Continental Drift
Celebrated Adelaide French singer and band, Louise Blackwell and the French Set are returning to Fringe 2024 with their show CONTINENTAL DRIFT, where Louise and her wonderful musicians invite you to an hour of beautiful music, dangerous rhythm and a little moonlight and romance!
Winners of a 2023 Fringe Cabaret Award with Love on the Left Bank, the story of legendary French singer Juliette Gréco, this year Louise and the band will perform a delightful continental mix of songs, venturing beyond some of their French favourites, adding Italian, Brazilian and swing numbers from the American songbook.
Featuring Mark Simeon Ferguson on keys, Tom Pulford on saxophone and clarinet, John Aué on double bass and Zed Crawford on drums.
The venue offers tabled seating and a bar to create a lovely cabaret vibe.
Presented by: Lou Blackwell and The French Set
Plant 4 Bowden mezzanine has elevator access, is fully air-conditioned and will run a bar. It also connects to Plant 3 via a closable walkway, where there will be another bar and select eateries open for people looking to eat after the show.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
Louise is an incredibly skilled chanteuse and easily among the crème de la crème of Australia’s performers of French chanson. - Matilda Marseillaise, matildamarseillaise.com
It would be a shame if this captivating one night performance of Love on the Left Bank could not be revived for further standing ovations - Peter Wilkins, Canberra Critics Circle
Blackwell’s performance and vocals are exemplarily; you feel the emotions of Gréco through Blackwell’s commanding vocals and storytelling - Tiana Blazevic-Bastow, GLAM Adelaide
Blackwell’s first foray into the Adelaide Cabaret Festival was a masterclass in how true storytelling is done. - Matthew Hoctor, Theatre Travels
Louise Blackwell is the ideal guide: She’s cool, stylish and whimsical and she knows her way around French song. - Ewart Shaw, The Advertiser