by Catherine Blanch | Apr 11, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Interviews
by Catherine Blanch. In 2015, Barry Humphries put the ‘F’ back into Festival and this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival co-Artistic Directors Eddie Perfect and Ali McGregor delve into ‘not what cabaret is but what it could be… bringing us an outstanding program of...
by Matt Saunders | Mar 12, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Event, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Adelaide Botanic Park, Fri 11 Mar Stage Two – Violent Femmes My first ever WOMADelaide begins with a band I feared I’d never see again after a very public dispute over selling their music for advertising in 2007 eventually led to their break-up in 2009. However,...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 4, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Interviews, Music
by Michael Coghlan. Harpist and soprano Emma Horwood and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra percussionist Steve Peterka join forces to deliver a program of Celtic music from across the centuries for the upcoming Adelaide Fringe. The Clothesline speaks with Emma via email and...
by David Robinson | Feb 6, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 5 Feb A Festival Theatre full house warmly greets the members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as the lights dim and a concert showcasing the music of The Beatles begins. Conducted by Nicholas Buc, the orchestra...
by Catherine Blanch | Dec 22, 2015 | Interviews, Musical Theatre, Theatre
by Catherine Blanch. The first collaboration between composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II was Oklahoma! The show was based on the 1931 play by Lynn Riggs called Green Grow The Lilacs. Opening on March 31, 1943 it ran for an unprecedented 2212...