The fabulous chanteuse Caroline Nin returns to Australia for the Adelaide French Festival in January, reprising her much-lauded show Songs and Stories of the Paris Lido. She poses as Lola Lola, a lead singer at the Paris Lido, performing works by Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Liza Minnelli and Noel Coward. She spoke to Limelight about the show.

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What was the inspiration behind Songs and Stories of the Paris Lido

I had been performing at the Lido for five years. When I left, I wasn’t just leaving a job, I was leaving a way of life. Transitioning from the glamour of the world’s best known cabaret, the glitz, the glamour, six nights a week, backstage with the sequinned dancing girls, the drama and theatrics back to a normal life was not an easy thing. So I felt I needed to write about it, to understand it.


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How long did it take for you to develop the show? Was it a smooth or difficult process?

I wrote the show in a year. It was easy really, the only difficulty was to choose the songs as...