After hosting the official opening of Berninneit last year, Jane Clifton returns to Berninneit with her show "A Day at a Time in Rhyme", on Saturday August 24 at 7.30pm.
Described as a revealing, riveting performance where nothing is off limits, Jane reflects upon love and death and family, incontinence and wine, war and sex and Vegemite, footy, children, Christmas, Easter, and the best and worst of times while running the entire gamut of reflection, humour, tragedy, wit and whimsy.
A BA graduate from Monash University's halcyon days of sex and demos and rock 'n roll, Jane is a genuine show-business all-rounder: actor, comedian, singer, writer, poet, painter and marriage celebrant.
From the dim lights of Carlton's La Mama, the Pram Factory, the Flying Trapeze, TF Much Ballroom and the Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant, Jane went on to found 70s ground-breaking feminist "new wave" band, Stiletto. This was followed by Countdown-era Top 10 singles Taxi Mary (with Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons) and Girl on the Wall, before Jane went on to become one of Australian TV's best-known faces for her role as Margo in Prisoner (Cell Block H).
More recently Jane played a key role in the smash-hit stage show Menopause - The Musical, and is now a published author, with three crime novels, and her solo CD, The Marriage of Style is available to download at bandcamp.com.
During Lockdown Jane took up painting, which were exhibited at Mario's Cafe, Fitzroy in April.
She is currently working on her second memoir A Very Civil Celebrant, while continuing, of course, to conduct bespoke weddings and funerals, and painting a lot.
Her performance at Berninneit will include reflections from her anthology of poetry A Day at a Time in Rhyme. Supported by sound effects, music pads and projections in a dramatised monologue, Jane peels back the layers to share witty - and often poignant - observations, particularly from an older woman's perspective.
Recommended audience of 15+, contains adult themes.
Jane Clifton plays Berninneit at 7.30pm on August 24. To book your tickets, scan the barcode. Visit www.basscoastculturalvenues.com for tickets and information about upcoming live performances and cinema. Tickets can also be purchased at Berninneit, open from 9.30am - 5pm weekdays and 10am - 4pm weekends.
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