Diamonds Are For Trevor 80th Birthday Edition

Hot on the stilettos of his sold out Sydney Opera House performance of 'Diamonds Are For Trevor", the irrepressible Trevor Ashley will continue his celebration of Dame Shirley Bassey's 80th birthday, returning to Melbourne with his acclaimed two-act show for one Gala evening at Hamer Hall on Thursday, May 18.
 
With his trademark humour, wit, and unrivalled set of lungs, the three-time Helpmann Award nominated (Les Miserables, Fat Swan, Diamonds Are For Trevor) and multi-award winning diva will perform dozens of her classic hits accompanied by John Foreman conducting a stunning 24-piece orchestra.
 
Ashley will dazzle more than ever, with costumes by Academy Award® winner Tim Chappel as he tells the Shirley Bassey rags to riches story like it's never, never, never been told before.
 
Along with all the sequins, jewels, big gowns and bigger hair, expect to hear Big Spender, Goldfinger, Never, Never, Never, This is My Life, Get The Party Started, History Repeating and Diamonds are Forever - plus a few songs the Dame has never got around to singing!
 
As well as major musicals (including Hairspray and Priscilla), Ashley has played every major cabaret stage and festival across the country with his one-man shows, selling out numerous Sydney Opera House shows (including his recent curtain raiser for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras – Diamonds Are For Trevor), garnering standing ovations and unanimous rave reviews.
 
Take a tour of Shirley's life, complete with feathers, flash, and frequent diva tantrums. Hilarious, brilliant and often moving, when Ashley takes on the one and only Dame Shirley Bassey, it will prove once and for all that diamonds really are for Trevor.