s playing and Karla’s fantastic performance."
BCause Arts- "Hillam knocks out a cracking (eh... ‘quacking’) performance. Throughout The Ugly Duckling, Hillam brilliantly showcases her multi-faceted talent as she waddles across the stage to undergo numerous
costume changes, slipping in out of multiple character impersonations, belting out stellar melodies to
challenging pop hits and dancing all the right (and silly) moves directed by choreographer Brett Fisher.
Hillam proves she has fierce stage presence."

Who?

Written and directed by multi-award-winning international cabaret artiste Spanky! (Candice McQueen: Nasty, Matthew Mitcham: Twists and Turns, Matthew Mitcham: Under the covers)

Musically directed by Andrew Kroenert (Shakespeare in Love, Carmen Live or Dead, 27 Club, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dream Lover)

Ugly Duckie is brought to life by Karla Hillam (Offspring, Wentworth, The Warriors, The Divine Miss Bette & Practically Perfect)