Seymour presents
CABARET, COCKTAILS AND KARAOKE AUGUST
Hosted by Kimie Tsukakoshi
AUGUST — Cabaret, Cocktails & Karaoke Sydney.
We're back—and what better way to celebrate than with a party.
After a six-week refurbishment, we're throwing open the doors and welcoming audiences back to the Sound Lounge
Our August Edition begins with an exhilarating live cabaret performance hosted by Kimie Tsukakoshi, with special guest artists to include Michael Hing, and watch this space for more.
As ever we feature a rotating lineup of exceptional Asian-Australian artists. Expect powerhouse vocals, comedy, music, magic and unexpected moments, all accompanied by a live pianist in an intimate setting that puts you right in the middle of the action.
After the interval the stage belongs to everyone.
Get in quick with your song choice so you don’t miss out as the room transforms into one of Sydney's most welcoming karaoke nights. Whether you're singing your favourite banger or cheering from the crowd, every performance becomes part of the vibe.
Drinks and light refreshments will be available throughout the evening, so settle in and enjoy a night that moves seamlessly from performance to party.
We're back. Come celebrate with us.
Kimie honed her craft as a child by singing ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’ on her family’s karaoke machine over and over until she was asked to stop. During a detour into corporate life, Kimie cultivated her love of attention thanks to community musical theatre (Marcy Park x 2, Kim x 2 and Christmas Eve x 1).
After leaving the corporate world behind, Kimie has become a prolific stage and screen actor, working with companies such as STC, QT and La Boite, and in shows like The Bureau of Magical Things and The Family Law. She is currently developing her one woman show The Ring and I, a sexy horror-comedy cabaret based on the 1998 film, 'Ringu', and is also a regular improviser at Improv Theatre Sydney. She is thrilled to be working with this wonderful team on Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke.
Kimie’s current go-to karaoke song is ‘You Oughta Know’ by Alanis Morrisette, but she really needs to find a new one before her friends ask her to stop.
Christine Pan (she/they) is a Sydney-based artist and composer driven by powerful storytelling across music, gaming, theatre, film, science and healthcare. Her practice is bold, cross-disciplinary, and grounded in emotional and cultural resonance.
Christine won Best Sound Design and Composition at the Sydney Theatre Awards for Moon Rabbit Rising and received Broadway World and KXT Award nominations for multiple works in 2023–24 including Forgetting Tim Minchin, Rhomboid and Dumb Kids. Their hyperpop opera The Parts We Give premiered in June 2025, receiving features from ABC Radio National and Limelight Magazine. She is currently composing for Werkaholics, premiering late July.
Their composition and sound design for Marvelous toured nationally in the last 3 years and is currently on a multi-city tour in the US starting in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Christine has published works internationally and is also a long-time featured composer and panellist at the Asian Classical Music Conference held annually in the US. Outside of composing and sound designing, Christine leads the Somnus Quintet, performing piano at international gaming conventions and weddings.
Chaya is a Filipina-Australian actor, writer, singer, and storyteller, proudly born and raised on Darug Land.
Her notable theatre credits include The Questions, a two-hander musical by Van Badham and Richard Wise at State Theatre Company South Australia alongside Charles Wu (dir. Mitchell Butel), the title role in Ate Lovia (dir. Kenneth Moraleda), Godspell at Hayes Theatre Co. (dir. Richard Carroll), and being a part of the original Australian cast of The Smeds and the Smoos (dir. Nicole Pingon and Toby Mitchell), which has toured nationwide. Chaya also starred as Natalie in Whimsical Production’s Next to Normal and originated the role of Jade in the world premiere of Girl Band (dir. Lucy Clements), which will be available to stream on Australian Theatre Live.
Her screen credits include learn to forget (dir. Ethan Bourke and Jay Yosh), Grief (dir. Jon Prasida), Honey (dir. Justine Hinz), the Stan series Year Of (dir. Taylor Ferguson), and Linger (dir. Aaryn Bath), which received multiple accolades including Best LGBTQ Film and Best Produced Script at the LA Independent Women Film Awards, and a WA Screen Culture Award.
Through her artistic endeavours, Chaya strives to use her voice and humanity to tell more authentically diverse stories on the Australian stage and screen.
Monica Sayers was born into a family of cabaret performers. This informed her path towards singing, dancing and acting from childhood.
Her first performance was on board the P&O Fairstar cruise ship, the youngest in the troop of 30 children singing and dancing to Shirley Temple’s On the Good Ship Lollipop. Her massive crepe paper bow pinned to her head overshadowed her performance and stole the spotlight, though it didn’t deter Monica’s curiosity and passion for the craft. She accompanied her parents, who were regular acts on board the cruiseliner, some 4-5 cruises around Asia. From a ripe young age of 3, Monica witnessed many cabaret acts, was babysat by fellow performers and joked and played dress ups in the cruise ship Best Dressed Parade.
Yes, she was once dressed as a clown and as a butterfly. (There is photographic evidence) When time came to pull into port, Monica was lucky enough to see the likes of Mo Award illusionists Ken and Toshi Littlewood, to later hearing the divine vocals of Jacki Love, then onto the vocal triumphs of Chinese superstar, Francis Yip.
Monica’s parents as the cabaret act, The Yin Yan Duo, has had a remarkable influence on her pathway and now it brings her great pleasure to come together with the team of Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke to forge a new regular monthly night of entertainment, storytelling and all things Asian.
Joanne Kee, Artistic Director of the Seymour Centre, is reimagining the venue as a contemporary cultural hub where artists and audiences connect, and new voices shape the future of performance.
Previously, as Executive and Creative Producer of Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta, she built the company into a nationally recognised force and a strong ecosystem for artists.
Her broader leadership includes Chair of Ausdance NSW, where she initiated Critical Path; Artistic Director of the Sydney Improvised Music Association; and roles with Sydney Opera House and Arts Council England, reflecting her commitment to equity, representation and bold storytelling.
Dom Mercer is a dramaturg, director and arts programmer. Until recently he was Head of New Work at Belvoir St Theatre, where he also founded and curated 25A in the downstairs theatre.
Over the years he's worked with most of Australia's major theatre companies: STC, MTC, Griffin, Malthouse, STCSA, National Theatre of Parramatta and more — which is a polite way of saying he's been in a lot of rehearsal rooms and programming conversations.
He is terrible at karaoke, but unlikely to be able to resist the urge if Mr Brightside by The Killers came on.
Host Kimie Tsukakoshi
Director Monica Sayers
Artistic Director & Producer Joanne Kee
Artistic & Programming Consultant Dom Mercer
Approximately 150 minutes with a 30-minute interval. No lockouts apply.
| Adult | $49 |
|---|---|
| Book Table of 6 | $45pp |
| Full Time Student* | $35 |
| Pensioner* | $35 |
$8 transaction fee applies.
Take a seat in our intimate cabaret-style room and let the music draw you in. Tickets are general admission, so pull up a chair, meet new friends, and soak up the atmosphere. Want a table all to yourselves? We offer a limited number of reserved tables when booking for six people in one transaction, which can be reserved online.
Tickets include a complimentary cocktail or mocktail on entry. Offer is not redeemable for cash.
*Please be prepared to present corresponding ID at your event if requested by our staff. Read more.
Recommended for ages 13+.
Photography and videography are welcome, share your experience and tag @seymoursydney and @seymour_cck when posting on socials.
If you’re taking part in karaoke and would prefer not to be photographed or filmed, simply let the audience know before you take the stage.
Children under the age of 2 years may sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Approximately 150 minutes with a 30-minute interval. No lockouts apply.
| Adult | $49 |
|---|---|
| Book Table of 6 | $45pp |
| Full Time Student* | $35 |
| Pensioner* | $35 |
$8 transaction fee applies.
Take a seat in our intimate cabaret-style room and let the music draw you in. Tickets are general admission, so pull up a chair, meet new friends, and soak up the atmosphere. Want a table all to yourselves? We offer a limited number of reserved tables when booking for six people in one transaction, which can be reserved online.
Tickets include a complimentary cocktail or mocktail on entry. Offer is not redeemable for cash.
*Please be prepared to present corresponding ID at your event if requested by our staff. Read more.
Recommended for ages 13+.
Photography and videography are welcome, share your experience and tag @seymoursydney and @seymour_cck when posting on socials.
If you’re taking part in karaoke and would prefer not to be photographed or filmed, simply let the audience know before you take the stage.
Children under the age of 2 years may sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Kimie honed her craft as a child by singing ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’ on her family’s karaoke machine over and over until she was asked to stop. During a detour into corporate life, Kimie cultivated her love of attention thanks to community musical theatre (Marcy Park x 2, Kim x 2 and Christmas Eve x 1).
After leaving the corporate world behind, Kimie has become a prolific stage and screen actor, working with companies such as STC, QT and La Boite, and in shows like The Bureau of Magical Things and The Family Law. She is currently developing her one woman show The Ring and I, a sexy horror-comedy cabaret based on the 1998 film, 'Ringu', and is also a regular improviser at Improv Theatre Sydney. She is thrilled to be working with this wonderful team on Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke.
Kimie’s current go-to karaoke song is ‘You Oughta Know’ by Alanis Morrisette, but she really needs to find a new one before her friends ask her to stop.
Christine Pan (she/they) is a Sydney-based artist and composer driven by powerful storytelling across music, gaming, theatre, film, science and healthcare. Her practice is bold, cross-disciplinary, and grounded in emotional and cultural resonance.
Christine won Best Sound Design and Composition at the Sydney Theatre Awards for Moon Rabbit Rising and received Broadway World and KXT Award nominations for multiple works in 2023–24 including Forgetting Tim Minchin, Rhomboid and Dumb Kids. Their hyperpop opera The Parts We Give premiered in June 2025, receiving features from ABC Radio National and Limelight Magazine. She is currently composing for Werkaholics, premiering late July.
Their composition and sound design for Marvelous toured nationally in the last 3 years and is currently on a multi-city tour in the US starting in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Christine has published works internationally and is also a long-time featured composer and panellist at the Asian Classical Music Conference held annually in the US. Outside of composing and sound designing, Christine leads the Somnus Quintet, performing piano at international gaming conventions and weddings.
Chaya is a Filipina-Australian actor, writer, singer, and storyteller, proudly born and raised on Darug Land.
Her notable theatre credits include The Questions, a two-hander musical by Van Badham and Richard Wise at State Theatre Company South Australia alongside Charles Wu (dir. Mitchell Butel), the title role in Ate Lovia (dir. Kenneth Moraleda), Godspell at Hayes Theatre Co. (dir. Richard Carroll), and being a part of the original Australian cast of The Smeds and the Smoos (dir. Nicole Pingon and Toby Mitchell), which has toured nationwide. Chaya also starred as Natalie in Whimsical Production’s Next to Normal and originated the role of Jade in the world premiere of Girl Band (dir. Lucy Clements), which will be available to stream on Australian Theatre Live.
Her screen credits include learn to forget (dir. Ethan Bourke and Jay Yosh), Grief (dir. Jon Prasida), Honey (dir. Justine Hinz), the Stan series Year Of (dir. Taylor Ferguson), and Linger (dir. Aaryn Bath), which received multiple accolades including Best LGBTQ Film and Best Produced Script at the LA Independent Women Film Awards, and a WA Screen Culture Award.
Through her artistic endeavours, Chaya strives to use her voice and humanity to tell more authentically diverse stories on the Australian stage and screen.
Monica Sayers was born into a family of cabaret performers. This informed her path towards singing, dancing and acting from childhood.
Her first performance was on board the P&O Fairstar cruise ship, the youngest in the troop of 30 children singing and dancing to Shirley Temple’s On the Good Ship Lollipop. Her massive crepe paper bow pinned to her head overshadowed her performance and stole the spotlight, though it didn’t deter Monica’s curiosity and passion for the craft. She accompanied her parents, who were regular acts on board the cruiseliner, some 4-5 cruises around Asia. From a ripe young age of 3, Monica witnessed many cabaret acts, was babysat by fellow performers and joked and played dress ups in the cruise ship Best Dressed Parade.
Yes, she was once dressed as a clown and as a butterfly. (There is photographic evidence) When time came to pull into port, Monica was lucky enough to see the likes of Mo Award illusionists Ken and Toshi Littlewood, to later hearing the divine vocals of Jacki Love, then onto the vocal triumphs of Chinese superstar, Francis Yip.
Monica’s parents as the cabaret act, The Yin Yan Duo, has had a remarkable influence on her pathway and now it brings her great pleasure to come together with the team of Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke to forge a new regular monthly night of entertainment, storytelling and all things Asian.
Joanne Kee, Artistic Director of the Seymour Centre, is reimagining the venue as a contemporary cultural hub where artists and audiences connect, and new voices shape the future of performance.
Previously, as Executive and Creative Producer of Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta, she built the company into a nationally recognised force and a strong ecosystem for artists.
Her broader leadership includes Chair of Ausdance NSW, where she initiated Critical Path; Artistic Director of the Sydney Improvised Music Association; and roles with Sydney Opera House and Arts Council England, reflecting her commitment to equity, representation and bold storytelling.
Dom Mercer is a dramaturg, director and arts programmer. Until recently he was Head of New Work at Belvoir St Theatre, where he also founded and curated 25A in the downstairs theatre.
Over the years he's worked with most of Australia's major theatre companies: STC, MTC, Griffin, Malthouse, STCSA, National Theatre of Parramatta and more — which is a polite way of saying he's been in a lot of rehearsal rooms and programming conversations.
He is terrible at karaoke, but unlikely to be able to resist the urge if Mr Brightside by The Killers came on.
Host Kimie Tsukakoshi
Director Monica Sayers
Artistic Director & Producer Joanne Kee
Artistic & Programming Consultant Dom Mercer