Cassandra Barbitoll
Writer and performer Sophie Joske plays over 30 characters in a one-woman rollercoaster ride through the troubled life of a tarnished, but still glittering star.
Meet Cassandra Barbitoll, a legendary artist, muse, and woman of the stage. She’s the camp of Judy Garland and the drama of Joan Crawford plus a healthy splash of gin.
“There are many, many remarkable aspects to this show. The most of which is, perhaps, the flawless performance.” ★★★★★ Gutter Culture, 2019
“Joske can pull a good five minutes of laughs out of how a door is opened.” ★★★★★ OUTinPerth, 2019
Nominee, Best Theatre, Fringe at the Edge of the World 2020
Previous nominations:
Golden Gibbo, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018 (Almost Lesbians)
Best Comedy, FRINGE WORLD 2017 (Sophie Joske: Household Name)
Presented by: Sophie Joske
Sophie Joske is a writer/performer trained in theatre, experienced in improvisation and psychologically troubled in stand up comedy. Sophie has been promoting her chaotic bisexual agenda of joyful stupidity on festival stages since 2015. Since then she's had 3 sold out FRINGE WORLD seasons and multiple award nominations, including Almost Lesbians, co-written and performed with comic Anna Piper Scott and nominated for the Golden Gibbo at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her one-woman show Cassandra Barbitoll was nominated for Best Theatre in Hobart in 2020. Other career highlights include making girls kiss on ABC2 in her short film Tartan, improvising with The Big HOO-HAA in Perth and Melbourne since 2012, and entertaining kids in hospital for 5 years.