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Dating The World, all in all, asks us to embrace and celebrate difference. And now's always a good time to suggest that. But you don't have to think about any of the 'deeper' messages. It's good to know they're there. But you can just laugh till your abs tighten. It's the best exercise I know of. And Sheehan and Beech, in tandem, are one of the best laughter machines.
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There are a number of distinctive characteristics of the man and his music that set him apart. The first is a gentle, quietly spoken, warm, sincere nature, in person and on stage. It's palpable and undeniable. It's abundantly evident he lives, breathes and reveres music and for him, it's a spiritual, life-giving, life-defining force; a source of good and meaning. His eminence, Mike Nock, has described Ginsburg's playing as 'heartfelt' and it's an eloquent summation. His compositions are imbued with humility, fragile beauty, inspiration, harmony & passion.
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Damian Callinan has his finger on the socio-political pulse and a firm hand on the vernacular. Callinan mightn't be a trained actor but, issues of diction aside, he's a gift. In fact, he manages something I don't recall having seen before and he manages it extremely well: taking the best from the world of stand-up (improvisation) and fusing it with the best from the world of acting (characterisation). This is quite something.
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Les Misérables returns to the Adelaide stage, co-directed by Joshua Penley and Shane Davidson. Featuring a seminal score by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, the musical follows an entourage of characters in their pursuit of redemption, revolution and love. Staging Les Misérables is obviously a huge undertaking. While there were some absolutely wonderful elements, at the end of the day it failed to impress.
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Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger: The Kids' Show almost epitomises what theatre for kids (of all ages) should be like. The show Phil Burgers and Stuart Bowden perform is relatable to adults as well, and the kids and I imagine much of the comedy they presented onthe Brisbane Festival Spiegeltent stage today was just the PG version of their adult comedy.
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