Production Reviews
Eskimo Joe
ROADSKILLS Eskimo Joe By Cat Strom Photos: Peter Rubie Eskimo Joe are the latest act to team up with an orchestra. Before relocating to Sydney, lighting designer Peter Rubie worked for many years in Perth across different production companies and venues. One of the venues was Perth Concert Hall where he eventually became Head of…
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ROAD SKILLS Ed Sheeran By Cat Strom Photos: David Youdell Checking your Facebook feed through March seemed like every other friend was at an Ed Sheeran concert. Over one million people snapped up tickets to the singer’s stadium trek through Australia and New Zealand, breaking Dire Straits’ 1986 record for most tickets sold on a…
Read MoreMamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! The ultimate feel-good musical Mamma Mia! is touring the country throughout 2018, having commenced its national tour in Canberra in November 2017 where it was the biggest theatrical production to play at the Canberra Theatre Centre to date. By Cat Strom. It’s one of the most commercially successful pieces of entertainment of all…
Read MoreANT Live – Bringing Australian Theatre to Your Local Cinema
THEATRE ANT Live – Bringing Australian Theatre to Your Local Cinema Australian National Theatre Live films Australian stage works and presents them on the silver screen in regional Australia, bringing our stories and culture to those outside the Big Smoke. Nine productions into their mission, they’ve hit their stride, creatively and technically. Formed by Logie…
Read MorePaul Weller
ROADSKILLS Paul Weller By Cat Strom. Photos Ken Leanfore Last year marked the 40th anniversary of Paul Weller’s first album, ‘In The City’, which he released with The Jam. For most artists such a landmark would be greeted with extensive retrospective celebrations: lavish reissues and all that jazz… Not Paul Weller, who is almost clinically averse…
Read MoreFoo Fighters
Road Skills Foo Fighters By Cat Strom / Photos by David Youdell The Foo Fighters rocked stadiums across Australia and New Zealand in support of their ninth studio album Concrete and Gold with their long time lighting designer Dan Hadley once again at the helm of an MA2. The tour started before the album release…
Read MoreTop-End AV
INSTALLATION Top-End AV for an Iconic Brand Mercedes me Melbourne is the seventh such concept store of its kind to be rolled out worldwide and offers guests the opportunity to engage with Mercedes-Benz like never before. Partnering with Melbourne coffee institution St. ALi, the hip venue is designed to go from café and showroom to…
Read MoreRoger Waters
ROADSKILLS Roger Waters By Cat Strom. Photos by Troy Constable and Kate Izor. Forever pushing the boundaries of stage production, Roger Waters toured his Us + Them Tour featuring a massive video wall, multi-dimensional laser effects, a screen dividing the arena floor and of course, a flying pig. “Pink Floyd make my job easy because…
Read MoreSydney Theatre Company’s Muriel’s Wedding the Musical
FEATURE Sydney Theatre Company’s Muriel’s Wedding the Musical By Cat Strom. The Sydney Theatre Company’s Muriel’s Wedding the Musical has just wrapped up at Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre after a highly successful run of sold-out shows. The production, a theatrical version of PJ Hogan’s iconic hit film, was updated to today by the writer himself,…
Read MoreCher
Cher Very few grannies look, act or move with as much vim and vigor as Cher. By Cat Strom. Photos By Denise Truscello. A trip to LDI was the perfect excuse to see Cher perform at her Park Theater residency, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The Park Theater is a fairly new venue…
Read MoreTash Sultana – One Woman Orchestra
Roadskills Tash Sultana – One Woman Orchestra Text and Photos by Cat Strom. Close your eyes and you’d think there’s a full band onstage, however Tash Sultana layers and loops to create a multi-instrumental sound on a solo stage. Over the past twelve months, Tash Sultana has become one very talked about Australian artist having…
Read Morealt-J Worldwide Tour
Roadskills alt-J Worldwide Tour alt-j took to a stage lit with Sceptrons that segregated the performers and dazzled the eye. By Cat Strom / Photos: David Youdell Three years of worldwide touring have forged alt-J’s reputation as a fierce live act. alt-J have headlined festivals across the globe, including Australia’s very own Falls Music and…
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