The Mersey Beatles: Yesterday And Today ~ Live Review

by David Robinson | Jun 12, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews

Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Tue 11 Jun. It’s an increasingly common occurrence; yet another incarnation of The Fab Four is visiting Adelaide, this time presenting a celebration of the classic Abbey Road album to a keen, if a little modest, crowd. After a fairly cheesy...

Tom Campbell – One Hander: Reaching For The Stars On Broadway ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019 Interview

by Janine Spearpoint | Jun 11, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Comedy, Interviews, Live Music

[ADELAIDE PREMIERE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… TO LAUGH] by Janine Spearpoint. One-handed gay actor looking to act in a big Broadway musical; willing to do whatever it takes! Tom Campbell – NIDA Graduate, multi award-winning actor on stage and screen, and comedian – is...

Alma Zygier Quintet Brings Pre-War Jazz Classics To Adelaide Cabaret Festival ~ Media Release

by TheClothesLine | Jun 11, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Interviews, Live Music, Media Release, Music

[ADELAIDE PREMIERE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU] Melbourne vocalist Alma Zygier is fascinated by the pre-war jazz era; Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Memphis Minnie – a time when composers Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and...

Suburban Gothic: Hideously Hilarious Stories From Suburban Australia ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival Interview

by Janine Spearpoint | Jun 11, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Interviews, Live Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre

[ADELAIDE EXCLUSIVE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… TO LAUGH] by Janine Spearpoint. Is Australia dying a slow death, strangled by its own ignorance and stupidity? Do we really need one hopeful politician singing Twisted Sister? Are Neo-Nazi rallies the best thing some people can...

Philip Quast UNCUT With Anne-Maree McDonald At The Piano: Highlights From A Brilliant Career ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019 Review

by Cathy Tune | Jun 11, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews, Spoken Word

[WORLD PREMIERE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Mon 10 Jun. Internationally acclaimed actor and singer Philip Quast knows how to put on a show. Accompanying on piano is Anne-Maree McDonald, formerly from...

Unsung – Amelia Ryan and Libby O’Donovan: Inspirations From Women Who Helped Shaped Australia And The Australian Music Industry ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019 Review

by Contributor | Jun 10, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews

[WORLD PREMIERE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… TO REMINISCE] Space Theatre, Sun 9 Jun. Amelia Ryan said to the late Frank Ford, Godfather of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, “Frank, I think I have an idea for a show – why don’t we showcase the incredible Australian female...