Lady Luck

An over-the-top metaphorical cabaret about bad luck, culture clash, and growing the f*#@ up.

From: Ōtepoti | Dunedin

When a washed-up New York cabaret singer is shipped off to Dunedin by her weary management team, she arrives unimpressed, with too many suitcases and not enough dignity.

In Lady Luck, writer-performer Kelly Hocking inhabits a brassy, boozy alter-ego. Fuelled by fast food and at the end of her tether, Lady Luck recounts her glamorous downfall, roping the audience into her riotous musical meltdown (complete with classic torch songs, unsolicited life advice, and dice that never seem to roll her way).

As her glamour unravels and the jokes hit closer to home, our heroine begins to question if she’ll ever find luck again. Equal parts comedy, cabaret, and crisis, Lady Luck is a ridiculous, affectionate love letter to the city that taught one Yankee how to roll with the punches (and the dice).

Directed by Sara Georgie
Accompanied by Michael Grant 

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