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Oz Asia Festival – 2016 – Stranger – Emek Tursunov – 4K

By Tom Eckert   Stranger is the completion of Ermek Tursunov’s trilogy examining the Kazakh identity. Whilst described as apolitical by the director, Stranger is set in the times leading up to world war two after its protagonist defies to Soviet Union by not serving in the military following a situation where his father dies …

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The Adelaide Cabaret Festival – 2016 – The Birds – The Space Theatre – 3K

By Tom Eckert To walk into The Space Theatre occupied by The Birds is to feel like you are walking into the dimly like smoke halls of burlesque past. Women lounge lasciviously around the hall awaiting you to take your seat. From the outset this takes the form of a typical burlesque show. Each individual …

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Dave Thornton – So On and So Forth – Studio 7 – The Garden of Unearthly Delights – 4K

By Olivia Henry   You may recognise Dave Thornton from ABC’s Upper Middle Bogan or Comedy Channel’s Just for Laughs Stand-Up series. Although this is an impressive resume, I knew for sure I would enjoy the show when I approached the box office to pick up my tickets, the lady serving me exclaimed, “oooh!” as …

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Fringe 2016: Nazeem Hussain – Hussain in the Membrane – Studio 7 – The Garden of Unearthly Delights – 3.5K

By Olivia Henry   You may recognise Nazeem Hussain: he’s an Australian comedian of Sri Lankan descent, and star of SBS’s Legally Brown. Hussain is back in Adelaide this year for his hour-long stand up show, Hussain in the Membrane. In this show, he tackles a wide variety of topics such as home ownership, marriage, …

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The Illusionists 2.0 – Her Majesty’s Theatre – 4K

The Illusionists 2.0, the sequel to last years original show which had outstanding worldwide success, enjoyed it’s world premiere at Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre Friday December 27th.  A brand new production with 7 new magical entertainers tries to marry the age old mystical art of magic with the technology of today . The Master Magician …

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OzAsia – SuperEverything – Space Theatre – 4K

One of the highlights of this 2013’s OzAsia Festival is this performance by UK’s pioneering audio-visual artists The Light Surgeons, who have masterfully fused their art with Malaysian artists and musicians Chor Guan, Hands Percussion and Rhythm in Bronze to perform SuperEverything. This live audio-visual performance exploded across Space Theatre’s stage to sift through the …

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OzAsia – Fight The Landlord – Her Majesty’s Theatre – 4K

Fight the Landlord Is presented by Pan Pan Theatre and Square Moon Culture Ltd, a contemporary theatre play written by Sun Yue which examines life in China in a time of constant change. This play takes place at the card table as three young people spend a boring afternoon playing the card game FIght the …

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FRINGE 2013 – Foreign Objects – Austral Hotel – Red Room – 3K

Foreign Objects is a group of 3 female comedians, a Greek, an Asian and a Kiwi, who joined together to bring their own comedy show to the Adelaide Fringe. With home bases in New Zealand, Australia and New York, TM Bishop has appeared on some of the most prominent stages internationally and televised in NZ …

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FRINGE Again Amazed – The Cavern Club – 4K

Nicholas Tweedy is back for the Adelaide Fringe presenting some of his amazing acts using his clever skills some of which he says took him over 12 years to learn. Combining slight of hands magic with clever, outright remarkable mentalism ,  and a dash of humour he thoroughly astonishes the audience into amazement again and …

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FRINGE – Comedy Hypnosis! A World of Enchantment – The Gov – 4K

Isaac Lomman, Adelaide’s only Comedy Stage Hypnotist, takes the audience on a mesmerizing journey into a world of enchantment. Real Hypnosis with real volunteers and real good fun opening to a full house at The Gov. What makes this show so interactive is that it is based completely on audience participation. Thoroughly entertaining the audience, …

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