Close To You; The Story of Karen Carpenter

Two sets of 45 to 50 minutes carry this show through 20 Carpenters hits, from the duo's first chart run to its last. Meera Belle sings the Karen Carpenter songs, backed by a six-piece live band and two backing vocalists, in a semi-theatrical style that tells the story as it goes. Top of the World, We've Only Just Begun and Close to You are all in there. It's a show for sitting and listening, so it suits a club feature spot, a theatre or a dinner audience that grew up with those songs on the radio. It's based in Richmond, NSW, and travels Australia-wide.