21 June 2022
THE ISLAND by Adrian McKinty: We Are Family ~ Book Review
Adrian McKinty (Hachette Australia) 2022, 375pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $34.99 (audiobook); $12.99 (e-Book)
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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…
16 June 2022
Mahalia Barnes & Jade MacRae: Sharing Soul At The Trinity Sessions ~ Review
In the city that has so many of them, there is nothing quite like listening to soul music inside the acoustic church walls of the Trinity Sessions. It is not so…
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…
5 June 2022
Disney’s Frozen The Musical: Step Into A Glittering Magical World ~ Theatre Review
If this was going to be a very short review (not my forté) it would read like this. At the breathtaking and magical conclusion to the first act of Frozen The…
2 June 2022
John Corabi Acoustic & Solo Tour: The Return Of The Mayor Of Rock ~ Interview
For the first time since 2018, American raspy vocal powerhouse John Corabi is returning to Australian shores with his new personalised solo acoustic show.…
27 May 2022
FESTEN by Red Phoenix Theatre: Families Behaving Badly ~ Theatre Review
FESTEN is an adaptation by David Eldridge of a Danish screenplay originally written for film. It has a reputation for leaving audiences shocked and stunned. It…
6 May 2022
TEN STEPS TO NANETTE by Hannah Gadsby: No, No… Nanette? ~ Book Review
Gadsby’s life story (“A Memoir Situation”) details her life up to and including 2018’s Nanette , the live show that changed absolutely everything, and while…
6 May 2022
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL by Jonathan Biggins: Oh What A Feeling, Paul Keating! ~ Book Review
Jonathan Biggins (Hachette Australia) 2022, 198pp, RRP $24.99 (hardback); $12.99 (e-Book)