Visit Dutch Courage info website CLICK HERE  Dutch Courage is a war cabaret by playwright Barry Lowe, and lyricist/composer Sean Peter. Based on fact it tells the story of a group of Dutch gay reistance workers in WWII, fighting the Nazis in every way they can. Directed by Will Conyers, the play has recently been programmed by New York's prestigious Wings Theater Company. Featuring an all-star cast, this staged reading is a must see for any fan of music theatre. Proceeds from Sydneys performance will assist in the creative team attending the New York performances.  SYDNEY  - 27th Feb 08   The Supper Club 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, 8pm (doors open at 7pm)  $20 ($15 concession) Book online with Moshtix or call 1300 438849 NEW YORK- May 23-Jun 21, 08 Thurs, Fri, Sat & Mon at 8pm, Sun at 3:30pm. (No performances Sun 25 & Mon 26th May 2008) Wings Theatre Company 154 Christopher Street New York 8pm (doors open at 7pm)  Reservations HERE    DUTCH COURAGE - MELBOURNE On a cold Melbourne night, St Kilda’s Theatreworks was sizzling with a staged reading of Dutch Courage, the first collaboration between Composer / Lyricist Sean Peter and Book Writer Barry Lowe. Set in World War two, it tells the story of gay resistance workers, fighting the Germans in every way they can. “Dutch Courage … written by Barry Lowe, with music and lyrics by Sean Peter, and performed here by Not So Straight Theatre`, judiciously mixes comedy, music and drama, with some homoeroticism for good measure. It presents a unique view about surviving as a homosexual in a world where Gypsies, Jews, blacks and gays lived in danger of extermination. Dutch Courage succeeds in treating these issues with a good deal of sensitivity, while being a riot in poor taste for most of the rest of the night.” - Tim Lloyd, Adelaide Advertiser, 14th February, 1997 (page 17) “Dutch Courage … draws on real people and events, told in flashback by Jakob (Michael Baldwin), the Jewish partner of transvestite Greta (Nick Gill), who uses her nightclub, Chez Sissy, as a cover for resistance work. This includes sleeping with the enemy for troop information and blowing up the Amsterdam records Office to prevent the Nazis cross-checking forged identity papers. The action moves between nightclub scenes, where Greta does her drag queen patter among the audience and the trouipe sends up war a la Cabaret in clever songs such as “Fags Can’t Fight”; and the oddtage chronicling of their resistance activities and emotional entanglements.” - John Edge, The Bulletin, 25th February, 1997 (page 70)