23 June 2015
WAKE: The Creepy and Supernatural Offering from Elizabeth Knox – Book Review
The Wellington-residing and fairly prolific Knox’s latest offering has its familiar aspects, and yet it’s nevertheless pretty damn creepy at first – until the…
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21 June 2015
Love Songs For Sir Les: All You Need Is Some Sir Les Love – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
What better way to bring Barry Humphries’ Adelaide Cabaret Festival to an end than to see the man himself as Sir Les Patterson? The first thing you notice on…
21 June 2015
Ray Jessel – Naughty Or Nice: Endearing and Funny – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Octogenerian Ray Jessel made a flying visit to Adelaide to perform only two shows at the Cabaret Festival, but what a performance it was! Having enjoyed…
20 June 2015
Laura Fygi In Concert: Multi-lingual Latin, Jazz and Swing – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Laura Fygi is a consummate performer; gracious, confident, talented, inclusive of the audience in her warm and friendly manner, she is funny and enchanting. Her…
20 June 2015
The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Honouring The Centenary Of ANZAC – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
The Festival Theatre’s lavish red curtain goes up and, as the strains of Moonlight Serenade fill the air, the audience is spirited away to 1940. The 17-piece…
20 June 2015
The SongBirds – Shout Sister Shout: Exotic Soul and Vintage Sound – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
An inspiring, emotional, joyful and uplifting experience. This performance by three superb singers is not to be missed. The SongBirds are Erica Canales, Gaby…
19 June 2015
Eddie Perfect: Classical Meets Contemporary in Songs From The Middle – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
You always know exactly what to expect from Eddie Perfect: polished charm and on-pitch professionalism with a light touch of humour. Songs From The Middle – an…
19 June 2015
Phil Scott as Lionel Bart is Reviewing The Situation – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Lionel Bart was an amazing composer. Unable to read or write music and never formally trained, he composed some of the most famous music of our time, including…
19 June 2015
Trevor Ashley Channels The Best Of The Divas in I’m Every Woman – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Trevor Ashley has shaved, preened and tucked to return to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in between performing as the dirty villain Thénardier in the Sydney…
18 June 2015
27 Club Celebrates The Music From The Artists Who Tragically Died At Age 27 – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
The 27 Club sadly boasts a long list of pre-eminent musicians who died at age 27 so there is plenty of fine music to choose from. This show highlights music of…
18 June 2015
Amelia Ryan Is The Likeable And Sexy Lady Liberty – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Fresh from a highly successful run with previous show, A Storm In A D-Cup , Amelia Ryan hit the Adelaide Cabaret Festival at full speed with a new show that…
18 June 2015
Ian Shaw Serves Up “A Bit Of A Mouthful”, A Touch Of Wit And Some Fabulous Songs – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
For his first performance in Australia, Ian Shaw quietly slips in behind the piano while the lights are down and doesn’t leave it for the rest of the show. This…