22 June 2014
Into Oblivion features two Australian musicians of exceptional calibre: concert pianist Ambre Hammond and accordionist extraordinaire Marcello Maio – playing in…
21 June 2014
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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…
19 June 2014
Brain d’Arcy James is an incredibly talented performer. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards, played opposite Debra Messing in TV series SMASH and has…
19 June 2014
It seems the ‘60s and ‘70s weren’t the only decades of the last century characterised by a penchant for sex and drugs. Supplant rock ‘n’ roll with jazz, add…
19 June 2014
Vandemonian Lags is a presentation of 17 stories from an earlier time in Australia’s history when the boats kept coming and, laden with untrustworthy convicts…