Lynn Belvedere

GO YOUR OWN WAY

Catherine Alcorn delivers a very convincing performance as the great Christine McVie
Catherine Alcorn delivers a very convincing performance as the great Christine McVie

GO YOUR OWN WAY- THE STORY OF CHRISTINE McVIE has returned to Sydney, now at the beautifully refurbished Glen Street Theatre up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

In front of a very appreciative audience, the life and many loves of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie came vividly to life. We were given interesting and sometimes humorous backgrounds to many of the songs.

Catherine Alcorn expertly delivers a wonderful impersonation of the legendary singer, and has a powerful voice featuring a superb range. Alcorn was supported by great backing singer Kirby Burgess as Stevie Nicks and a good three piece band.

The show, written by Diana Simmonds, is fresh from the Adelaide and Melbourne Cabaret Festivals, and spans from the beginnings of Fleetwood Mac to McVie’s career post the band. There was a little bit of ‘selective’ editing involved in the choice of the newspaper headlines used.

Over its history, 12 musicians have been members of the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac.

The multi-award winning eleventh studio album RUMOURS is well covered, and on the night we heard hits such as “Everywhere” “Songbird” “Little Lies” “Say That You Love Me” “Don’t Stop” “Go Your Own Way” and many more.

Highly Recommended. A delightful and very entertaining 80 minutes plus one encore, left the audience wanting much more.

GO YOUR OWN WAY – THE STORY OF CHRISTINE McVIE opened at the Glen Street Theatre, Belrose on Wednesday 28 May 2014 and runs until Sunday 1 June 2014.

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -