{"id":17021,"date":"2026-01-28T05:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/?p=17021"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:15:59","slug":"observer-pipers-playhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/2026\/01\/28\/observer-pipers-playhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"OBSERVER: Piper&#8217;s Playhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch of Piper\u2019s Playhouse at Crown Casino brings a new daring, flamboyant venue to Melbourne with all the intimacy of cabaret in its purist form.<br>Hints of illusion beckoned as we were ushered into the rich red velvet nightclub and seated at a ringside table.<br>The mystery continued when a creature\u2019s paw parted curtains serving our complimentary glass of Piper-Heidsiek champagne.<br>It is the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of cabaret artistes. Maitre d\u2019, megastar drag queen Jimi the Kween drives the momentum while flaunting lavish costumes.<br>This is cheeky, immersive theatre Parisian style. Miss Burlesque Australia, Diesel Darling astounds with her high kicking and splitting performances climaxing when she dips into the bubbles in an outsized champagne coupe in keeping with the champagne-flowing evening. Her act adds a sense of danger with her fearless flame throwing skills.<br>Award-winning illusionist Sebastian Rideaux alter ego Mr Marmalade\u2019s magic holds the suspense with tricks unperceivable to the human eye involving the audience in his trickery.<br>From the minute we walk in, Becky Bubble mesmerises with captivating bubble-blowing techniques. Contortionist Soliana Ersie\u2019s gliding flexibility leaves mouths gaping.<br>The performers are accompanied by the jazz band, Jake and Amy Trio whose musicality and energy are the perfect fit to draw the ensemble together and keep the pulse going.<br>When the two-hour performance draws to a close, the 260-seat Playhouse transforms into a free late-night piano bar. Seated on a revolving stage at a baby grand \u2013 red, of course \u2013 a pianist plays taking requests from a QR card on your table. This slick night of intrigue and surprises continues.<br>Dates: Until March 28. Opens 6.30. Show 7pm-9pm with interval<br>Tickets: $55- $135. Complimentary glass champagne. Finger food available<br>Venue: Crown Casino, 8 Whiteman St Southbank.<br>Bookings: crownmelbourne.com.au<br>Nudity, adult content<br><strong>Review by Sherryn Danaher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of Piper\u2019s Playhouse at Crown Casino brings a new daring, flamboyant venue to Melbourne with all the intimacy of cabaret in its purist form.Hints of illusion beckoned as we were ushered into the rich red velvet nightclub and seated at a ringside table.The mystery continued when a creature\u2019s paw parted curtains serving our&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17026,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17021\/revisions\/17026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}