Adelaide Fringe Festival Focus: Tin Pan Alley

Answered by: Godfrey Uke

Describe your show in a tweet? Riverboat jazz and madcap vaudevillian comedy. An immersive return to the music of the roaring '20s reinterpreted for a modern audience.

What was the inspiration behind your show? A dream in which Groucho Marx and Spike Milligan take a Hawaiian holiday with Cab Calloway and Cole Porter. I was compelled to showcase the influential music of pre-war America while celebrating a largely forgotten style of absurdist comic showmanship.

Tell us a bit about the creative team working on this project? We're a six-piece Sydney-based jazz ensemble that takes a fun, theatrical approach to the revival of swing music from vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley traditions. This show is a new cabaret-style extension of our three-year development as a music troupe.

What do you love about Fringe and why? It's a reliable filter for great art and brave performances. Creative people who are passionate enough to embark on the Fringe journey generally have something original and interesting to offer. Every show I've seen at Fringe has been pleasantly surprising.

When and where is your Fringe show? It's on a boat! We are staging three shows only aboard the iconic Popeye. 26 — 28 Feb. The meal-and-show ticket includes a delicious array of local edible delicacies and drink on arrival!

Website: godfreyuke.com