Sharam, while based in Rome, was part of a bohemian community of artists that included Kurt Wenner known for his groundbreaking street art.
[1][2] Whilst performing in Florence, Italy, Carlo Picone, a RAI news journalist and producer, invited her to audition for Forza Venite Gente, a hit Italian rock opera, starring Oreste Lionello, for which she landed a lead role.
[1] Other Italian Theatre productions engaged her, including Kolbe directed by Polish film director – Krzysztof Zanussi and Tadeaus Bradecki.
She received the Star of the Year award at Genoa's Cole Porter Festival, recorded and released a dance extended play, "I'm Occupied".
Sharam spent a year in Japan studying Taiko drums[2] and fronting a Japanese band Climax based in Hiroshima before returning to Australia where she worked as a stand-up comedian, performing regularly on the Sydney Comedy Circuit.
[3] Soon after, under the banner of Max Sharam: The Sounds of Sirens, she was performing regular sell-out solo acoustic shows at Kinselas nightclub in Darlinghurst.
[1] Sharam signed a recording contract with Warner Music Australia in 1994, which issued her debut EP, Coma, in October[4] – produced by Daniel Denholm and Nick Mainsbridge – with the song peaking at No.
[5] After several subsequent sell-out national tours, Sharam disappeared from the Australian mainstream music scene moving to Los Angeles for several years.
The score was written by Australian composer Andree Greenwell and the musical played at Sydney Opera House alongside Hugo Race.
[citation needed] In 2008 Sharam continued to tread new ground and experiment with platforms, creating video performance based art.