Kelfi & Fikel
Fiona Della Ca and Kellie Higgins are Kelfi & Fikel (SMH's Top 10 Rising Comedians 2012, Slide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival), a quirky new musical comedy duo. Their original songs and sketches are irreverent, crude and unapologetic. You can't help but laugh, blush, or at least tap your foot as they team up their warped characters in off-the-wall scenarios.
With Higgins at the piano, their beautiful voices wonderfully compliment each other, so, despite whatever profanities or obscenities might be coming out of their mouths, they are at least easy on the ear.
Kelfi & Fikel have been likened to French and Saunders, the Mighty Boosh, Cook and Moore, and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie on acid. The relationship between Della Ca & Higgins (real-life friends since primary school) is unpredictable, daring and a joy to behold.
If you enjoy character-based, naughty musical comedy, with more one-liners than you can poke a stick at, come and check out the uniquely twisted perspective of Kelfi & Fikel.
For more information check out www.kelfiandfikel.com
Quotes:
‘Kelfi and Fikel could become one of Australia’s most exciting and innovative cabaret acts. Definitely a pair to keep your eye on’. Aussie Theatre
“These women have the voice of angels and minds full of schoolgirl mischief. What's not to love?” Herald Sun
‘Fine line trodden? Yes… Side-splittingly funny? Oh, my word, yes!’ Theatre Press
Full Review Slide Cabaret Festival:
Aussie Theatre: http://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/kelfi-and-fikel/
Full Reviews Melbourne Comedy Festival
Herald Sun: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/special-reports/review-kelfi-f...
Theatre Press: http://theatrepress.com.au/2012/04/01/review-the-butterfly-club-presents...
Sydney Comedy Festival:
SMH 'Top 10 Rising Stars of Stand Up, 2012': http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/fresh-hits-and-giggles-201204...
Kellie Higgins
Kellie trained as an actor at the University of Western Sydney Nepean (BA Performance). Growing up, Kellie toured to the United Kingdom with the NSW State Drama Company and was selected in a National Workshop with the Australian Theatre for Young People where she both acted and wrote music with guest tutor Nick Enright. Theatre credits at Nepean included; The Winters Tale (Paulina) Road (Molly, Chantal, and Bisto) Tales from the Couch (Luseal) at the Seymour Centre the Jungle (Cynthia Page) and the Sydney Premiere of Falling Petals (Sally) at the New Theatre. Whilst in London for the last five and half years Kellie performed in play readings, improvisation comedy, stand up comedy at the House of Mirth launch night, “Into the woods” as Lucinda (Landor Theatre), “Bobby’s Girl” ( Ignite Festival) and her own self devised show ‘Mord & Claus’ at the Canal Cafe theatre . She trained and did many theatre and film workshops with some of the UKs leading casting directors at the London Actors Centre , the Courtyard Theatre and The Pleasance theatre. She also performed as Lady Macbeth in a Shakespearean Master class at the Royal Haymarket Theatre under the direction of RSC actor and Tony award winner Owen Teale.
Fiona Della Ca
Fiona studied at Charles Sturt University (BComm Theatre/Media). Professional credits include The Truthmakers (Seymour Centre), What If It Rains (Quantum Theatre-UK Tour) Sleeping Beauty (Alpha Shows-National tour) & Bully Busters (Class Act Theatre-NSW Schools). She was a 2010 Grand Finalist in the 8th Annual Cabaret Showcase and in 2009 she won 'Best Actress' in Short & Sweet Song (Pilgrim Theatre). She has been involved in a number of cabaret nights, including Showqueen at the Kit Kat & Kaboodle club, Lady Sings it Better for Adelaide Fringe Festival 2011 and her own self devised two woman show Mord & Claus at the Canal Cafe Theatre in London. For Impro Australia she has performed in Mixed Shaken & Stirred at Belvior St Theatre and also the Cranston Cup semi finals at the Factory Theatre in 2009/2010. Stand up/sketch comedy work includes the House of Mirth launch night and Belushi's 'Falling Down with Laughter' experiment, both in the UK. Fiona has also recently shot a sitcom pilot called “The Pass”, by Matt Cartwright and Phil Spencer.
