Reviews

Kaleidoscope is a unique, lyrical circus experience that challenges the audience to change the way they see the world around them.

The performance centres on 13-year-old Ethan Hugh, who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was four. Ethan describes his world as an influx of information coming at him, a bit like having Wi-Fi with an intermittent signal, yet amongst the chaos and confusion, he sees the world as a kaleidoscope of changing colours, finding beauty in the smallest things.

The Hills Musical Company’s latest show Side Show is a musical by Bill Russell (book and lyrics) and  Henry Krieger (music) based on the lives of Daisy and Violet, cojoined twins who became famous stage performers in the 1930s.It is a story about the need for us all to be loved and accepted. It highlights that no matter who we are, unique or ordinary, it is love that completes us all.

When Michelle Lamarca as Fanny Brice sang “I’m the Greatest Star” at the beginning of Noosa Arts production of Funny Girl, a frisson of electricity went up my spine and raised the hairs on the back of my neck. I knew that whatever the rest of the performance held, we were in good hands. And with show-stopping performances of some of musical theatre’s greatest anthems, “Don’t Rain on my Parade”, “People” and “My Man”, Lamarca proved she was more than just run-of-the-mill.

Daniel Connell is around 195 cm tall and he gets a lot of dumb comments because of it.  ‘Bet you got a great view from up there, mate,’ etc.  Irritating, eh?  Especially when what Daniel Connell really wants is just a bit of shush – and that is so hard to find these days.  You go for a quiet dinner at your local Indian restaurant – and there’s a f**king snake charmer!  A middle-of-the-day tram that should be real quiet has a mad woman on it, shouting in people’s faces, ‘I do what I want!’