Reviews

Meow has come a long way since her Sydney Festival shows in the Spiegeltent with a small band. Now she’s in the Opera House Concert Hall with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 

Her frequent musical collaborator Iain Grandage is the conductor; harnessing the SSO’s power and intricate playing as much as its fun capacity to match Meow’s madly hilarious cabaret style.

Lord of the Flies is an adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel, transformed into a chilling, beautiful and hugely entertaining play, directed by Bradley Chapman and lead by some of the biggest talent in Brisbane. Although published over 60 years ago, Lord of the Flies is still one of the most widely read and frequently examined works of 20th century literature. In this theatrical performance, the action is transferred from deserted island to deserted theatre as a group of schoolboys find themselves abandoned.

Even 19 years after her death, Dusty Springfield remains popular.

The hour-long Son of a Preacher Man - The Dusty Springfield Story includes many of Springfield’s most popular classics: ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’, ‘You’re Just Too Good to be True’, and the titular ‘Son of a Preacher Man’.

Alongside the classics are one or two surprises.

Apart from the performance, it’s the factoids that Djuric shares with the audience that helps you learn about Springfield.

Adelaide’s Festival Centre has seen the world’s brightest and most glorious stars showcase their work on its various stages since the Centre’s opening in 1973. Names such as Robert Helpmann, Tim Minchin, James Morrison, Rudolph Nureyev and Nancye Hayes are just some of these artists.