Show Reviews
Vocal Australia authors, commissions, collects and encourages audience reviews from all a cappella shows, both in Australia and abroad. By experiencing, describing and reflecting on other groups’ shows, we can learn how to improve our own shows.
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SHOW REVIEWS - STAR RATING |
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ENTERTAINMENT VALUE | PRODUCTION ELEMENTS | OVERALL |
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Needs Improvement |
A Little Boring |
Inadequate | Disappointing |
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Reasonably Good |
Some Good Moments |
Passable |
An Average Show |
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Impressive |
A Well Crafted Show |
Impressive |
A Very Good Performance |
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Outstanding |
Highly Entertaining |
Flawless |
Highly Recommended |
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Perfect! |
An Exhilarating Performance! |
A Real Feature! |
Not To Be Missed! |
See below for recent reviews:
REVIEW: Coco’s Lunch
COCO’S LUNCH (AUSTRALIA) SUNDAYS AT GRADUATE HOUSE: CONCERT SERIES GRADUATE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Sunday 23 October, 2011, 15:00 Melbourne’s own Coco’s Lunch have been wowing audiences with their original and innovative contemporary a cappella music for over 15 years. Featuring five extraordinary singers (Lisa Young, Sue Johnson, Jacqueline Gawler, Gabrielle MacGregor and Nicola Eveleigh), the talented group have gone on to release six albums, with two of those especially for children…and the...
read moreREVIEW: Fork
FORK: PINK NOISE (FINLAND) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 18:05 Finland’s a cappella rock stars, Fork, have been breaking all the rules of a cappella since their conception in 1996. With a focus on stretching the boundaries of what is perceived as possible with a cappella, Fork advanced to performing professionally full-time in 2004 and just keep hitting new heights. Now one of Finland’s most popular a cappella groups, Fork have developed an enormous fan base from...
read moreREVIEW: Out Of The Blue
OUT OF THE BLUE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL PLEASANCE COURTYARD, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Saturday 27 August, 2011, 15:00 Oxford University’s premier all-male a cappella group, Out of the Blue (OOTB) has been wowing audiences since 2000. Regularly selling-out their Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows, 2011 marks their 8th year at the Fringe. The group has since gone on to be named the European Collegiate A Cappella Champions three times and as a result have had the opportunity to compete at the International...
read moreREVIEW: The Alleycats
THE ALLEYCATS: A CAPPELLA WITH CATTITUDE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL C VENUES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 16.45 The Alleycats having been purring in the back alleys near the University of St Andrews since 2001. Starting out as the first a cappella group at St Andrews, The Alleycats was originally an all male group until they warmly welcomed the female kittens to their clowder in 2007. Musicianship: Entertainment Value: Production Elements: The 11 singers (5 girls, 6 guys) that make...
read moreREVIEW: All The King’s Men
ALL THE KING’S MEN (KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON) EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL THE SPACES @ SURGEON’S HALL, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Thursday 25 August, 2011, 15.10 All The King’s Men (ATKM) have been putting all the pieces together again since starting the only all male a cappella group at King’s College, London in September 2009. With a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run in 2010 and a tour to the USA earlier this year, ATKM have quickly established themselves as one of the UK’s premier collegiate a cappella groups. As...
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