Little Bird - State Theatre Company of South Australia
Paul Capsis takes to the stage on his own for the year's first must-see.
Overview
Last year, Sisters Grimm’s smash hit Calpurnia Descending was created to take advantage of Paul Capsis considerable talents. Now, the star is getting treated to his own solo show crafted by Patrick White Award-winning playwright Nicki Bloom. Little Bird is a gender-bending tale of transformation made especially for the iconic performer, and with accompanying original music composed by Cameron Goodall from The Audreys and Quentin Grant it's looking like one of the year's first must-sees.
Capsis possesses a staggering, searing voice — look no further than his take on Leo Sayer’s ‘Giving It All Away’ in The Boy Castaways — that’s matched only by his complete vulnerability on stage. At a time of year when substantial theatre offerings are thin on the ground Little Bird stands out as a likely hit of the summer.
