Piera Dennerstein

Lola Montez is the scandalous ‘spider dancer’ of the 19th century – and yes she famously toured Australia in 1855. She horsewhipped the editor of the Ballarat Times (for a bad review). Swung down mineshafts on a single rope with champagne in hand. Showered with gold nuggets and insults. Her erotic Spider Dance was ‘the most libertinish and indelicate performance that could be given on the public stage.’ (The Sydney Morning Herald, 1855) The scandal is legend. Starring triple Best Actress Winner (and direct descendant of Lola herself!) Miss Caroline Lee, with Bollywood bellydance goddess Raksha Parsnani and operatic disco diva Piera Dennerstein. Decked in couture black lace, wild tales, jaw-dropping dance, sultry song and a death scene or three. Written by Patrick White Playwright Award winner Jackie Smith and directed by international Queen of Provocative Variety Moira Finucane, Lola is a wildly contemporary dreamscape steeped in Australian history and the extraordinary lives and freedom of one of the world’s most adventurous women. Presented by Finucane & Smith Supported by City of Stonnington