by Catherine Blanch | Jan 29, 2024 | Interviews, Musical Theatre, Theatre & Physical Theatre
Miss Saigon Final Week Interview by Catherine Blanch Cameron Mackintosh in association with GWB Entertainment has brought Boublil & Schönberg’s (the creators or Les Misérables) multi-award-winning musical Miss Saigon. In a re-imagining of Puccini’s Madama...
by Catherine Tune | Jan 7, 2024 | Musical Theatre, Opera, Reviews, Theatre
Miss Saigon Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre. Fri 5 Jan, 2024. Cameron Mackintosh, GWB Entertainment and Opera Australia have put together a visual and musical delight in this latest rendition of Miss Saigon. Adapting elements of the original show to reflect...
by David Cronin | Mar 21, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2023, Cabaret, Live Music, Musical Theatre, Reviews
[Cabaret/Absurdist ~ SA PREMIERE ~ SA] Nexus Arts Venue, Wed 15 Mar, 2023. The laughs flow freely from the start as we are beguiled with some very savvy savoir faire into a plot worthy of Poirot. Is it the poison in the French perfume, the smoking gun in the gusset...
by Catherine Tune | Mar 8, 2023 | Adelaide Festival 2023, Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Musical Theatre, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ AUS] Adelaide Town Hall, Tue 7 Mar, 2023. Our evening begins with an educative Welcome To Country where we learn about the extent of the Kaurna People’s land and get a quick pronunciation lesson. The first half of our concert tonight belongs...
by Clayton Werner | Mar 4, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2023, Children's Entertainment, Family Entertainment, Musical Theatre, Reviews
[Kids & Family/Musical Theatre ~ SA] Norwood Concert Hall, Sat 4 Mar, 2023. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a mammoth undertaking by Theatre Bugs and Adelaide Theatre Academy; it’s clear that there has been an enormous amount of work gone into props and costumes for...
by Adrian Miller | Feb 27, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2023, Music, Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre & Physical Theatre
[Theatre & Physical Theatre/Comedy ~ SA PREMIERE ~ VIC] Wonderland Spiegeltent at Wonderland Festival Hub, Sun 26 Feb, 2003. At first, as cast members in Victorian costumes mingle through the audience, I feel a little nervous that this will be some amateur version...