Amazing Companies that support Aussie Theatre:
The Brewster Brothers, the backbone of one of Adelaide’s greatest musical exports: The Angels, have compiled a wonderfully eclectic arrangement of anecdotes, theatre and musical hits (or misses) in their cabaret contribution – Brothers, Angels & Demons. Steeped in nostalgia, brothers Rick and John lead the audience through an entertaining…
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Erik Satie, French avant-garde composer and pianist, was one of the founding fathers of cabaret. While his compositional style evolved with time, his early involvement at Le Chat Noir in Montmartre helped to create and shape the beautiful art form that is celebrated at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Musicians Cheryl…
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Nadéah, an Australian born singer/songwriter, made her name in Europe with the bands LoveGods and Nouvelle Vague and has now launched her solo career in style. Her energetic new show, Venus Gets Even (which coincidentally name-shares with her new solo album), is an exciting and eccentric blend of indie-punk-rock, emotion charged…
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Camille O’Sullivan, the feisty Irish performer, has returned to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival after a hiatus of several years. Known for her intensely dramatic interpretations of the works of Brel, Cave, Waits, Bowie, et al., Camille continues to draw inspiration from these artists to provide the backbone of her new show…
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Katie Noonan, celebrated lead artist of popular Australian groups George and Elixir, has combined forces with Brisbane based company Circa to create the musically and visually exciting new show Love-Song-Circus. The Adelaide Cabaret Festival audiences enjoyed the world premiere of this new body of work based on the largely undocumented…
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Mark Nadler, one of New York City’s most acclaimed cabaret sensations, is becoming a familiar face at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. In his current show, I’m A Stranger Here Myself, Nadler provides a masterclass on cabaret – his musical finesse, narrative and personal touch is superb. Nadler commences the show…
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Eddie Perfect, winner of the 2011 Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer, is perhaps now best known for his television role in Offspring. His role in the mainstream commercial comedy is the polar opposite of his most recent cabaret creation: Misanthropology. The social autopsy combines toe-tapping music and standup comedy…
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The musical legacy of Kurt Cobain has influenced a generation of songwriters. The familiar and spellbinding blend of rock and grunge showered the Nirvana front-man with unthinkable fame and notoriety. In Kurt, the success and influence of the music is heightened by the tale of Cobain’s rock and roll life…
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A small circus company from Brisbane is doing big things at Her Majesty’s Theatre this week. Stepping away from garish big tops and Cirque-du-Soliel–style-extravaganzas, Yaron Lifschitz’s Circa is stripping back circus art to its bare bones and the results are astonishing. The human body is pushed to the limit, and stunts, rather than…
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One of only eight musicals to receive the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Next to Normal is making an impression worldwide. Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitts’ rock musical, which premiered off Broadway in 2008 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, has astonished audiences from Broadway to West End, Peru…
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