| The Castanet Club | |
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| Directed by | Neil Armfield |
| Produced by | Glenys Rowe |
| Starring | Steve Abbott |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$25,100 (Australia) [1] |
The Castanet Club is a 1991 Australian live concert film starring the popular Newcastle cabaret troupe, The Castanet Club. [2]
The premise is that the North Bondi RSL have sold out a performance by Col Joye, but realise on the day that they forgot to actually book him. They need to find a cheap replacement quickly so they contact "that Newcastle mob, the Castanet Club" because "you can't get much cheaper than that". After a brief "gathering the band" sequence set in various locations around Newcastle, and a road trip to Sydney, the band arrive in North Bondi. The rest of the movie is a live Castanet Club concert at the North Bondi RSL.