Amanda Palmer’s voice was raw, earthy and emotive, but Erin Hutchinson found it was her message that was most powerful.
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A connoisseur of spectacle
21 February 2020
Watching Pandemonium, Erin Hutchinson is mesmerised by cabaret diva Meow Meow’s stage presence and controlled chaos.
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On the right wavelength
13 February 2020
Patrick Gunasekera is relieved to find The Aspie Hour is a smart, funny cabaret that doesn’t talk down to people with disability.
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Australia nostalgic
11 February 2020
In Ballads, Banksias and Beauty, Jessie Gordon shows she’s the complete package, even if she’s a little road-weary, David Zampatti says.
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Song’n’dance love letter
10 February 2020
It drops some clangers, Jonathan W. Marshall says, but 100 Years of the History of Dance dazzles at times.
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High art is high entertainment
3 February 2020
Bourby Webster says nothing’s sacred in the clever DivaLicious show, Defying Gravity! – and it’s hilariously entertaining.
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Hi-tech and Insta-ready
24 January 2020
Swept up in the sensory overload of Sirqus Alfon’s I Am Somebody, Craig McKeough finds it a life-affirming experience.
The Festival Sessions
The end of the world, rock style
22 January 2020
What better way to tell a story about the end of the world than a rock’n’roll cabaret show with plenty of Ziggy Stardust and a nod to Nick Cave?
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Music to find girls by
20 January 2020
Shane Adamczak is searching for The One in a show that is funny, a little bitter, a little sad and a little wise.
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Seriously remarkable women
20 January 2020
Ron Banks discovers there is not much to laugh about in the grim stories of how women have overcome patriarchy in Western culture.
