Coterie Cabaret

If I had only one word to describe Coterie Cabaret, it would undoubtedly be sexy! Coterie is a celebration of human bodies and all the kinky ways that they connect. This is not a show for the prude, and you will leave with a new checklist of kinks to try!

I found Coterie to be more interested in making you blush than amusing you. It tries the audience uttering taboos, offering a casket of dildos, and recounting fun facts about sex. The cast is representative of different body shapes and gender, and they are one hotter than the other.

The acts are linked together by the narration of Venus, goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty, who oversees – and sometimes gets involved in - how humans engage in sex. I found some of Venus’s jokes a but flat, and the music was so loud that sometimes it was impossible to hear her singing. I wish that they tested the sound system before the show. But this was compensated by Venus’s sass and the skills of the performers.

While the sound was remarkably too loud to be pleasant, the show was visually very beautiful. The dancers were sexy and high energy. Although I expected more acrobatic moves, there was enough to prompt some “wow!” The bed/cage is a simple and highly effective prop, particularly for the threesome dance. The cat dance on the hoop-pole was my favourite act. The alluring cat costume complemented a feats of acrobatic and sexy moves.

Costumes are an important component of a cabaret on kink. Coterie was not short of sexy and funny costumes ranging from leather, furry strap-ons, and Wonder Woman nipple-tassels.   

In typical cabaret style, Coterie was interactive and the audience was often called to participate by singing and answering questions. Brisbane can be a remarkably shy audience when it comes to sex! One person from the audience was also invited on stage to mould a dick with Venus in Ghost-style.

Although Coterie is not the best cabaret I have ever seen, you gotta appreciate its intent: the celebration of kinks, which is done in a funny and respectful way that feels inclusive and non-judgmental.