Reviews

An afternoon with an old friend. That’s the way the performance by Philip Quast felt in his Adelaide Cabaret Festival show Philip Quast Uncut. From the moment we hear a disembodied whistle and his approaching beautiful tones singing “The Gypsy Rover”, as an audience, we are along for the ride. It was clear there was much affection in the room for this homegrown star. He made the local audience feel special by even singing a rendition of “Adelaide’s The Home For Me”from On The Wallaby by Nick Enright.

On its tenth anniversary, QPAC’s Community Choir is this year paying tribute to Rock ‘N’ Roll with songs from The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Billy Joel, through to classic groups of the eighties Queen, Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd. An eclectic selection of material that encompassed hard rock to soft-pop rock.

With over 200 voices at his disposal, choirmaster Timothy Sherlock’s choral and musical arrangements gave four-part harmony life to this classic repertoire at times nearly blasting the roof off the Concert Hall.

Let’s go back into the past and follow the family relationships as every possible trick is used to find husbands for the three Bennet girls – Jane, Elizabeth and Lydia – as daughters could not inherit any of the estate. Success for a young lady was to be married and here their mother is obsessed with the task. The novel was written during the Regency Era in 1813 and this gives the modern audience the opportunity to witness a view life of a time so very different from our own.

One of the highlights of this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival is the legendary Ms Lisa Fischer performing with the band Grand Baton. Both are individually well known, having successfully collaborated with other major artists such as the Rolling Stones and Louis Vega. When performing together, however, they are known for creating musical magic, their individual artistry complementing each other and working harmoniously as one.