Thought the Cabaret Festival was just for adults? Welcome to cabaret for the under-fives, it's a blast!
Set in the Banquet Room, Ali McGregor delivers a swinging intro to the world of jazz with 'Jazzamatazz', aimed directly at our smallest arts lovers.
Featuring all the classics (think Twinkle, Twinkle rather than Miles Davis), it is a gorgeous show created and performed by the equally gorgeous McGregor.
In usual fine vocal form and looking smashing to boot, McGregor seamlessly slots jazz-ifed versions of Bjork's 'Oh So Quiet' and Britney Spears' 'Oops I Did It Again' in between 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and 'Happy and You Know It'. Sheer musical genius.
This show is jammed-pack fun from start to finish and a hit with the kids. The quality and cleverness of the music means it's genuinely enjoyable for the parents too. McGregor proves that children's music doesn't have to be a stream of educational but repetitive ditties that end up stuck in your head for hours, if not days. Music for children can be cool, complex and fun for the sake of it, and this show is a celebration of that.
Don't get me wrong, 'Hi Five' are great and all, but 'Jazzamatazz' is where the fly kids are at.
