If you are a Livvy lover, you will adore Deborah Caddy and her cabaret show Glamour & Song – The Songs of Pat Carroll and Olivia Newton-John.

Told from the perspective of Olivia’s best friend Pat Carroll who married John Farrar, the producer and songwriter behind some of ONJ’s biggest hits, Deborah nails the cabaret holy trinity: great storytelling, fabulous music and a healthy dose of humour.

Full disclosure: I am a huge Olivia Newton-John fan. HUGE. So this is completely biased. But if you are a Livvy fan and you didn’t see Glamour & Song, do not make that mistake again!

Telling the story of a friendship that traversed six decades, Deborah introduces herself to us as Pat Carroll and we settle in to hear a tale of fortune, then misfortune, then destiny, but always love.

It’s wholesome, it’s empowering, it’s women supporting women, and it contains a songbook of the very best of the ONJ collection throughout the years performed exquisitely thanks to Deborah Caddy’s stunning voice and stage presence.

Deborah is delightful. She is engaging, entertaining, funny, and hits all those Livvy notes with ease.

It was hard not to sing along to songs like, ‘Have You Never Been Mellow’, ‘Please Mr. Please’, ‘Let Me Be There’, ‘I Honestly Love You’, ‘A Little More Love’, ‘Banks of the Ohio’, and even ‘Physical’ and many more as Deborah took us on a trip down memory lane – both ours (the audience were mostly of a ‘certain age’) and Pat Carroll’s.

Some songs are parodied, some are medlied, some we get to hear from start to finish, but all are performed perfectly.

Glamour & Song: The Songs of Pat Carroll and Olivia Newton-John was playing for one show only as part of CabFringe but if you get another chance to see this clever, funny, moving and entertaining cabaret. You’ll honestly love it.

5 stars