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It's For You! opens in Melbourne on April 14. See the show that critics are describing as "hilarious". Buy tickets here.
April 2008
Cinder-effin-rella sold out in the Adelaide Fringe and is currently receiving great reviews in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Here is the review from Rip It Up Magazine in Adelaide:
“Read me Cinderella please, Nicky”. The beseeching voice of five-year-old Emma, overflowing with infinite potential, provides the focus around which Nicky Talacko’s rambling yarns are woven into a colourful, funny tapestry of families, fairytales and fantasies. The result is a rich, multi-layered, pointed yet affectionate story of an Australian girl growing to womanhood, revealing a self-perpetuating female culture that really should know better but inexplicably doesn’t. In her natural, superbly crafted narrative. Ms Talacko populates her bedroom with a crowd of personalities while growing up all over again before our eyes. The stand-out scene was the oh-so-wrong first romantic kiss and ensuing spiral of anguish drawing the audience all the way down. With plenty of hilarious moments (and not an “eff” word in sight), these personal but universal confidences deserves to sell out." - Rip It Up Magazine
Read a review from the Groggy Squirrel here.
December 2007
Catch Nicky at Dockside Comedy Bar in Brisbane from January 23 2008.
Go see Cinder-effin-rella in Adelaide as part of the Fringe from March 11 2008 at the Rhino Room.
August 2007
Nicky is working on her first solo comedy show "Cinder-effin-rella". The show will premier as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival on September 26 at Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets (The Vault), 80 Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia
April 2007
Nicky was in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year with her show ***(3 Stars). Huge success!
She also appeared in the Glynn Nicholas production of HiStory about the life of Peter Brocklehurst.
March 2007
Recent reviews for Nicky's narration work:
"Nicky Talacko narrates perfectly, with raw emotion and spot-on pacing. Her vocal changes and tones for each character, mood, and scene are flawless." (Sink or Swim, Kate Cann) –Stephanie A. Squicciarini, Fairport Public Library, NY Multimedia Review School Library Journal
"Nicky Talacko gives colorful voice to this fun group of characters. She particularly excels at capturing the class differences, through tone and accents of the two main characters" - Audio File Magazine Sept 2006 (Lulubelle and her Bones, Vashti Farrer)
"Nicky Talacko ably narrates with subtle yet telling accents for the various characters" - Jeanne Munn Bracken, internet (In the Deep End, Kate Cann)
January 2007
Nicky attended the Jeez Louise Stand-up course at last years Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Since then she has been doing stand-up gigs around Melbourne.
July 2006
Listen to Nicky in the Nicky & Luke Saturday Wrap Up on Double X, 1611AM Melbourne wide every Saturday afternoon 3pm - 5pm. The show will include comedy, opinion and general ramblings wrapped up in some cool retro 80's music.
March 2006
A Mind of Her Own is to be released by Vue Cinemas in the UK.
10 December 2005
Nicky Talacko wins The Best Newcomer award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in A Mind of Her Own. Nicky was in Monaco to accept the award.
December 2005
Nicky Talacko is currently narrating several books. Most recently she has narrated In the Deep End by Kate Cann (using many English accents) and Ticket to Ride by Sarah Darmody (using mostly Australian accents and American accents).
has been awarded a Crystal Heart Award at the Hearland Film Festival in Indianapolis. The film will be screened 11 times over the festival commencing on October 12 2005. For more information visit the Heartland website at www.heartlandfilmfestival.org
Nicky will attend the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis to collect the award for A Mind of Her Own.