Category: Performing Art

Performing Art

Jun 14

Cabaret Festival – Mark Nadler – 5K

If any show may come to define the 2012 Cabaret Festival, with its darker themes, then Nadler has delivered it. LIke those who stuck their necks out in the period under the spotlight, Nadler delivers a masterful and brave performance. 5K

Jun 14

Cabaret Festival – Lady Nerd – 4K

Keira Daley’s acting skills shine through to compliment her strong feminist voice, topping off a few songs with some love, laptop and physics. In a slinky black dress, with dancing eyebrows, you will be sitting on the edge of your seat with her wit ensuring the entertainment never lets up. 4K

Jun 14

Cabaret Festival – Nadeah – Fest Theatre Stage – 3.5K

Nadeah is witty, relaxed and keen to involve her audience in her show (the 6.30pm timeslot perhaps being not the best for that but tonight’s 9.30pm one should be ideal.) 3.5K

Jun 12

Cabaret Festival – Lea Salonga – 5K

The Adelaide Festival Theatre provided a simple backdrop and minimal staging decorations in order to allow a more intimate performance between Salonga and the audience. The powerful vocal performance displayed emphasized Salonga’s professionalism in being a renown musical theatre actress. 5K

Jun 10

Cabaret Festival – Brushes with Keys – Banquet Room – 4.5K

The show hit peak form in the last twenty minutes when friends, singer Ursula White and guitarist Peter Grimwood, joined pianist and painter on stage with the finale also including Cabaret director, Kate Ceberano, complete with Salvador Dali moustache, belting out I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker style. 4.5K

Jun 09

Cabaret Festival – Eddie Perfect’s Misanthropology – 5K

Put simply, Eddie delivers perfectly a great hour of music and humour. 5K

Jun 09

Cabaret Festival – Kurt – Justin Burford – 4.5K

The show was not what I expected but everything I had wanted. 4.5K

Jun 05

Rasta Thomas’ Rock The Ballet Preview – Her Majesty’s 3-8 July

Having performed over 1000 shows during sell out seasons across the globe since its inception in 2007, Rasta Thomas’ Rock the Ballet returns to Australia with its fusion of classic Ballet technique combined with the excitement of musical theatre, hip hop, martial arts, tap, contemporary, gymnastics and more. Adel details plus videos in post.

Jun 01

War Mother – Space Til 2 June – 3K

Without being a memorable affair, War Mother is a nice vignette from the STC while the main program gets a break for the Cabaret Festival dealing with a recurring theme in a useful and politically not too opinionated way. 3K

May 30

Ed Castle Variety Nights in June

Ed Castle has discovered a cure for loneliness. Lonely cries finally answered! Never be lonely again!
From 9pm on Wednesdays in June The Edinburgh Castle Hotel will be transformed into a late night variety show! Introducing Wednesday Night for the Lonely Soul’ a free variety show. See post for details.