27 Feb 2023
ZOOMA ZOOMA: THE KING OF THE SWINGERS ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Interview
Louis Prima was a super hep cat. Born in 1910 and by the time he was twenty the American Italian was playing New Orleans style jazz. In the 1930s he fronted a…
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26 Feb 2023
Sandi Mac Full Circle: Sing Us A Song, Piano Woman ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
Adelaide-born and bred Sandi McMenamin is a seasoned trouper, sharing the depths and breadth of her experiences in professional show business with true panache.…
23 Feb 2023
Stitch In Time ~ A Knitting Cabaret: Wish Me Luck As You Make Me A Scarf ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
It really is remarkable just how many songs there are about knitting! And I imagine Canada’s Melanie Gall knows most all of them. Cracking titles like “ I’m…
20 Feb 2023
An Unwasted Evening: The Genius Of Tom Lehrer~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
American Tom Lehrer was something of a child prodigy. He studied classical music from the age of seven and was admitted to Harvard at the age of 15. He did…
24 June 2022
Die Roten Punkte: Otto & Astrid Play The Greatest Rock‘n’Roll Concert You’ve Ever Seen! ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
The long-awaited return of punk rock cabaret brother and sister team of Astrid & Otto a.k.a. Die Roten Punkte (translation: The Red Dot) has taken way too long…
24 June 2022
Lior and Domini present Animal In Hiding: The Beauty Of Two Gems Coming Together ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
Lior is very personable on stage, and he clearly enjoys playing in Adelaide. By way of introducing the show he explains that he is here to present his ‘lockdown…
24 June 2022
Paul McDermott in The Funhouse: A Veritable Carnival Of Misfits And Magic Makers ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review – Cabaret Festival Review
In the last couple of years, despite the plague, Paul McDermott has engaged in a renewed relationship with Adelaide. His sterling shows during the last two…
20 June 2022
Hayden Tee in Bad Guy: Taking Bad To The Limits ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
Hayden Tee can wow an audience with his velvet voice. After years of performing in musicals such as Les Misérables and M atilda he knows how to milk the layers…
18 June 2022
Meow Meow’s Pandemonium With The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Beautiful Silk Of Controlled Chaos ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
I was aware that Meow Meow has performed in Adelaide many times to consistent acclaim, but had never managed to see her shows before. Tonight’s performance…
17 June 2022
The Quiet Side Of Rai Thistlewayte: Whispers Of Music In The Air ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
Rai Thistlewayte has many strings to his musical bow and tonight we are treated to more of his jazz sensibilities than his rock/pop Thirsty Merc side. With…
12 June 2022
Simply Brill: The Women Who Defined Rock ‘n’ Roll ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
Cabaret can be many things, but what cabaret does really well is tell stories. And if the stories are important and largely unknown, then all the better. Such…
11 June 2022
Catherine Alcorn & Phil Scott in 30 Something: Bringing Sass Back To The Speakeasy ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
New Year’s Eve. 1939. Deep in the bosom of a Sydney speakeasy. Expectations for the future are high and our hosts Phil Scott and Catherine Alcorn are there to…