Kurt Phelan has a friend in theatre. Coming off a national tour of 'Dirty Dancing', he's also performed in the lead roles of some huge musicals across the country.
It's now time for him to shine as himself, as he brings his one man cabaret show 'Phelan Groovy' to Sydney. It will be filled with non-fiction storytelling, music and fun. Before his show at Slide, he shares five things your mum should have told you about being an adult.
CLEAN SHIRTS
Regardless of how hard you try you will never make white t-shirts as clean as she can… In fact, sometimes excessive washing will actually make the armpits yellower making you feel like your ability to wash clothes as an adult might be lost in the same place that all the left socks have gone…DATING
Just because you’ve gone on a date with someone (from Tinder) doesn’t mean that you guys are exclusive… You need to have “the conversation”. You may be from country North Queensland and a bit old fashioned, but they may be progressive and new age. So, if you feel a burning deep down inside - that feeling might not be love, it might mean you need to seek a doctor.SUPER
Just because your parents and all their friends own a house and have a good super, doesn’t mean that you will. Yes, it’s true, the baby boomers have bought all the good properties and driven up prices, leaving you in a share house till you die. Complete with a super contribution you could only buy a six pack and a packet of ciggys with.{youtube}v=VEBZH_HHRso{/youtube}
WISE SONG LYRICS
Knowing all the words to 'Let’s Talk About Sex' or Sonia Dada’s 'You Don’t Treat Me No Good' will not help you get a job nor a life partner, it can actually do the opposite. Yes, it will get you a free round of drinks when you smash it at the uni bar karaoke challenge, but that isn't real life! (I know, it sucks right?)WINE
Wine won’t make everything better! In the short term, it will. It will make you invincible, and make you forget that Pauline Hanson is back in parliament. Until the morning, when you wake up with the feeling of a sledge hammer inside your head and “who’s that?” next to you… But something mum did teach me: two Aspro Clear tablets and a Kwell (travel sickness tablet) washed down with a Coke will help you return to the living. Thanks mum.'Phelan Groovy' plays at Slide on 17 August.
