Lady Sings it Better’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews

Lady Sings It Better

I had a wonderful time in Melbourne performing for a week at The Butterfly Club with Lady Sings it Better (and performing twice in the Spiegeltent! once at Ali McGregor’s Late Nite Variety Nite Night and once at Two Leggy Redheads). We also got some killer reviews, including possibly the best compliment I’ve ever received (except […]

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, […]

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 […]

The Kids are NOT alright

I finally got around to watching The Kids are Alright last night. Anyone not up to speed, google it, watch it or be prepared for spoilers. Basic premise is a family with 2 kids and lesbians mums. The teenage son wants to find their sperm donor so they look him up and contact him. He […]

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 […]