CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

The interactive cabaret where you decide how the night unfolds

ABOUT

Hold onto your hats, folks! The musical theatre maverick and comedic cabaret queen, Queenie van de Zandt, is back and she's shaking things up like never before!

Critics have called her a 'vocal powerhouse' (Herald Sun) and praised her 'awe-inspiring soul and emotion' (Sydney Morning Herald), and after three decades in the business of show, this unconventional and uncompromising artist is once again shaking things up.

This ain't your grandma's dinner theatre, folks! In Choose Your Own Adventure Queenie offers up a buffet of entertainment on a Lazy Susan.  You want big, belty ballads? Consider it served. A pub quiz? You got it. A bit of stand-up comedy? Oh, honey, it's on the menu!  But the best part? YOU get to choose what you want to see!

That's right, this daring diva is putting her fate in your hands. So, take a seat, whip out your smartphone and get ready to take control of how the night unfolds.

(Choose Your Own Adventure is a format show with interchangeable segments (i.e., songs, stories, comedy routines, and games) that can be rewritten to focus on different themes. The synopsis above is about the original version of the show, but we’re continually creating other versions (i.e., Musical Theatre, ABBA , the 70s & 80s). We can also create a specific show to fit within a festival focus (i.e., Queer version for Mardi Gras), for a special time of year (i.e., Xmas, International Women’s Day) or can write a bespoke version for your venue or any special event).

CREATIVE CREDITS

Writers
Queenie van de Zandt & James Cutler

Starring
Queenie van de Zandt

Director
James Cutler

Technical Director
Dylan Mazurek

Producers
Amazon Woman Enterprises & Hey Dowling

FLEXIBLE RUNNING TIME
40, 60 or 90 minutes

AUDIENCE ADVICE:
Some strong language | Ages 12+

CONTACT
John Glenn
Hey Dowling
john@heydowling.com.au
+61 (0)416 144 179

The original show, plus the following versions of the show, are available for touring:

  • Choose Your Own MUSICAL THEATRE Adventure

  • Choose Your Own INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Adventure

ORIGINAL CREATIVE TEAM
The original version of Choose Your Own Adventure premiered online during the Melbourne lockdown on 23 October 2021.
A production by Amazon Woman Enterprises
Starring Queenie van de Zandt with Danielle Matthews and DJ Marty
Accompanied by Ned Wright Smith
Writers Queenie van de Zandt & James Cutler
Director James Cutler
Sound | Lighting | Camera Operator | Vision Controller Tash York
Production Assistant & Teleprompter Emily Kay
Chat Host Kiana Emmett
Technical Support Dylan Mazurek
Key Art Design Jeff van de Zandt (Workshop Creative)
Design Roll Out & Marketing Kai Mann Robertson
Social Media Isabella Hodgeman

  • “...part cabaret, part pub quiz, part Ted Talk and all fun.”

    BroadwayWorld.com

  • “...an interactive cabaret show/games night/comedy event...the only thing that could make such an offer even more tantalisingly tempting is the fact that it is brought to you by Australian musical theatre royalty, the one and only Queenie van de Zandt...this night is going to be one to remember...van de Zandt's talents seem to be as endless as they are mesmerising...what a show it was”

    Theatre Travels

  • “Choose Your Own Adventure offers comedy, anecdotes, songs and trivia inspired by van de Zandt’s life and repertoire, with the twist that the audience can use their phones to vote on the acts she performs...van de Zandt delivered each act with her customary panache and virtuosity…with the audience eager for more.”

    Canberra City News

  • “Choose Your Own Adventure is an interactive cabaret event like nothing you have likely seen before…the program offers not only something unique in its every outing, but something for everyone…there is humour aplenty… alongside her stunning vocals…Queenie is a consummate performer who never disappoints…… we just can’t get enough”

    Blue Curtains Brisbane

Choose Your Own Adventure - Online Edition - Promo Video 2021

PAST PRODUCTIONS
Australian Musical Theatre Festival | Chapel Off Chapel | Gasworks | Judith Wright Arts Centre, as part of the Queensland Cabaret Festival | Tuggeranong Arts Centre | Online | Darlinghurst Theatre Company, (when originally titled Up Close & Intimate with Queenie van de Zandt).