David Hawkins is another seasoned professional with a dazzling song and dance presence. He has all the fun of embodying the debauched American entrepreneur Lee Gordon. - Samela Harris, The Adelaide Advertiser

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The show benefits from the expertise of other professionals, Toni Lamond as his mother and David Hawkins as the outrageous Lee Gordon, promoter extraordinaire. - Russell Starke, News-Review Messenger

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For everyone who is a Johnny O'Keefe fan, "Shout" is a must see, and the performance of the leading man (Daniel Scott) gives the MS Society something to shout about. An enthusiastic cast gave it everything they had on opening night and the audience appreciated their efforts. - Fran Edwards, TheatreGuide.com.au

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Spotlight on David Hawkins

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John Lennon once called it the "tee hee, it's not me" factor, and there's nothing like the misfortune of others to put a smile on one's face, is there? Well, not quite. Neil Armfield has observed how the theatre teaches us to empathise. Whatever the case, an audience can take home a grim vision of the world and nurture it as a good night out. - John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald

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There's more than a bit of cabaret going on in Sydney at the moment. The Kit Kat Klub is simmering away at the State Theatre, while in Bondi, above a pizza parlour at Kabarett Junction, the real thing is spilling its guts and belting out pseudo-political and social statements to the tune of Lou Reed, Brecht-Weill and Randy Newman. - Vanessa McCausland, The Daily Telegraph

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The music of Lou Reed, Kurt Weill and Randy Newman has found an unlikely home in Bondi Junction.- Jonathon Pearlman, The Sydney Morning Herald

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'Brooding Hawk dips and soars in intensity...It is highly theatrical, decidedly camp and somewhat sinister' - John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald

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'His style certainly deviates from many definitions of cabaret. But Hawkins resists any attempts to categorise cabaret - or kabarett, for that matter.' - Troy Lennon, Daily Telegraph

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'A lament for the loss of what was unique and genuine qualities in society and a critique of the synthetic values that have taken their place.....musical entertainment of the highest order' - David Schwartz, New York Cabaret Online

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'Like Old-style cocktails, cabaret is fast moving from the domain of old ladies back to the realm of retro cool. And David Hawkins, aka 'The Hawk' is helming the new movement.' - Emma Jones, SydneyIs

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