By Peter Maddern
It may well be regarded as typically Adelaide that Yana Alana needed to dress for her show but nothing she wore distracted from the strength of her performance; big, ballsy and brilliant in equal measures.
Backed by her two piece supporting band, the Paranas, the title of her show, Covered, alluded to not only the dress code imposed upon her but also the show’s content – a series of song covers and lyric quotes that supported her various on stage pyrotechnics and costume changes.
At times perched upon Table 26, others high above the stage, Yana Alana uses irascible wit in the style of Meow Meow and a seeming desire for self-combustion to delight her audience; an approach that seemed destined to break her stage orders, especially during her homage to the joys of shopping at Dotti.
Great fun amidst the foul language, Alana is a force of nature and a certain joy that seemed undiminished by her rare display of on-stage modesty.
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