Maeve and Phoebe’s Edinburgh Fringe Picks #2
It’s been showpalooza for the past couple of weeks so we haven’t had time to blog. But here’s a selection of the best of some amazing stuff we’ve seen (in Maeve’s words, obviously, as will become evident as I gush about a variety of gorgeous women I’ve seen): Lady Rizo. Oh Lady Rizo. Stunning, hilarious, […]
One down, twenty-four to go
“Can we open the doors?” said the front-of-house girl. “There are forty-five people outside.” “Did you say four or five?” I said. “No. Forty-five” Our first preview. And we had an audience! Despite a brief microphone issue, our 15-minute changeover ran smoothly under the expert leadership of Phoebe, Linda and our venue tech, Emma. Up […]
Camille O’Sullivan: breathtaking and wonderfully mad
I first published this piece on my production company’s website, blackcatproductions.com.au, just before traveling to Edinburgh to perform at the Fringe. I saw Camille O’Sullivan for the first time in 2008, just before setting off on what would be a life changing overseas adventure. I saw her again that year in Edinburgh at the Fringe […]
Mother-Daughter Duo for Gay Choir
Nick Bond wrote for Star Observer about my mother and I sharing the stage on June 20, 2012. The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir (SGLC) will join cabaret divas Lady Sings it Better for a concert of pop classics from across the decades on June 30. For two members of the respective musical groups, it’ll […]
Australian Stage profile: Maeve Marsden
This profile appeared on Australian Stage on 12 August 2009, in the lead up to Lady Sings it Better’s debut season. For me, the burning question is, what was the inspiration or motivating factor that eventuated in a group of women singing popular songs that were originally written and performed by men?In a longterm sense […]
I’ve loved him for a long long time…
I’ve loved him for a long long time… …I know this love is real. He walked in to a standing ovation. That says it all really. But, with that much adoration, failure – or at least disappointment – could have been on the cards. To be honest, what I expected from the Leonard Cohen concert […]
the day to day today
I am content. I wake up in my cottage with a red door. I’m all covered with blankets but I get up and shower while it is dark. Breakfast is at 8 with coffee-in-a-bowl comme d’habitude and muesli laden with nuts. Then it’s to work. I can bike ride to the greenhouses, down narrow hedge-lined […]
