Jackie Goes Prima Diva

Homegrown chanteuse Jackie Clarke turns her powerhouse vocals, wicked humour and maverick entertainment style to the songs of the 20th and 21st Centuries most legendary divas.
Ms Clarke pays homage to Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, Nina Simone, Peggy Lee, Streisand and more! From Alison Durbin to Dolly Parton, from Kate Bush to Gaga, Jackie lets her diva flag fly, while playfully engaging the audience with her trademark witty panache.
Accompanied by the splendid Karl Benton on piano (Ardijah, Che Fu, Annie Crummer), expect iconic songs performed with tender soul and gleeful virtuosity in an intimate cabaret setting.

Jackie was awarded an MNZM for services to entertainment (2018) and the Variety Artists life time achievement award The Benny (2024). She has lived 40 years in theatre, (Mamma Mia, Shirley Valentine) music (When The Cat’s Been Spayed, The Lady Killers) and TV (NZ Idol, The Semisis).

Don’t miss this rollicking show of bravura song styling, dazzling frockage, pin-drop moments and plenty of laughs.

“Jackie was sublime- I laughed, I grinned, I wept a bit…she is as much a master of her craft as the women she honours” Michele A’Court, Jackie Goes Prima Diva 2022

“Jackie has a natural flair for comedy and showmanship – in one case turning a slight wardrobe malfunction into a hilarious moment. But of course, it’s her beautiful voice that comes through in a sublime delivery of Nina Simone’s Feeling Good and a mind-blowing incarnation of Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights” DIVAS! review Andrew Whiteside 2024

“This self-styled “Pacifica Rita Hayworth, with a touch of Spotlight” really knows how to entertain….the hall could have been Carnegie or Royal Albert, but was in fact the Twyford Community (Hall)! She would do either of those stages proud also” - Rob Harbers Ambient Light Blog review, Hawkes Bay Festival 2022