Looking Through a Glass Onion

Tis been the sill season of late and my updates may have slipped behind a little – but never fear, I am back again.  

Well this month has been an interesting one – and it represented the 30^th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. In celebrating his life, there were many tributes and concerts paying homage to the musical genius. One of the performances held in Sydney was Looking Through a Glass Onion with John Waters.

Looking Through a Glass Onion has been performed many times over and first started in at Sydney’s Tilbury Hotel in 1992. This time round we were lucky enough to see the performance at Sydney Opera House’s Playhouse.

First off the venue was fantastic – small and intimate, perfect for the performance. John Waters appeared on stage with his Liverpudlian accent and proceeded to chat, sing, discuss poetry and media interviews as John Lennon would have done from his early Beatles days through to his last days with Yoko Ono.

There is a reason this show has been going for so long – John Waters is amazing, he pays homage to John Lennon’s life in the most respectful way. He sang numerous classics including Revolution, A Day in the Life, Come together, Strawberry Fields, Starting Over and Imagine.

Via John Waters’ singing (which was close to the real deal), we were engaged in the life of John Lennon – and there may have been moments when I even thought to myself, well Yoko, might not have been so bad after all J

So the next time John Waters is performing in a Beatles tribute – I’m there!