Aspic - The Joys of Gelatinous Cooking & Home Maintenance

It’s 1974.
Gough Whitlam is King.
Frank Sinatra is finally gracing Australian shores.
…and women exist just enough not to upset anyone too much.

Tonight you have the opportunity to attend the hottest event in town - the exclusive live-taping gala cooking show extravaganza of THE Clara Cupcakes.

That’s right, multiple Logie award-winning female celebrity Television chef Clara Cupcakes!

Her book, Aspic - The Joys of Gelatinous Cooking & Home Maintenance: The Ultimate Guide to Womanhood, has been on the Woman’s Weekly best-seller list for 28 weeks and shows no signs of slowing down.

After months on the circuit with her sold-out book tour, our glamorous gourmand is hosting the ultimate soiree.

Cook along with famous guests and learn thrilling jiggly recipes! Get swept up in a frenzy over her meat-based moulded masterpieces and solidified salads! Deconstruct generational trauma through the lens of absurd comedy! Songs! Prepare to suspend your belief alongside the pineapple chunks and moussed salmon and wade into Clara Cupcakes' latest comedic emulsion.

Don’t miss out on your chance to see the woman who has been hailed as the Julia Child of her time - and find out about the (many) savoury uses for bananas.

Directed by Leah Shelton

Clara Cupcakes is an award-winning comedian, burlesque performer, and drag queen who has been delighting audiences right and left of center. Inspired by 1920s vaudeville and silent-era comedians, she blends jazz dance, circus, clowning, and surrealist comedy into her unique, offbeat style. With multiple accolades, including two Golden Gibbo nominations (Best Independent Show) at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and recognition from the Adelaide Artist Fund and MX Burlesque Masters finalist, Clara’s work continues to captivate audiences which her unique genre-blending comedy.

Two-time Golden Gibbo nominee (2015 & 2017)

★ ★ ★ ★.5 “Clara Cupcakes is a knee-slapping good time.” - The Age

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Super fun, interactive and hilarious...a must-see." - The Advertiser

"The true star of the show....hilarious and engaging" - Broadway Baby ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"sass, sugar and all over sweetness...vaudeville at its
finest” The West Australian ★ ★ ★ ★

“The uncynical cheerfulness and strong sense of frivolous fun are infectious” - Chortle

“Clara Cupcakes is unshakeable on-stage – one who was truly born to be the centre of attention” - GLAM Adelaide