Reviews
"Finucane enjoys a relationship with food that would be illegal if vegetables registered any brain activity. Finucane has a volcanic stage presence, and each scene is an individual marvel - often arousing to the point of distraction - and genuinely funny at the same time.."
The Age, 1999
"Stunning, powerful, emotive...Like David Lynch's ideal of vaudeville"
4ZZZ Brisbane, 2002
"A knockout...Inspired...The Saucy Cantina totally redefines cabaret in her deliriously frenzied show that overflows with images and ideas. Intensely physical and supremely wicked, Finucane's great skill is her impeccable dramatic timing. She possesses the disturbing unpredictability of someone who knows exactly what she is doing - but you don't."
Melbourne Times, 2002
"The stunning Moira Finucane in an edible explosion of delicious wickedness."
Sydney Morning Herald, 2000
"Cabaret bizarre' diva Moira Finucane is dishing up her dark ironic mayhem - raucous, rangy and occasionally smooth as velvet...disturbing, macabre, intriguing, ...much of it remarkably wicked."
The Australian, 1999
"Tightly directed, carefully crafted ... this show is dangerous - not literally of course, but Moira Finucane creates the impression that she is willing to do absolutely anything on stage, which generates a delicious and unifying tension in the audience members."
The Sunday Age, 2002
"If you're kinky you'll love this stuff. If you're not, you'll have to reinvent your brain...One amazing show."
Brisbane Courier Mail, 2002
"Those who have seen performance artist Moira Finucane in action would concur that she is less an actor and more a force of nature - intensely controlled, sexually charged and compellingly strange, minutely choreographed and unsettling."
The Age, 2000
"Cutting edge, wickedly satiric... challenges the audience from the moment the lights go down."
Blaze Adelaide, 2002
"You might very well need to recover in a nice quiet room after Finucane's astonishingly trippy and confronting performance. Simply put, this woman is bent. And very funny. Those of you who have seen Finucane in action will already have a ticket, we're sure. For the rest, we urge you to buy one. This will keep you up for days."
Sydney Star Observer, 2000
"At the heart of her extraordinary shows is Finucane's volcanic physical presence and willingness to always go 'too far'."
Sydney Morning Herald, 2000
"the finale involves large plastic cartons of milk, Moira Finucane's powerful thighs, and that's all we're saying."
Adelaide Advertiser, 2002
"You haven't seen anything yet., Her latest show, The Saucy Cantina needs to be experienced to be....experienced. ... One moving story the miracle of the market reminded me of the lyrical and visually evocative writings of Gabriela Garcia Marquez. Never has there been such a glorious match of persona, venue and show."
The Melbourne Times, 1999
"Moira Finucane's show The Saucy Cantina has attracted rave reviews and it's not hard to know why. Finucane has once again created an unconventional show of extravagant proportions...spectacular monologues."
Metropolitan News, 1999
"you're in for a tasty and terrifying treat. The lights dim, a single candle burns on each table and from behind a swish of red velour, with legs up to there and a bikini wax to die for, out charges Moira, head-banging to Cycle Sluts from Hell's Speed Queen. She produces an apple, and with a wicked gleam in her eye utters a single line: 'I'm sorry I can't share this apple with you'. The audience collapses straight into her arms and remains there for the entire show..."
Melbourne Star Observer, 1999
"Her witty, boundary raiding cameos are a mix of Gothic fantasy, vaudeville sketch and sheer anarchy...impressive and inspiring."
Sydney Star Observer, 2000