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Cabaret may be in trouble in Sydney and Melbourne, but it's thriving in Adelaide, according to AussieTheatre.com Adelaide Editorial Coordinator, Rohan Shearn...
Last weekend, Nick Ferranti published on this site a piece about the dying art of cabaret in Australia. Whilst, I agree with many of the points raised, it was also a timely piece, as in a few days, the 7th Adelaide Cabaret Festival (ACF) starts its annual homage to the art-form at the Adelaide Festival Centre. For 16 days, the ACF will feature more than 450 performers from New York, Paris, London, Germany, Canada and Australia presenting 68 different shows in a 178 performances.
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One popular aspect of the ACF is the Masterclass series where International Headliners offer more than just their performance. This year, Feinstein, Britain’s Jeremy Sams and our own Philip Quast will offer selected performers the chance to be mentored in a series of Masterclasses from writing for musical theatre through to interpreting Sondheim. The ACF has selected a mix of local and national participants offering them the chance to engage with high caliber artists. The audience is also given a rare opportunity to see these international stars up close and offering advice to the next generation of performers.
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