by Riccardo Barone “I am an Artist, let me do my job!” How high is the price a songwriter, a poet, must pay to deeply dive into sensitive subjects like abortion? Polemics are surely around the corner, undoubtedly! This happens when the sublimation of a tragedy through humor is misinterpreted and condemned by articles and …
Category: Cabaret
Nov 01
OZASIA MUSIC – Shik Shak Shok – Nexus Arts – 3K
- By Peter in Cabaret, Music, Performing Art, Visual Art
Hadi Zeidan’s ‘Shik Shak Shok’ is an immersion into a different world – a modern rendering of 1980s Beirut that draws you in with dim lighting, pulsating belly dance music and a crowded bar.
Aug 12
COMFORT FOOD CABARET – Imagination Workshop – 4K
Give yourself a break from the usual Edinburgh hurried curries, bashed up burgers or limp lentils and sit back and savour a show that will embrace all your senses, including the beautiful singing voice of mine host and chef Michelle Pearson. 4K
Aug 08
CIRQUE DU SLAY – inSpace Niddry St – 4K
Leave your judgements and preconceptions about drag at the door and let Ms Porcelynn take control of your life for a terrific hour of entertainment. 4K
Jun 23
Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Two Worlds – Modern Maori Quartet – 4.5*
- By Julie Robins in Cabaret, Comedy, Dance, Music, Performing Art, Theatre, Uncategorized
As we eagerly await the show, the lights go up to reveal an invisible quartet, which when made visible, is comprised of merely three performers. Finding themselves in a ‘trilemma’ they invite a latecomer from the audience to join them on stage to complete the foursome. Fortunately he happens to be both talented and appropriately …
Jun 22
Adelaide Cabaret Festival : iOTA – Slap And Tickle : 4*
- By Julie Robins in Cabaret, Comedy, Dance, music, Performing Art, Theatre
Utilising the Variety Show genre but with a back storyline which ties the different acts together, Slap And Tickle is a clever, witty, and very funny show. We meet Slap the clown (iOTA), Tickle the Gimp (Russell Leonard), and the third element of the show : a multi-piece jazz orchestra who provide sound effects as …
Jun 21
Vika and Linda Bull – Between Two Shores
- By Gary Clarke in Cabaret, Music
Dunstan Playhouse 6:30pm 20th June 2019 VIKA and LINDA BULL – ‘Between Two Shores’ 4.5 Stars Review by Gary Clarke Vika and Linda Bull have been at it now for over 30 years since those heady days when they hooked up with Joe Camilliri in the 1980s. While many things have changed in the interceding …
Jun 20
Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019 – Dickie Beau – Unplugged -4.5*
- By Julie Robins in Cabaret, Performing Art, Theatre
Dickie Beau : Unplugged : photos by Claudio Raschella ‘Unplugged’ begins with an upbeat vaudevillian cabaret performance in which Dickie Beau channels the actor Kenneth Williams via brilliant lip-sync and physical performance. But the tone of the show soon shifts into something much more meditative and philosophical. Through his masterful use of the ancient art …
Jun 15
My life in Songs – Dami Im
- By Gary Clarke in Cabaret, Music
Dunstan Playhouse – June 14th 6:30pm — 4.5 Stars Wow what a voice ! If you have never heard of Dami Im you probably dont know that she won The X Factor in New York in 2013 and came second in The Eurovision song contest in 2016. That she is managed by none other than …
Mar 09
LUCY GRANSBURY – “Drama”
- By Gary Clarke in Cabaret, Comedy, Fringe 2019, Music, Performing Art, Uncategorized
LUCY GRANSBURY – “DRAMA” – Friday 8th March 2019 7:15pm At THE BALCONY – Griffins Hotel – Hindmarsh Square Adelaide Review by Gary Clarke 5 stars Lucy Gransbury is a consummate performer. She commands a room and serves up a veritable feast of cabaret, stand up, song, witty repartee and “Fantales” lollies!! Lucy informs …
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