A cabaret veteran and opera performer bring very different interpretations of the greats of classical, jazz and pop in the second week of the Perth International Cabaret Festival, writes David Zampatti
Tag Archives: Perth International Cabaret Festival
Features
What to SEE: top picks for the Perth International Cabaret Festival
26 May 2022
Perth’s Cabaret Festival is back at the Maj in June – looking bigger and better than ever, says David Zampatti.
Reviews
Festival’s rollicking finale
28 June 2021
The inaugural Perth International Cabaret Festival concluded with a bang on Saturday night, and David Zampatti was there to raise a glass to it.
Reviews
Cabaret comedy is cathartic
25 June 2021
Steven Oliver’s saucy “faboriginal fabaret” delights Erin Hutchinson, with its mix of light and shade.
Q&A
A final bow for living legend
17 June 2021
Cabaret icon Carlotta will give her farewell performance at the Perth International Cabaret Festival, after six decades on the stage. She chats with Rosalind Appleby about a life spent following her heart.
Q&A
Come and sit at our campfire
9 June 2021
Noongar songs will be performed in a space where Noongar people were once forbidden to tread, when Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse perform at the inaugural Perth International Cabaret Festival.
Competitions
WIN a double pass to Perth International Cabaret Festival
3 June 2021
Seesaw has five double passes to give away to see some of the most exciting acts at the 2021 Perth International Cabaret Festival, which runs from 19 – 27 June at His Majesty’s Theatre.
Q&A
The actress who died a thousand deaths
3 June 2021
It takes one to know one. Fiona Choi explains why she wanted to turn the glamorous and tragic story of Asian Hollywood star Anna May Wong into a cabaret show.
Podcasts
A new take on a timeless tradition
1 June 2021
In this podcast Michael Griffiths shares his vision as artistic director of the Perth International Cabaret Festival, plus a story he possibly shouldn’t tell from his days as a WAAPA student.
