

Vibrant and skilled voices, an excellent orchestra, beautiful costumes, a clever set design, introductory lecture in the foyer and a glossy program gelled perfectly on the night to present a world-class opera experience.


Matt Byrne Media presents a refreshing and well-crafted rendition of this adults-only puppet parody. Mischievous it may be, but part of the appeal is its wayward honesty.

Innocence is like a Decoder puzzle. You’re given a few letters then expected to be able to work out the rest. There are symbolic set pieces, symbolic actions, symbolic phrases – a semiotic web for the audience to clumsily wade through.

With its World Premiere at the 2011 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Der Gelbe Stern (The Yellow Star) is a promising but as-yet under-developed cabaret show.

Her show is brilliantly strung together by the narrative of her life spent trying not to turn out like her crazy mother.