...Embodied not only a sharp, controlled sense of staging and dramaturgy, but also a delightfully amusing sense of the absurd...

Mary-Lou Bakerman, a jazz singer from Detroit, spends her aching lonely nights waiting for her missing lover, Hairy Hands. In despair she enlists the help of the local Love Detective, Dennis Moon. The case is a mystery until Baby Red Shoes and Ricky Trumpet, a hot new jazz duo, come to town.

Motor City Blues is a twisted black comedy that ravishes every preconception you have about music theatre and cabaret. The garish set constructed with 1km of multi-coloured tulle provides a spectacular scene in which to enjoy the mirthless darkness that lurks within, Motor City Blues.

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Directed by Zoe Pepper

Mary-Lou Bakerman Michelle Robin Anderson

Franny Hopscotch Oda Aunan

Dennis Moon Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

Ricky Trumpet Jeffrey Jay Fowler

Baby Red Shoes Natalie Holmwood

Amber Kennedy Adriane Daff

Written by the cast and director

Lighting Design Nick Higgins

Set Design Zoe Pepper

Composer Jeffrey Jay Fowler

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