All posts tagged "Cabaret Festival"
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1.6KArtsCabaret Festival Review: The Letter String Quartet With Tina Del Twist – The Silly Season
Tina del Twist is played by Australian singer/actor/writer/comedian/producer and director Wes Snelling. She is Wes’s bohemian Auntie - the family misfit, never quite fitting in. With a good serve of red wine, in a brandy balloon big enough to bath a baby in, Tina stumbles on stage to begin what she thinks is her Christmas concert.
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2.1KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Dami Im: My Life In Songs
Dami Im became a household name as a contestant on the fifth season of The X Factor, going on to win the series and receiving a record contract with Sony Australia.
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2.3KArtsAdelaide Cabaret Festival Review: Megan Mullally and her band Nancy and Beth
The band Nancy and Beth is the creation of Megan Mullally, who is recognisable from her role as Karen in the hit television show Will & Grace. She is joined on stage by her co-creator Stephanie Hunt from Friday Night Lights.
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1.3KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Philip Quast – UNCUT
This emotional journey is a mix of sometimes unusual and often unpredictable song selections
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1.6KArtsAdelaide Cabaret Festival Review: Unsung – Amelia Ryan and Libby O’Donovan
It is just like the publicity says, it’s raucous, it’s nostalgic and it’s a loud and proud celebration of the incredibly long list of talented Australian women who have graced our pop and rock scene.
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939ArtsAdelaide Cabaret Festival Review: Suburban Gothic
Directed by Steven Gates (Tripod), Suburban Gothic boasts three cabaret singers and an impressive band complete with cello, drums, and baby grand piano.
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1.9KArtsAdelaide Cabaret Festival Review: The 11 O’Clock Number – Haus of Hans
It wouldn’t be an Adelaide Cabaret Festival without our favourite fabulously faux German, Hans, and he’s ready to keep your night of cabaret fun going in the entertaining variety show 11 O’Clock Hour with Haus of Hans.
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1.2KArtsCabaret Festival Review: The Swell Mob
Eighteenth century taproom etiquette isn’t hard to pick up. you get the idea in no time.
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3.0KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Opening Event, The House is Live
Adelaide, your 2019 Cabaret Festival is officially launched! And with quite the bang (glitter dousing from the rafters, anyone) it must be said.
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1.4KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Lior with Paul Grabowski
Lior is remarkable, his voice caresses the audience and his song writing is extraordinary.
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1.9KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Dragon Lady – The Many Lives and Deaths of Anna May Wong
Dragon Lady is a term used stereotypically to depict Asian female characters as strong, deceitful, domineering or mysterious women who always came to a sticky end. It is a name said to have been inspired by the characters played by Anna May Wong.
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920ArtsCabaret Festival Review: The Hot Sardines
Since 2007, the Hot Sardines have been performing their own take on classic jazz tracks with a Parisian flavour mixed amongst the New Orleans sound.
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1.1KEntertainmentAdelaide Cabaret Festival’s Stellar 2019 Lineup Unveiled
In her debut as Artistic Director, Julia Zemiro presents the 2019 program with more than 380 artists in 245 performances over 16 days and nights.
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921Cabaret FestivalNew Artistic Director Announced For Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Adelaide Cabaret Festival sees Australia's TV and stage favourite, Julia Zemiro, as Artistic Director in 2019!
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910ArtsCabaret Festival Review: Archie Roach and Tiddas – Dancing With My Spirit
This show is all about country, self, friendship and the sublime voices of Archie Roach and Tiddas.
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1.3KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Wayne Brady – Brady AF
Wayne Brady is an American comedian, singer, actor and TV host. From talk shows, comedy sketch series and films, he has done it all. A ‘Jack of all trades’ in every sense of the word, his skills has seen him win several Emmy Awards and a coveted Tony Award. To achieve all that takes some doing and he has reached great heights in popularity in his home nation.
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1.3KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Patti LuPone – Don’t Monkey with Broadway
Patti LuPone propels into Don’t Monkey with Broadway, a song that reflects back on the iconic strip with love, and turns to the future with a shudder. It would wrong though to assume that what follows is just a nostalgia trip. LuPone’s voice flows through the years like a river, and collects up some gems that might have otherwise been forgotten. This is a brilliant show from the greatest of the great.
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730ArtsCabaret Festival Review: Songs For Those Who’ve Come Across The Seas
This world premiere production is fabulous and so, so relevant in today’s uncertain world. Satomi Ohnishi plays drums while Quincy Grant, Gareth Chin, Cameron Goodall and Leah Flanagan make some great rock music playing some 12 different instruments between them with Goodall and Flanagan also belting out some brilliant original songs.
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817ArtsCabaret Festival Review: Cake
The show is based on an interesting concept: the human hunger to take things to excess, almost the seven deadly sins.
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1.7KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Fangirls
Fangirls is an upcoming original musical by Sydney playwright Yve Blake, under commission by the Australian Theatre for Young People. Set to premiere in early 2019, we are offered a rare workshop performance at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival this season.
