tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364647932024-03-07T00:53:15.088-08:00Ella James Danger High Voltage!Hi there,
The Name's Ella James! I am a professional voice artist, MC, and entertainer living in Sydney Australia. But that's enough about me...let's talk about you...what do you think of ....oh I know...it's an oldie but a goodie!
Seriously, a lot of my colleagues are doing some seriously entertaining stuff, and I wanted to let you know about it. So, blog on. Comment, let me know what YOU'RE up to, then make sure your friends come and visit.Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-9074246852617355932007-06-27T18:54:00.000-07:002007-06-27T19:10:21.825-07:00GOOD COMPANY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NBGWubQ3eSJ_fzu0vNgd6ZIKMsUSECxAH1JR7YfvE46si7reQG_IGN4JNnaHSEkomdjARSjGhiwPo5d8bzk9QzI4U51Strv7LLwJ6jn8m0zb1IGRyNNDQQLW4jj0BR4KQjy9WA/s1600-h/Company_index_splash27.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NBGWubQ3eSJ_fzu0vNgd6ZIKMsUSECxAH1JR7YfvE46si7reQG_IGN4JNnaHSEkomdjARSjGhiwPo5d8bzk9QzI4U51Strv7LLwJ6jn8m0zb1IGRyNNDQQLW4jj0BR4KQjy9WA/s200/Company_index_splash27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080931429892784930" /></a><br />I went to the Kookaburra Theatre production of COMPANY last night at the Theatre Royal, in King Street Sydney. What a terrific feel good night! Sydney was cold and wet, but the cast warmed the theatre quickly. The buzz at interval was that this will be a hit, and one can only hope is supported by theatre audiences.<br /><br />COMPANY is a classic midlife story about a single man of 35 (Robert - played by David Campbell) and his friends all wanting him to share the 'joys' of marriage. While the billboards promote the sensational Campbell and Tamsin Carroll (known from her sellout tour as DUSTY, but in this role playing MARTA...a quasi Cabaret style boho chic New Yorker...and she is just soooo good in this role) The rest of the cast should be on the billboards too, but of course, this is Australia...and unless you've been on Home and Away....the audiences just won't recognise you!!!<br /><br />Every single one of the cast was sensational under the direction of Gale Edwards Simon Burke, Natalie Alexopoulos, Trisha Crowe, Rodney Dobson, Pippa Grandison, Scott Irwin, Anne Looby, James Millar, Chelsea Plumley, Katrina Retallick, Christie Whelan & William Zappa. <br /><br />Anne Looby, who hasn't been at the Theatre Royal since she did the Rocky Horror Show there 23 years ago...played the most fabulous cynic..a thrice married sexpot with a biting wit. Pippa Grandison (she of many roles, but I will never forget her Philadelphia Cream Cheese ad where she appeared as an angel) is terrific as the stoned goody-two-shoes who finally says 'kiss my ass'. Christie Whelan plays the dumb blonde air hostess girlfriend of Campbell and has some of the best comic timing I've seen since Lucille Ball and Chloe Dallimore. Katrina Retallick is biting with a sly drinking Simon Burke as her husband...all in white, and Chelsea Plumley's GETTING MARRIED TODAY is a shining star of the show. They were all just wonderful. Get along to see this show....<a href="http://www.ticketek.com.au"></a>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-52350332859917397382007-03-11T17:18:00.000-07:002007-03-11T19:34:00.620-07:00SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjggURzt0BzM-lwJgLmWFvGssuI83p140WXnErUQU12i9gy4I2v4A4eeP8eCOrIQJCb1lErB8uvZFIgL7F0xPAF2JukDrb2pKlzSRS3lz4znGZ-ajTrJMvImRCcQ6FOJm2YsXtA/s1600-h/sunday-logo-Q.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjggURzt0BzM-lwJgLmWFvGssuI83p140WXnErUQU12i9gy4I2v4A4eeP8eCOrIQJCb1lErB8uvZFIgL7F0xPAF2JukDrb2pKlzSRS3lz4znGZ-ajTrJMvImRCcQ6FOJm2YsXtA/s200/sunday-logo-Q.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040856075348812322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuxAw95DMxWWyw5XY82dXSsXA4eQzlxR1UwYpD_srE3EJk1rPklHxastV9XvT60XRmXUni1o-7GoVabKcALu0XzVLX8OnfnMb4gV1TA3NkQzdDo7xnc4k8UVD0yG43qgbccidjA/s1600-h/07tyranamie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuxAw95DMxWWyw5XY82dXSsXA4eQzlxR1UwYpD_srE3EJk1rPklHxastV9XvT60XRmXUni1o-7GoVabKcALu0XzVLX8OnfnMb4gV1TA3NkQzdDo7xnc4k8UVD0yG43qgbccidjA/s200/07tyranamie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040855237830189586" /></a><br />Sunday in the Park with George is a love story of breathtaking beauty, blessed with great humour and humanity, written by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and book by James Lapine.<br /><br />The story begins in Paris in 1884 with the creation of Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, “A Sunday on la Grande Jatte” and ends with an emotional reconciliation one hundred years later<br /><br />In its first season, Sunday in the Park with George was nominated for multiple Tony Awards, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical<br />and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.<br /><br />The Q Theatre Company is proud to present the first major production of this groundbreaking musical in Australia. It's a brave move...it's Sondheim...it's about art...it looks like it cost a motza to put on...and it's in Penrith, which to everyone I've spoken to it about east of the Anzac Bridge is tantamount to putting it on in Perth. Shame that. It's a great venue, and it's only 90 minutes from the city (M5, M7, M4 people....don't look it up on whereis...that will take you via Gosford!!! he he he he )<br /><br />Tyran Parke is such a wonderful George and Amie McKenna is a quizzical Dot....the whole cast played together brilliantly. It's a love story, about an artist and his muse/model/girlfriend Dot...and the artists obsession with creating a painting that is full of colour and light. (it's a Georges Seurat thing...sorry I can't tell you more, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointillism">POINTILLISM</a> as it's known, has never been my thang! Tyran apparently travelled the world when he was cast as George, Paris, New York, etc...researching for the role...good on him. I knew him for his Cabaret work and hadn't seem him in action, but I ached for him at times....he was so fragile and focussed...not having seen 'SITPWG' before, I have no one to compare him with. Amie McKenna (NIDA) will do SHAKESPEARES OTHELLO after this...she sings so beautifully and is so wonderfully expressive. (there I go, showing my lack of 'criticquing skills n that'. I Loiked it...a lot.<br /><br />AS you know, I am not a critic, so forgive the lack of flowery language, also as you know, I don't get out much so I know nothing about most things......but I only tell you about stuff that is good, so I don't have to focus on negative stuff. I saw this last Thursday night, and every day, I think a little more about it. I didn't find the songs memorable, or hummable, but the storyline is quite mesmerising, visually, the show is stunning, the music played by an orchestra backstage conducted by Greg Crease, is just wonderful. It was opening night and milling around in the 'fwayay' were a cast of every production staged in this wide brown land...<br /><br />Congratulations to the Q Theatre's David Hollywood, Joshua Mason, Andrew Kinch, David Betteridge and Teague Gore, and cast members, Yyani-Rose Cook-Williams, Nick Chrsito, Laurence Coy, Trisha Crowe, Phillip Dodd, Natalie Gamsu, Luke Joslin, Barry Langrishe, Aimee-Lee Druett, Claire McCallum, Drayton Moreley, Jennifer Peers, Sam Pembroke, Buster Skeggs, Alessandra Bizzanelli, Kayla Bonnici, and Gabby Rowe.<br />You must go!!! <br />Tickets at <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com.au">TICKETMASTER</a><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/"amie+mcKenna"" rel="tag">"amie mcKenna"</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/"Tyran+Parke"" rel="tag">"Tyran Parke"</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/"Sunday+In+The+Park+With+George"" rel="tag">"Sunday In The Park With George"</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/"Q+Theatre"" rel="tag">"Q Theatre"</a></span></div>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-63903482105541072452007-01-31T07:11:00.000-08:002007-01-31T07:34:11.932-08:00WHAT YOU MUST SEE IN FEBRUARY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMHzrOJHmYXW4PympjkT2s0QUbBIwW8a6Lxu2tZAUmyMczJTgLjskLzIriRkPGJkdzYMJHN40wJv-W83kO4b3COyp9juiMDG4WFpoO3KXDEBESH8CcnnMwEomccs5m1cGU70BAQ/s1600-h/hedwig_logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMHzrOJHmYXW4PympjkT2s0QUbBIwW8a6Lxu2tZAUmyMczJTgLjskLzIriRkPGJkdzYMJHN40wJv-W83kO4b3COyp9juiMDG4WFpoO3KXDEBESH8CcnnMwEomccs5m1cGU70BAQ/s200/hedwig_logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026216382822640450" /></a><br />Where to start? I have seen KEATING, call the <a href="http://www.belvoir.com.au">BELVOIR</a> book for this, it is sensational! <br /><br />Tonight I saw David Hawkins production of <a href="http://www.hedwig.com.au">HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH</a> at the TOM MANN THEATRE SURRY HILLS David Bowie said this is "The most wholly rounded piece of ROCK theatre we have seen in years”<br />~ David Bowie <br /><br />I was open mouthed, and for one of the 40% non gay member of the audience, there is no pun intended. Saskia Smith has joined this performance and continues to astound me with her depth and ability...what an incredible performance...is she a man? Wait and see. IOTA has won awards for his performance as HEDWIG and he gave and gave and gave until I just felt all I could do was sit there and absorb, not even react until joining the standing ovation.<br /><br />Next Week <a href="http://www.nida.unsw.edu.au/whatson/SHORTSWEETANDSONG.html">SHORT SWEET AND SONG</a> Starts at NIDA Artistic Director Avigail Herman told me tonight at HEDWIG that she was at rehearsals and the performances are phenomenal. <br /><br />DON'T JUST SIT THERE...GO......Coming up in March....<a href="http://www.qtheatreco.com.au/sunday.html">SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE</a>...musical director GREG CREASE...Starring Tyran Parke and Amie McKenna. Tyran is one of the fabulous people behind STATEMENT CABARET (under the State Theatre) along with Alistair Thomson and Amanda Buckworth. Great talent doing amazing things. See Tyran at the Q THEATRE in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. <br /><br />Why not give us your review of what you have seen? Isn't IOTA simply sensational? What about the brilliance of <a href="http://www.belvoir.com.au/310_whatson_upstairs.php?production_id=131">CASEY BENNETTO</a> writing KEATING? Add your comments, tell your friends about this blog...get word spreading.<br /><br />I am over people saying to me that I always seem to know what's on......watch this blog and see what's on and GOOOOOO!!!!! ThankyouElla Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-85842661739905795602007-01-10T15:12:00.000-08:002007-01-10T15:14:19.444-08:00The Ella James Show<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tusJ98s_JZk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tusJ98s_JZk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1701737385606534352006-12-20T17:02:00.001-08:002006-12-20T17:07:56.816-08:00Merry Christmas to you allDon't let the <br />gridlock<br />shoppingmallhavoc<br />screamingkids<br />overconsumerism<br />greed<br /><br />get you down. Enjoy a break over Christmas and plan for a fabulous 2007.<br /><br />Love<br />EllaElla Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-48431659817648548562006-12-15T19:03:00.000-08:002006-12-15T19:04:51.905-08:00Lee Perry - Happy Tonsils!Very proud to say that one of my agency's great voice artists, Lee Perry is in HAPPY FEET <br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEx06KKwm1E"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEx06KKwm1E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />you can hear more sensational <a href="http://www.emvoices.com.au">em voices here </a>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-43764415356826567072006-12-09T18:42:00.000-08:002006-12-10T03:03:54.828-08:00KOOKABURRA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyrtgDMv8rbuoVcjBoZrRofgLXiE5WcgKh0B6ny8EmhDY_CpaKmB-QwNRLkH4Uy4slmYoZY62HmlcERfp0x8k0ax8ccerv_Y_qp0imbsTUPljEzA0p66Z2MtkV6gxgOKyocLjDA/s1600-h/kookaburra.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyrtgDMv8rbuoVcjBoZrRofgLXiE5WcgKh0B6ny8EmhDY_CpaKmB-QwNRLkH4Uy4slmYoZY62HmlcERfp0x8k0ax8ccerv_Y_qp0imbsTUPljEzA0p66Z2MtkV6gxgOKyocLjDA/s320/kookaburra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006724060341823570" /></a><br />Are you a Kookaburra Subscriber?<br /><br /><br />Peter Cousens has got his first three shows lined up for 2007.<br /><br />Pippin, Company, and Floyd Collins.<br />What do you think of the line up?<br />Click here for more info on the shows and subscriptions <a href="http://www.kookaburra.org.au/subscriptions.html">KOOKABURRA</a>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-34596360304060382522006-12-09T18:27:00.000-08:002006-12-09T18:51:11.494-08:00THE ATTACK OF THE GRANNY BOOMERSYesterday saw me giggling at the Parade Theatre (NIDA) Kensington, along with the who's who of Australian TV and theatre. We were there to see a rehearsed reading performance of THE ATTACK OF THE GRANNY BOOMERS. Written by renowned comedy writer John McKellar ("A Cup Of Tea, A Bex, and a Good Lie Down" , "...but I wou;dn't want to Live There" and many other Phillip St Theatre Productions, music by Jim Wallett and Musical Director Greg Crease.<br /><br />There's something nice about trucking off to the Thee-ay-tur at 2:30pm on a Saturday. I was goggle eyed at my favourite stars..Michael Craig, the gorgeous Tina Bursill (does she age?) Victoria Nicholls (who clearly doesn't either)Ditto Toni Lamond and Margaret Fink,oh and Andrew McFarlane. The case was Saskia Smith (fresh from Bell Shakespeare, gee she was fabulous) Rick Lau...never seen him before but he was fresh and magical, sings as well as he acts and that's saying something. John Derum, Tony Taylor, Jane Harders, Nancye Hayes, and Maggie Dence were the cast of this funny funny piece about a group of seniors at at Retirement Village on the Leafy North Shore. McKellar is a funny man, and I have to say that because he's written my show THE ELLA BRICK ROAD, coming to a stage next year. Crease on the piano was marvellous, and I have to say that too because he wrote the music for my show.<br /><br />Yesterday's performance was to attract investors/backers/producers. The usual suspects. I thought it was fabulous. I loved it. Send your money to THE GREY POWER MUSICAL or call 0439 672 213.<br /><br /><br />Later, I was at the Statement Cabaret Lounge to see the final production of the year. STOCKING STUFFERS AND TURKEY PLUCKERS. Andrew Benson is clearly a talented performer. And if you think I love everything I see, I don't, but I really don't want to become a critic. That doesn't mean you should hold back though. What did you think/<br /><br /><br />Where do you go to see Cabaret in Sydney?<br />Write soon, love to know what you like to hear about in Sydney!Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-34770172557410962692006-11-23T03:28:00.000-08:002006-11-23T14:03:39.391-08:00Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-27069116017083496052006-11-23T03:17:00.000-08:002006-11-23T03:23:59.448-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/2201/4451/1600/173688/38080007.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/2201/4451/320/533919/38080007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Great News...Tan Jose! Had two sold out nights at the Old Fitzroy! How fabulous are they.Where are you going to be next hey????<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Remember to get along to the Statement Lounge under the State Theatre this weekend to see Saskia Smith...GIRL WITH A HEART OF GOLD </div><div>Saskia is fresh from THE TEMPEST where she played Ariel to John Bell's Prospero...she's an extraordinary talent!! Only Friday, Saturday night! 8pm. 30 bucks, just turn up. The food is really good there too.</div><div> </div><div>Hi to Kath Perry who has just finished up THE HOLLOW with Barry Eaton et al in Manly....</div><div> </div><div>Please encourage your friends to visit this blog and to comment on the shows...that is what will make this community work.</div><div> </div><div>Think of it as a giant cafe without great coffee.......ok...make the coffee yourselves!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1163420718571527332006-11-13T04:19:00.000-08:002006-11-13T04:25:18.580-08:00Maureen Elkner is SENSATIONAL!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/dustyspring.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/dustyspring.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Last Thursday night I was at SLIDE nightclub on Oxford Street in Sydney seeing Maureen Elkner in her Dusty Springfield tribute show. WOW! What an entertainer. I love this venue. I have seen Maria Venuti and Mary Kiani there, and they were both fabulous. Truly entertaining, and I was thrilled to see Maureen Elkner. She rocks, she bops and thrills the audience. What an entertainer! I was enthralled from the first note, sang along much of the time and was wanting more right till the very end. The food at SLIDE is terrific, and what a great chance to see a terrific performer and have a great night out. She's on for two more THURSDAYS so please get along and see her. Support this performance, you won't be disappointed. The audience was full of Dusty and Maureen devotees and soon to be devotees!<br />Thanks to the <a href="http://www.slide.com.au">www.slide.com.au</a> website for this information and photo.<br /><br />Maureen Elkner performs in A Tribute to DustyCall 02 8915 1899 to / 16th November / 23rd NovemberThis show is a must for anyone who remembers the fashion and the classic sounds of the Sixties. Maureen Elkner tells the story of Dusty Springfield through unforgettable hits: I only wanna be with you, Stay awhile, Son of a preacher man, Tell him, Will you still love me tomorrow, You don’t have to say you love me and many more…… All the wonderful costumes are designed to take you back to a time when Go Go boots, false eyelashes and big wigs were all that a girl needed, any other sixties singers get a mention too such as Lulu, Petula Clark, Nancy Sinatra and the ‘Exciters’. Maureen is a well known performer having worked in the industry for many years both on stage and television.<br />She is still remembered for her 70’s hit ‘Rak off Normie’ and her many appearances on soapies such as ‘The restless years’, ‘Water rats’ and more recently ‘All saints’. Boy, can she sing!$60 Dinner & Show at 7pm (including entreé & main)$20 Show only at 9pmElla Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1162513424311414842006-11-02T16:19:00.000-08:002006-11-02T16:23:44.320-08:00Cabaroke! Tonight!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/Cabaroke%20image.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/Cabaroke%20image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Welcome to the Statement Lounge! One of the greatest new ventures to come out of Sydney in aaaaaages! We love the Statement Lounge, every week, new and fabulous entertainment in a smallish venue with well priced snacks and wine. We will be keeping you up to date with the latest at the Lounge......<br /><br />For example!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Welcome to STATEMENT CABAROKE - a great way to unwind at the end of the week.CABAROKE (accent on the E) is a double whammy - for singers, a chance to perform in front of an audience; and for cabaret lovers, a chance to enjoy the wealth of great talent on offer and maybe to ‘discover’ a star of tomorrow.So come along early, relax in our comfy couches, have a drink, something to eat and enjoy a sampling of talent, from established performers (including some from the pick of shows in town) to the next hot thing. If you want to perform, we’ll have a resident pianist on hand as well as a comprehensive pile of sheet music if you don’t want to BYO. STATEMENT CABAROKE will be hosted by TAA’s own Tyran Parke, and kicks off on FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER at 8pm.Entry just $15 at the door or a mere $5 if you’re going to perform.CABAROKE is OPEN TO ALL - just turn up, with or without music, get up... and sing. Or just sit back and enjoy...<br /><p> </p><p>I will be going to Titanic tonight....and will post a review by next Monday.</p><p> </p><p>Until then, have an entertaining weekend!</p><p><em>Ella</em></p><p> </p><p> </p>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1162328730988170032006-10-31T13:00:00.000-08:002006-10-31T13:07:26.346-08:00WALK AGAINST WARMING November 4<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/waw-hero2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/200/waw-hero2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> International Day of <br />Action on Climate Change<br /><br />Saturday, Nov 4th 2006<br /><br />If you are concerned about Climate Change and the Federal Government's inaction, join the WALK AGAINST WARMING this Saturday November 4.<br /><br />for more information, go to <a href="http://www.getup.org.au/campaign.asp?campaign_id=20">get up </a>Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1162270389046330602006-10-30T20:46:00.000-08:002006-10-31T22:34:30.956-08:00Murder Mystery in Manly!!!!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/MjAwMC0tLTE1LS0tMTg%3D.png"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/200/MjAwMC0tLTE1LS0tMTg%3D.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/images.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/images.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Barry Eaton, Amy Longhurst and Ben Maclaine</strong>, all EM VOICES talent, are appearing in an Agatha Christie Murder Mystery at Manly from November 2.<br />(editors note: These are not photos of Barry, Amy or Ben...just so we're clear on that)<br /><br />‘THE HOLLOW’ will be on at the Star of the Sea Theatre in Manly.<br /><br />The show runs from the 2nd to the 18th November, so make a date now. It plays Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm with a Sunday matinee.<br /><br />For bookings and enquiries please phone 9439 1906<br /><br />Star of the Sea Theatre is located on the corner of Collingwood Street and Iluka Road Manly<br /><br /><br />THE HOLLOW or MURDER AFTER HOURS was written in 1946.<br />The Plot : As a group of friends gather for a weekend break in the country, Jon Cristow finds himself trapped between his wife, mistress and a vengeful ex-mistress. Soon somebody is dead.<br />History of The Hollow by John Curran, Editor of the Agatha Christie Newsletter: Agatha Christie's Autobiography recalls "It came to me suddenly one day that The Hollow would make a good play". She was proved right when the very first performance opened at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge on February 5th, 1951. It moved swiftly to the Fortune Theatre for a few months and then transferred to The Ambassadors Theatre in the West End where it ran for almost a year. Dame Agatha missed the West End premiere as she was actually in Iraq when the curtain went up on St. Agatha's Day but the critics gave her the sort of reviews every dramatist dreams of:<br />(Thanks to the Official Agatha Christie website)Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1161569387376454232006-10-22T19:07:00.000-07:002006-10-22T19:09:47.376-07:00Fingerprints - Avigail Herman<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/avigail%20herman.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/avigail%20herman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />FINGERPRINTS<br />A funny, heart-warming show about all of us through the eyes of one of us. What really identifies us as individuals? What stories do we have to tell? Ten years after her first one woman show Avigail Herman tries to identify her own fingerprint accompanied by her long time musical director Peter Bailey & through an eclectic array of songs by composers as diverse as George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Jason Robert Brown, William Finn & Amanda McBroom.<br />“Herman is an accomplished actress and natural comedian, who sparkled all the more as she moved deeper into the show ... her entire range was simply exquisite.” Sydney Morning Herald<br />“Avigail Herman storms the stage. She's a dynamo with a marvellous voice and loads of personality. Her timing is sharp, her vocal control impeccable.” The Sun Herald<br />Avigail Herman in FingerprintsThursday 12, Friday 13 and Saturday 14 OctoberStatement Cabaret Lounge(under the State Theatre, 49 Market Street)Adult $30 Concession $25Bookings Ticketmaster 136 100 or ticketmaster.com.auElla Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1161569212977380402006-10-22T19:03:00.000-07:002006-10-23T04:03:47.820-07:00Breathing Space until October 28<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/24092006011.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/24092006011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />BREATHING SPACE is the first in a trilogy of exhibitions by talent Sydney artist Nola Diamantopoulous. <br />BREATHING SPACE is on at the Artereal Gallery, Darling Street Rozelle just down from Herbie's Spices until 28th October. <br />Artist Statement<br /><br />Breathing Space is the first part of a trilogy, an exhibition which will continue with Inhale in 2007 and Exhale in 2008.<br /><br />Breathing Space explores the invisible life force that surrounds us at a time where we are mere ideas of Being. A time I call the ‘preparatory void’, where the act of involuntary breathing is yet to occur.<br /><br />My models are female. We interact. We talk, laugh, share lengthy pauses, exchange views and breathe together in the same space. The sculptures encompass the model’s energy at that moment in time. Perhaps the model’s emotion and energy combines with mine. Either way it is a charged experience for both of us. As I sculpt their heads, where the idea of Being exists, an expression of anticipation emerges.<br /><br />I begin to sculpt the movement of the hair in an attempt to feel the air, the invisible life force that is the Breathing Space, which moves around the heads.<br /><br />It is in this instance, the realisation comes… although I can capture the illusion of Breathing Space, through the movement of the hair, I cannot contain it. It continues to move around the work, a controlled and transubstantiated vital energy, a circulation of breath and creation, both mental and seminal.<br /><br />By now, I have no desire to capture it. Any attempt to do so would be akin to holding ones breath, a cessation of the moment and the energy. Breath dies the moment we capture it. We exhale moments after we inhale them. Life begins and ends within these moments. We Inhale (exhibition 2007), by receiving the Divine Gift…we Exhale (exhibition 2008), thus returning the Divine Gift to its Owner. The Gift remains imperishable.<br /><br />The concept of ‘Breathing Space’ is further explored with the addition of an auditory element. The actual sound of the human breath is accompanied by wind instruments. By now, the singular action of individual breathing gains its plurality and position in the Cosmos. The all-encompassing forces of nature and the artwork become one, replenishing the space, the Breathing Space…Ella Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36464793.post-1161568989576446292006-10-22T18:56:00.000-07:002006-10-23T02:15:21.436-07:00Tan Jose November 5 and 19 Old Fitzroy Hotel<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/1600/BULMERTanyaJpeg300%401200.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4033/3718/320/BULMERTanyaJpeg300%401200.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The return of<br />Tan José<br />Starring and Devised by TANya Bulmer and JOSEphine O’Reilly<br /><br />Due to popular demand, for two Sundays only, World Comedy Champions TAN JOSE return with their fun and gutsy two woman comedy show blending sketches, music and fast improvisation.<br /><br />Between them, Tan and Jose have performed at six Edinburgh comedy festivals, the Montreal and Melbourne comedy festivals, Good News Week, Backberner, Thank God You’re Here, The Money or the Gun, Triple M, and BBC Radio 4. They have performed in sell out seasons in London, New York, and, in November – at the Old Fitzroy Hotel.<br /><br /><br />“It’s rare to see a female improvisation duo, and these two are quality. Tan Jose have a great onstage relationship and are charming and versatile. Very funny.” Fiona Scott-Norman, The Melbourne Age<br /><br />“Tanya Bulmer’s visual comedy is hilarious and Josephine O’Reilly’s voice is smashing.” Herald Sun, Melbourne <br /><br />“cheeky, irreverent, quick-witted…and fun. Josephine O’Reilly, a petite redhead, violinist, guitarist…an undeniable overall talent.”<br />The New York Times funn” Melbou“Undeniable overall talent” New York Times<br /> “Charming and versatile...very funny” Melbourne Age<br /><br />OLD FITZROY HOTEL Corner of Cathedral and Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo<br /> In Association with Tamarama Rock Surfers<br /><br />Sundays 8pm November 5 & 19 Adults $15 Concession $10 Beer Laksa Show $20<br /><br />To book call (02) 9294 4296 or book online at www.oldfitzroy.com.au<br /><br /><br />To book call (02) 9294 4296 or book online at www.oldfitzroy.com.au<br />TAN JOSE - A fun and gutsy two woman COMEDY show that will blow your socks offElla Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845305989248177842noreply@blogger.com0