By Julia George The 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival kicked off in spectacular style on Thursday night (6 June) with the annual Variety Gala Performance. Hosted by the infamous Craig Mclachlan, who did a great job with the right amount of comedy & wit, alongside Festival Artistic Director Kate Ceberano, the Gala saw 14 Festival Artists …
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Jun 11
CABARET FESTIVAL – Backstage Club
By Heather-Jean Moyes Opening night at the Backstage Club created a great vibe and set the tone of the festival as accessible and very hipster, showcasing a random mix of surprising and classic performances. Well laid out, the cabaret seating allowed those down the front to get up close and personal and the designers provided …
Jun 11
CABARET FESTIVAL – Mojo Juju – 2.5K
By Peter Maddern Dressed in an ample two tone suit adorned with an incredibly long watch chain, Mojo Juju attempted to take us deep into the world of film noir, of speak easies, loose women, loads of drink and crooked ball players. Unfortunately it all fell rather flat. The banter was either a poor parody …
Jun 08
CABARET FESTIVAL: Reg – Tommy Bradson – Space Theatre – 3.5K
Reg Livermore is a legend of Australian theatre and performance, having appeared in a wide variety of roles, across a range of mediums, over the last 50 years. While he is well known for performances in a gamut of musical theatre classics (think The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar and his much praised turn as Dr …
Jun 08
Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2013 – Darren Percival – A Tribute to Ray Charles – Dunstan Playhouse
I may have been the only person in the audience who did not know that Darren Percival had the illustrious honour of becoming ‘runner up’ in 2012’s version of reality TV show ‘The Voice’. Then again, judging by the disparity in ages in the filled-to-capacity Dunstan Playhouse, it appears that many people simply wanted to …
Jun 06
CABARET FESTIVAL – Shane Warne the Musical – Her Majesty’s – 4K
By Peter Maddern You have to admire Eddie Perfect for taking on a subject like Shane Warne – especially in this the oddest of contexts – a musical. The somewhat larger than life figure has always been grist for the media’s wheel, ever since ‘the ball of the century’ and, of course, it has to …
May 03
THE INTERVIEWS 2013 – By Kryztoff
- By Peter in Fringe 2011, News, Performing Art, Uncategorized, Visual Art
Throughout the year, Kryztoff interviews various performers, artists and commentators. This blog page now brings them all together, with the most recent posted first. Enjoy.
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