Shalom Kaa

SHALOM KAA:
🎭 Actor. Comedian. Singer. Director. MC. Storyteller.

Shalom Kaa is a multi-award-winning, multi-talented powerhouse based in Darwin and Melbourne, known for selling out theatres, lifting spirits, and leaving audiences in stitches (and sometimes in tears).

Whether he's onstage delivering side-splitting stand-up, belting out a soulful ballad, directing epic productions, or hosting large-scale events with warmth and flair — Shalom is Darwin’s ultimate all-round entertainer.

🔥 2025 Highlights
Darwin Festival: Purple Plastic Māori – Homecoming
After a decade-long dream, Shalom brings his groundbreaking autobiographical cabaret to the main stage at Darwin Festival. Described as “the cabaret version” of his award-winning comedy Asian-Looking Māori with a Jewish Name, this moving, musical celebration of identity, culture and healing has wowed audiences at Adelaide and Sydney Fringe and returns home after a sold-out run at Darwin Entertainment Centre. The show has won Darwin Fringe Festival Awards and the follow-up A Song for You: An Unlikely Drug Story won two further Darwin Fringe Festival awards in 2024.  

🎤 Comedy Career on Fire
In under a year, Shalom has delivered 11 sold-out solo comedy shows, including:

Asian-Looking Māori with a Jewish Name (Darwin Fringe, NT Tour)
50 & Fabulous (Birthday Bonanza)
I Got the Monkey Pox
It’s All Coming Back to Me Now (Melbourne Farewell Shows)

He was a RAW Comedy finalist (2020, 2021) and continues to headline the Darwin comedy circuit.

🎭 Theatre & Acting Credits
A veteran of musical theatre and stage, Shalom has played:

Che Guevara in Evita (2023)
Freddie in Chess (2017)
Title role in Jesus Christ Superstar (2015)
John Hale in The Crucible
Feste, Hortensio, Puck & Theseus in Shakespearean classics
Directed Romeo & Juliet: Star-Crossed Lovers — Darwin Theatre Company’s highest-selling production in 51 years

🎬 Screen Work
Lead roles in short films The Japanese Slipper (2021) and Fiasco (2023)
Roles in The Hairy Marys, You Do You, Top End Wedding and Netflix’s Territory (2024)
Multiple campaigns in TV, radio, and print advertising

🎶 Musical & Artistic Direction
From Beatles Cabaret to ABBA Cabaret, Shalom has written, directed and choreographed sold-out tributes. In 2018, he created Voices of Remembrance, an ANZAC tribute that earned a standing ovation led by military guests.

He is the founding Music Director of True Colours Chorus Darwin — the city’s first LGBTQIA+ choir — performing at Darwin Pride, Arafura Games, and with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra.

🎤 MC & Community Events
An in-demand emcee, Shalom has hosted everything from Carols by Candlelight and the Brolga Awards to the Banff Mountain Film Festival and Tropicon. His 2023/2024 MC credits include:

Seabreeze Festival
Santa Fun Run
Brolga Awards
OZ Day Fun Run
Australia Day Council Regional Conference
Carols by Candlelight (Artistic Director & Emcee)

🎙️ Media & Advocacy
Shalom hosts The SEEN NT, a local arts and entertainment interview series featuring icons like Human Nature, John Foreman, Manu Feildel and Vanessa Amorosi.

He is also a proud Ambassador for Variety – the Children’s Charity NT.