Ilana Charnelle describes herself as a vintage-style chanteuse and storyteller, creating cabaret and songs that are old-timey inspired yet with modern sensibilities. She’s also committed to accessibility in a way that you (shamefully) don’t see that often: this performance is relaxed, Auslan interpreted, low-lit, comes with an easy-read guide and she also gives clear cues around particularly loud moments. It’s clear from the get-go that this is a thoughtful, nuanced performer.

This tender, charmingly simple cabaret explores a bad break-up and a later-life autism diagnosis which leads Charnelle to re-examine a life of struggling to fit in. But it’s also about grief, loss and the search for peace, which will resonate with anyone who’s experienced loss or trauma. A beguiling performer with a stunning voice and a mean taste in red dresses and lipstick, she’s quicksilver on stage; features nimble, energy controlled, empathy radiating for her audience and her former self. She feels slightly constrained by the tiny stage area in Curiositeas’ parlour, but that’s a minor quibble; this level of authenticity can’t help but move, while her clever lyrics demand repeated hearings.