DIVA
Written and Performed by Vivienne Powell
Directed by Peter Blackburn
What Edinburgh Reviewers Had to Say…
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"There should be a warning as you enter the Drawing Room at the Assembly Rooms that says: ‘Caution: Master Storyteller at Work,’ for what you are about to witness is nothing short of extraordinary. And the singing. Oh my, the singing... it’s a relief to discover a performer that allows herself, and her audience to breathe, to savour, to reflect and be awed by artistry in the room. If you want to give life to a life story, this is how it’s done. Breathtaking."  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Musical Theatre Review (Edinburgh)
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"DIVA is a show few could pull off, even if they could write it quite so well... A magnificent piece of musical theatre. Standing ovations seem both likely and well-deserved. Brava, Vivienne Powell, Brava!" ★ ★ ★ ★
The Quinntessential Review UK (Edinburgh)
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"Powell’s performance captures themes of success, love and loss with masterful control, transfixing the audience for the sixty-minute runtime. DIVA is a richly layered and beautifully operatic piece of theatre, Vivienne Powell delivers a performance that is as vocally stunning as it is emotionally resonant." ★ ★ ★ ★
Culture Fix UK (Edinburgh)
What Edinburgh Audiences Had to Say…
After highly acclaimed seasons in Los Angeles
and Edinburgh, DIVA awaits its next chapter…
In this affecting and life-affirming new play, mezzo-soprano Vivienne Powell displays her remarkable musical and physical prowess to embody the once-celebrated fictional Australian opera star Louisa McCrae.
As Louisa unpacks a suitcase of treasured items, her fractured mind slips into
the moments that defined her extraordinary life.
