Pull up a chair to your lamp-lit table and enjoy cabaret performances from some of Australia's finest musical talent.

Gathered around the piano at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, we're joined by artistic director Virginia Gay, musical theatre luminaries Swing on This (Luke Kennedy, Matt Lee, Ben Mingay and Bert LaBonté), performer and late-night salon host Victoria Falconer, musical improv troupe Musical Bang Bang and piano man Dr Trevor Jones.

We also delve into the history of cabaret with musician and academic Dr Peter Tregear to find out why cabaret performers so often upset the established order.