World fam­ous fash­ion styl­ist Mar­got Von Dont has returned to New Zea­l­and with life and style advice for us. We’re upstairs above Leroy’s Bar with a small stage that resembles a talk show set. There are clothes hung on racks and spill­ing out of suit­cases. The show starts with an announce­ment that’s not usu­ally heard in a theatre but is typ­ic­al for a busi­ness meet­ing in an unfa­mil­i­ar space.Then Mar­got (Sasha Tilly) appears from the stair­well. She’s wear­ing a mus­tard dress, pink check coat, and orange fash­ion turban and looks fab­ulous. As Mar­got tells us about her life and what she’s been up to we get the sense that she has fallen on some very dif­fi­cult times. There is some audi­ence inter­ac­tion and yes, some dress­ing up. (Pay atten­tion to Margot’s rules as there may be a quiz.) As Margot’s lay­ers peel away we get closer to the truth of her situ­ation until finally, everything is revealed. Lovely and fun.

You can also find Mar­got (and her rules) on Ins­tagram.