Melbourne Fringe: Yana Alana, Covered

Following three years of touring ‘nude’ with her 2014 hit show Between The Cracks, veritable cabaret goddess Yana Alana (Sarah Ward) returns to the stage, liberated this time by her freedom to finally wear clothes again in Covered, a show (almost) entirely composed of borrowed material.

Sparkling with all of the charm, delight and naughtiness of an adults-only Playschool presenter, Alana’s bombastic personality and ecstatic energy take the most famous and infamous words of contemporary pop and create an eclectic cultural collage that spans from Morrissey to Morissette.

With flawless vocal skill and exceptionally tight accompaniment from Bec Matthews on percussion and Louise Goh on keys, Alana explores, transforms and completely reinvents some of her most loved and most hated musical numbers.