Annie Lee
Women In Voice V1
Princess Theatre Brisbane
WOMEN IN VOICE 111 SITTING DUCK CAFÉ BRISBANE
“Annie Lee amazed with her masterful renditions of Kurt Weill’s blackly comic and multi-layered tantalising songs. Her Brechtian delivery and theatricality came to a stunning climax with her rendition of The Soldier’s Wife. “ Richard Waller Courier Mail Brisbane
WOMEN IN VOICE V1 THE PRINCESS THEATRE BRISBANE
“Annie Lee performed a collection of pre-war songs written by Brecht and Weill that immediately drew you in with their twisted lyrical whimsy. Coupled with a peculiar but powerful gaze, your attention was irrevocably hers. Her tale of a spinster struck down with ”a real goatee beard” and barren belly has been nightmarishly brewing within my mind ever since. “ Rave Magazine 1996
ORIGINAL SOLO WORKS ‘THE TRAVELLING RE-INCARNATION SHOW’ and German kabarett compilation “INSTEAD OF STAYING HOME AT BED AT NIGHT BEHAVING” performed back to back at The Metro Arts Theatre
“Lee’s ability to imitate a crying baby, to introduce each new character, is a great strength, as are her wonderfully mobile face, supple dancer’s body and superb sense of comic timing. Everything is so fluidly controlled, from Queen Besss quivering pout, to sad sack Moreton Crumb’s attempt to woo audience members with his business card and fake French accent. For those unused to Kabaret, this is a good chance to get a dose or two of what its all about, performed by a very talented entertainer and equally impressive musicians.” Andrea Balwin Time Off 1996
WOMEN IN VOICE 11 QPAC PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
“Annie Lee is at her mesmerizing best exploring the darker side of the evening. She schemes and manipulates and captivates her audiences as she goes from music box doll to gothic temptress. Lee is an accomplished actor as well as a superb singer and the combination of the two talents makes her a spellbinding performer.” Katherine Lyall-Watson Scene Magazine 2002
THE PARLOUR JAMESON’S CAFÉ BAR BRISBANE CITY”
“By the time the ethereal Annie Lee appeared, the office ferals had taken off for fresh fields. Here we had the existential blues of per-war German Cabaret some of the less familiar songs of the genre with haunting rhythms and lyrics that assert unhappy truths: “when the wound stops hurting, what hurts is the scar” Four hundred years ago Lee would have been burnt as a witch, as she has an eerie capacity to entrap her audience with a baleful glance and a twist of the voice. “ Alison Cotes Courier Mail Brisbane
WOMEN IN VOICE TWENTY Judith Wright Theatre Brisbane
“My personal highlight was Annie Lee. This woman’s comical genius is so spot on. Her song choices, her voice, her mannerisms; all of them were just faultless.” Tash D Factory Diaries