It’s 1970 and Angela (Giuseppina Lumicisi) is 16, the youngest daughter of a very traditional Italian family living in East Brunswick, Melbourne. At school, hearing The Carpenters – and Karen’s voice in particular ...

After 50 years of James Bond films, the arguments about who was the best 007 have gone on long enough. Using “science and grade 6 maths”, Shaken – A James Bond Cabaret is going to settle the matter once and for all...

You know that criticism made of Hollywood that most new films are sequels, reboots, or other variations on the familiar, like “superhero” films? Following its opening night gala, Melbourne Cabaret Festival also came off ...

Hans always knows how to make a grand entrance and nothing can be grander when you’re carried out to the stage on the shoulders of a handsome young man with the theme song of Hawaii Five-O belted out from the Lucky Seven...

When it comes to tributes to such iconic singers, I’m always sceptical but willing to be open minded. Aussie singer Jane Clifton’s tribute to the ultimate Rock Venus – Linda Ronstadt surpassed any reservations I had from...

Sultry, sexy and haunting casting that dark shadow my first thought on seeing Carla Lippis is Rock n Raunch. This was my first experience into the Carla Lippis world, and from the moment she walked onstage, I gazed upon ...