Reviews

I was aware of the music of Freddie Mercury and Queen but never took much notice until last night’s opening of Spotlight’s final musical for the year. It was a memorable event!

Pre performance, the Artistic Director announced that the leading man had had an accident and the role of Galileo would be played by Jackson Brash – with only 4 hours rehearsal. (Jackson had just returned from overseas.)

Guru of Chai was story telling at its very best. One man, a simple stage, a story that twisted and turned, a few special effects, live music and sound effects, a little bit of magic and some shadow puppetry.

The result was more than a dozen characters and a story that tugged at our hearts, made us laugh and filled us with gratitude, both for being able to sit entranced for one and a half hours and for our own lives.

It is an exciting thing to attend an opening night, even more so a world premiere of an Australian comedy, in a brand-new venue. 

The ground level of Limelight on Oxford had a warm inviting feel, with tasteful but fun décor, including an upright piano.  This level serves food and drinks, and operates as a café during the day.  It is wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair-accessible bathroom.

Casus Circus is lifting the carpet under which white Australia’s swept the historically disgraceful treatment of first nation peoples. The country’s first and only indigenous contemporary circus ensemble is doing so in a mixed media performance that combines contemporary and indigenous dance, juggling, storytelling, acrobatics, sketch comedy, art, music and a gigantic lamington.