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June 25, 2018

Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Winter Soulstice

Filed under: 2018,Archive,Cabaret,Music

Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Daily Review

Winter Soulstice
Closing Gala.
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
June 23.

Murray Bramwell

The Adelaide Cabaret Festival has its rituals and the Opening and Closing Galas are among the audience favourites. The last night of the festival falls as near as damn-it to the shortest day and out-going Artistic Director, Ali McGregor has not only wanted to put some soul in Solstice, but plenty of heart as well. “This is my last night,” she beams, …

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June 23, 2018

Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Patti LuPone

Filed under: 2018,Archive,Cabaret,International,Music,Theatre

Patti LuPone
with Joseph Thalken
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
June 21.

Murray Bramwell

One of the many things to like about the Adelaide Cabaret Festival is that, not only is its program filled with new and intriguing performers, it is also a showcase for capital ‘‘S” Stars. There have been many over its 17 year history, including such Broadway luminaries as Bernadette Peters, Michael Feinstein, Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Schwartz, and the Wicked stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel . …

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June 22, 2018

Songs for Those Who’ve Come Across the Seas

Filed under: 2018,Archive,Australian Texts,Cabaret,Theatre

Created by Cameron Goodall, Quincy Grant, Andy Packer,
with Gareth Chin.
Slingsby.
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre.
Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
June 20.

This captivating song cycle, from Adelaide based theatre company Slingsby, begins with a children’s book given to a boy by his grandmother. It is called An Island in Time and it is the factual story of geological land formation from volcanic upheaval through, by natural selection, to the establishment of flora and fauna, habitat and ecological diversity.

Performed …

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June 11, 2018

Old chums come help Ali party

Filed under: 2018,Archive,Cabaret

Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Variety Gala
Festival Theatre.
June 8. Until June 23.
Bookings : adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au
or 131 246.

After parlaying the last two Adelaide Cabaret Festivals with co-conspirator Eddie Perfect, Artistic Director, Ali McGregor has 2018 all to herself. Her festival theme is “Eyes Open” and the diverse program brings 53 acts and more than 300 performers together for 16 days of eye and ear-popping cabaret.

For the Variety Gala opening, the recently re-opened Festival Theatre foyer was buzzing with …

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