Reviews
Here are the latest reviews of plays, music, festivals, art, museums – you name it. But mainly, it is our reviews of the Adelaide Fringe. Enjoy.
A promenade of shorts
A Promenade Of Shorts is a quirky night of plays, perfectly curated to ease us back into theatre-going mode again. Under the auspices of Red Phoenix Theatre and the watchful eye of Michael Eustice and Libby Drake, Holden Street Theatres is currently home to a short...
Another Round
Imagine for a moment that we are all born with a 0.05% deficit in our blood alcohol concentration. This theory captures the imagination of our four protagonists in Another Round, and they set out to "investigate" and "report upon" the psycho social impact of...
The Truffle Hunters
There is much to enjoy and delight in with this film, The Truffle Hunters, showing now as part of the Adelaide Film Festival. This classy documentary about the truffle hunters of rural Italy, by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw and snapped up by Sony after receiving...
Grug
Empathy is alive and Grug by Windmill Theatre Company is proof. In a simply creative 35 minutes, the Windmill cast is able to bring to life the adorable children's book character by Ted Prior, Grug. With a colourful and textural set, we learn about how Grug came to be...
Claire Della and the Moon
Most of us have experienced times when anger's gotten the better of us and we've blasted off like a rocket into an orbit of rage and self-pity. In Claire Della And The Moon, Claire's experience becomes quite literal; she climbs to the Moon to be by herself in peace,...
Gaslight
Gaslighting is a hideous act in which a person undermines another's sense of self and sanity through psychological manipulation. It happens in many relationships, especially when there is a power imbalance, and is common in domestic violence. We have playwright,...
Mullygrubs
Mullygrubs is a Fringe show that sits somewhere between the unsettling imagery of the puzzling, Adelaide-made, pre-schooler TV show from the 90s, Mulligrubs, and the definition of mulligrub, which means to complain or sulk or feel down. Performers Harry Thompson and...
Biddy O’Loughlin
Amid all the official Adelaide Fringe acts within Gluttony, there are a number of informal shows available for your pleasure as you wander or stagger between bars. One such venue is The Runaway Theatre, run by Imaan Hadchiti. This tiny caravan-based theatre seats...
The Hipster- A musical for people who don’t like musicals
The Hipsters are pitted against the Strippers, or 'Stripsters', in a battle for the customers of a Hindley Street laneway. Filled with many musical numbers and a range of characters, The Hipster will keep you entertained for an hour and a half. Written by Adelaide's...
The Eulogy
Death is the great finishing line in the race of life and here stands our late friend, Tomas, as the winner. And, thus, one of Michael Burgos' characters gets entangled in metaphors as one of six mourners delivering eulogies in The Eulogy, a parody of funeral...
Dead Gorgeous: A True Crime Clown Show
Dead Gorgeous: A True Crime Clown Show is an interesting blend of genres by the Adelaide based theatre collective Madness of Two. With an emphasis on the clown show, the cast of 5 use dark humour, satire, and of course clowning, to explore true crime and our obsession...
Enterprise
Good theatre gives us a glimpse into our inner world. However, in the case of Enterprise, we get a glimpse into the inner workings of all those corporate skyscrapers that tower over us in most modern cities. Behind the impressive structures of steel, glass, and...
