REVIEW
Songs for Nobodies at the Royal Wanganui Opera House
My gob was thoroughly smacked by the 90-minute one-woman show performed by Ali Harper at the Royal Wanganui Opera House on Tuesday night.
Not only did Harper bring Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Maria Callas back to life on stage, she also introduced the five "nobodies" they met as fully-formed, flawed and lovable characters.
There was Bea who met Judy Garland in the ladies' room - abandoned wife, cosmetic saleswoman and philosopher.
"In this country, people are always talkin' about dreams," she tells the audience.