by Lynette Washington | Jul 3, 2015 | Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Thu 2 Jul Matt Byrne’s South Australian premiere of the Broadway musical version of Mary Poppins is very high quality amateur theatre. With beautiful orchestration, delightful costumes and quality lead performers, the result is a charming production that...
by Lynette Washington | Jul 3, 2015 | Live Music, Reviews
Venue 63, Sat 27 Jun Adelaide has a healthy live literature scene with reading events that have run for decades (Friendly Street Poets), others that have had short but sweet runs (Spineless Wonders Presents), and others still that have cult followings (Lee Marvin...
by Lynette Washington | Jun 13, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Reviews
Space Theatre, Fri 12 Jun In Looking For Lawson composer John Thorn has set some of Henry Lawson’s most loved poems to music. As a concept there is a lot to love about this: Lawson’s poetry is moving, diverse, emotional, funny, relevant and most of all, iconic....
by Lynette Washington | Jun 8, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Reviews
Banquet Room, Sun 7 Jun In Cole, the musical tribute to songwriter Cole Porter, Michael Griffiths embodies the joy and tension of being Cole Porter beautifully. His voice is perfectly suited to the music, its era and the required precise annunciation. Griffiths brings...
by Lynette Washington | May 15, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Interviews
by Lynette Washington. Looking for Lawson is an exciting contemporary take on the classic Australian poet Henry Lawson’s work. Composer and Musical Director John Thorn has taken Lawson’s much-loved poems and set them to music. He is joined on stage by highly respected...