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Rumour Has It: Sixty Minutes Inside Adele Written by  Gordana Andjelic-Davila    Monday, 08 July 2013 17:24 Photo – Dylan Evans Rumour Has It: Sixty Minutes Inside Adele , performed by  Naomi Price , is an hour-long cabaret show packed with fabulous singing and peppery humorous banter, during which the audience is taken down Adele’s memory lane, highlighting key times of her life which proved to be a source of inspiration to many of her chart topping songs. Naomi Price  walked out with determination, planted her fierce presence on the dark stage and proceeded to belt out Adele’s repertoire of songs. Though she donned a red wig and black dress, somewhat resembling Adele, she did not do a straight-on imitation of the British singer but instead she lauded her with her interpretation, which is ironic, because apparently  Rumour Has It: Sixty Minutes Inside Adele  was initially a total piss-take, and its working title was  ‘Cheer the Fuck Up,...

Room on the Broom Written by  Gordana Andjelic-Davila    Friday, 05 July 2013 14:00 Left – Josie Cerise and Crystal Hegedis. Cover – Crystal Hegedis, Stephen Anderson, Josie Cerise and Damien Warren-Smith. Photos – Prudence Upton British writer, playwright and performer,  Julia Donaldson is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, including  The Gruffalo  and  Room on the Broom , which have both been adapted for theatre. Room on the Broom , a story about a flighty witch, her sassy cat and the characters who hitch a ride with them, is currently at the beautiful National Theatre in St Kilda, where it has been playing to a packed house since opening day. The stage, though scantly decorated was brought to life by the performers, who more than made up for its spartan look, displaying their multi-skilled talents through clever and lively pantomime. Stephen Anderson, Josie Cerise, Crystal Hegedis  and  Damien Warren-Smith ...

flowerchildren | Magnormos Written by  Gordana Andjelic-Davila    Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:43 Photos – Steven Potashnyk The 1960s spawned many-a-memorable musical group which influenced a generation, among them  The Mamas and the Papas , who wrote and performed such iconic songs like:  I Saw Her Again, Monday Monday  and of course the infamous  California Dreamin . Australia’s own,  Magnormos , has created the fabulous new musical  flowerchildren , a story about the incredible rise and consequent spiraling descent and break up, of the American four member group formed by,  Cass Elliot ( Casey Donovan ),  John Phillips  ( Matt Hetherington ), Denny Doherty  ( Dan Humphries ) and  Michelle Phillips ( Laura Fitzpatrick ). The show charts the journey of  The Mamas and the Papas , through a chronological narrative weaved in between extended monologues, with the actors regularly addressing th...