25 June 2014
The New Score: The RAAH Project – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
It is without surprise that Kate Ceberano has done an amazing job in her three-year tenure as Artistic Director for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. She has…
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22 June 2014
An Evening With Darlene Love – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Darlene Love is the once un-named voice of numerous thrown together studio girl groups known as The Crystals and The Blossoms. These young women recorded hit…
22 June 2014
Elise McCann: Everybody Loves Lucy – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Much of comedienne Lucille Ball’s best humour involved her misreading a situation and ploughing on through as if nothing’s wrong. This is deliciously…
22 June 2014
Into Oblivion: The Timeless Music Of Astor Piazzolla – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Into Oblivion features two Australian musicians of exceptional calibre: concert pianist Ambre Hammond and accordionist extraordinaire Marcello Maio – playing in…
21 June 2014
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Sibling Revelry – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
The sisters Callaway make a charming couple. Smitten by the lure of a life in music they ran off as teenagers to New York to seek the big time. And they found…
21 June 2014
Archie Roach: Creation – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
There can be no doubt that the packed Dunstan Playhouse audience were there to see a living legend. Roach arrived on stage to a warm welcome, the anticipation…
21 June 2014
Kathy Najimy: Lift Up Your Skirt – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
As I sat there and watched the five minute montage of the life of actor, writer, director and keynote speaker Kathy Najimy, followed by her applause-arousing…
21 June 2014
The King’s Singers: Great American Songbook – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
The King’s Singers are truly breathtaking. There is nothing outrageous about the concept they present – six men on stage singing a cappella – but it is the…
20 June 2014
Cecilia Low: They Say She’s Different – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
The pre-show has already begun when the audience filters in. There’s a self-absorbed guitarist sitting on stage practicing a few riffs. An Afro-headed cool guy…
20 June 2014
Robyn Loau: No Ordinary Girlfriend – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Vocally there is nothing that Robyn Loau cannot do. She can kill Michael Jackson, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox – all seriously impressive feats. She can also kill…
20 June 2014
Rod Davies: Rocket Man – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
For much of his life Rod Davies has been a piano man. Among the stories he tells of his journey through music was a live show called The Piano Men . The classic…
20 June 2014
The Kermond 3 Gen Variety Show – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
I have not laughed and cheered so much this year at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival! As the name suggests, three generations of the Kermond clan sing, dance, tap…