Feb 25
You’ve heard of dinner and a show, but what happens when dinner is the show? Comfort Food Cabaret is new to the Adelaide Fringe this year and it has certainly brought life to the Market Kitchen at Adelaide Central Markets. The evening was full of surprises, with artist Michelle Pearson singing, cooking and storytelling …
Feb 24
Charming performance of a modern fable based on an ancient Greek myth. This is the story of Scylla/ Cilla/ Sid, the untwinned resident of Naiad Bay, an insomniac worker in a chip shop devoid of fish. We hear of monsters, raspberries, messages in bottles, and mysterious lighthouse keepers. And of Sid’s eventual discovery/ losing of …
Feb 24
His first solo show in 23 years, Merrick Watts came to the stage with great presence and energy. Immediately heckling the late-comers. The charismatic performer instantly came in to a world of his own, talking of childhood, social media and how unfathomably irritating todays generation is. Watts nailed it, not only was his timing and …
Feb 24
By Tom Eckert A dystopic vision of a derelict post apocalyptic world. Badlands brings burlesque to sustainability, environmental catastrophe and what’s going to happen if we screw it all up. Camp comedy from sympathetically vitriolic MC creates a pleasantly jarring contrast with the images of environmental ruin that pervade the show and helps make otherwise …
Feb 24
James McCann is a talented man. He was the youngest RAW Comedy winner ever, and in 2016 he won SA Comedy’s ‘Jester’s Jester’ award, which saw him voted the best SA comic, as chosen by his peers. After his previous hit comedies Nunopoly, its sequel, Nunopoly 2 : Mo Nun, Mo Nopoly, Wolf Creek the Musical, …
Feb 24
by Riccardo Barone A black mysterious envelop has been given out of the premise to the entering audience. “Don’t open” it says. Let’s wait and see. Are you thinking to sit there, yes, just down there in the first row? No, you can’t. The helper is telling you to fill in the gaps of the …
Feb 24
Adelaide’s West Terrace Cemetery is the home of about 150,000 souls that helped shaped the city that we know today. With most graves of which lay the people who witnessed the dark and grim days of when the City of Churches was once dubbed the Murder Capital of Australia. The eeriness starts from when you …
Feb 23
In My Name is Saoirse, the prose of writer/performer Eva O’Connor accomplishes that feat which Irish writers seem to do so well – a simple story is told with eloquence and honesty. The words create a detailed and intriguing depiction of the world in which Saoirse lives, both physically and inside her head. It’s a …
Feb 23
Young, newly formed Adelaide troupe Cirque Nocturne are appearing at the Empyrean at Gluttony until March 5th. Aiming for a film noir aesthetic they present various circus style acts including hoop twirling, juggling, acrobatics, and trapeze. The stand out performance is a skilled demonstration of fire twirling which is well coordinated with the music and …
Feb 22
A lot of Fringe acts are unknown quantities – in buying tickets for a show, you are effectively taking a punt on whether the performance is going to be any good. But then there are some acts with such international clout and strong reputation preceding them that you know that the experience is going to be fantastic, …
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