
Less than 10 minutes into the show the audience is seduced by Nicholas' charm and gusto. Or perhaps it is the charm and gusto of the characters she plays.

What a beautiful, exhilerating performance from these collaborating WA institutions; Perth can consider itself lucky to have such an assemblage of world-class creatives and performers at its disposal.

Freeze Frame takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride through the streets of LA where gangs, poverty, violence, drugs, and more are an everyday reality.

In the end I enjoyed Stranger without being blown away by it. I didn't come away feeling enlightened by the observations made. I enjoyed the performance without getting the goosebumps you do at a truly extraordinary performance.

What happens when you take the music and choreography of the King of Pop and ground it in the magical, body (and mind)-bending world of Cirque du Soleil? The answer is last night’s performance, and it’s hard to imagine a more fitting tribute to the late, great Michael Jackson.

Taylor takes to the stage in a very relaxed manner and – armed with nothing but a microphone and bathed in spotlight – just starts talking.

She sings these love poems in Spanish, French and English, and the sentiments she expresses aren’t defined by any one tongue; certainly the music she has written speaks its own language.