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 …
Tag: Adelaide Cabaret Festival
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 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 24
CABARET FESTIVAL – JASON KRAVITS – OFF THE TOP! – 4K
- By Julie Robins in Cabaret, Comedy, Music, Performing Art
Witty, clever and a master of silliness Kravits displays a formidable talent for infectious comic improv cabaret. As we arrived at our Banquet Room tables pen and paper were awaiting our suggestions : words to live by, a place, a thing, an adjective, a short phrase, our last text sent or received. Kravits, transformed into …
Jun 23
ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2018 – NOSFERATUTU – 5K
- By Riccardo Barone in Cabaret, Performing Art
by Riccardo Barone Una furtiva lagrima of blood, pizza, spaghetti and buongiorno. The audience found hard to leave the Banquet room still absorbed by the endless, emotional, energetic, hectic flow. Tears are mixing up with laughts; the existential Shakespearean (in)human condition of Nosferatu is touching everyone’s heart, feeling heaps of pity for his traumatic childhood, …
Jun 16
CABARET FESTIVAL – LAWRENCE LEUNG – VERY STRANGE THINGS
- By Julie Robins in Cabaret, Comedy, Performing Art
4.5K Lawrence Leung tells us that there are two kinds of people – the puzzle solvers, and the lovers of puzzles. In ‘Very Strange Things’ he caters to both types, and to those who sit somewhere between the two extremes. After delivering a brief history of the debunking of various psychics and mediums, and details …
Jun 15
CABARET FESTIVAL 2018 – Carla Lippis: Cast a Dark Shadow – 5K, Adelaide Festival Centre
- By Amy Nancarrow in Cabaret, Performing Art
Chanteuse Carla Lippis, supported by her talented band, rips through a range of rock and roll classics, original tunes, and cabaret classics in an excellent hour of entertainment that does the Adelaide Cabaret Festival proud. Chic in black outfits, her trademark bob, and blood-red lipstick, Lippis is instantly iconic as she works her way through …
Jun 19
Cabaret Festival – Sammy J: The Sammy J Songbook – 4K
- By Olivia in Cabaret, Comedy, Performing Art
By Olivia Henry You might recognise Sammy J from his shows with Randy the purple puppet, the Adelaide Fringe, or ABC’s Playground Politics. Well, he’s back in Adelaide for the Cabaret Festival with The Sammy J Songbook. Armed with a piano and a juice box, Sammy J takes the audience on a musical …
Jun 17
CABARET FESTIVAL – Emma Pask: A Latin Fiesta – 4.5K
- By Olivia in Cabaret, Performing Art
Olivia Henry The award-winning Emma Pask is an Australian vocalist with a new album heavily influenced by Latin Jazz. With an impressive resume (having performed with big names such as James Morrison and George Benson), Pask is the real deal when it comes to nailing that Latin feel. Pask and her band produce music …
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