Amy Nancarrow

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FRINGE 2017 – Adventure Rooms: Gaol Break – 4K

This is the second escape room that I’ve done at this year’s Fringe, so it’s hard to say much about Gaol Break without giving too much away or repeating myself from the previous session I did at Adelaide’s other escape room venue, Escape Hunt. Instead, I’ll just say that if you’re looking for an awesome time …

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FRINGE 2017 – Prohibition – Gluttony – 4K

As soon as you enter the Speakeasy in Gluttony, you’re told that you’ve gone back into time to Paddy’s in 1930s prohibition era Chicago. You’re introduced to a range of characters, each bringing their own comedic, sultry elements to the party. With a mixture of acrobatics, magic tricks, cabaret, and stand up, Prohibition has something …

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FRINGE 2017 – James Donald Forbes McCann: Deplorable – 4.5K

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, …

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FRINGE 2017 – Burlesque Beats – Gluttony – 4K

Hip hop and burlesque – not your average pairing, but one that Perth-based show Burlesque Beats manages to mix together quite well. It’s their first time touring their show outside of Fringe World in Perth, and Burlesque Beats is certainly a new addition to the enormous cabaret scene at the Fringe. The show alternates between …

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FRINGE 2017 – Escape Hunt: Spy on the Beach – 3.5K

By Amy Nancarrow. Escape Rooms are all the rage these days, and Escape Hunt Adelaide is exhibiting the special “Spy on the Beach” as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Spy on the Beach is based on the true story of a mysterious death of a John Doe who was found on Somerton Beach in 1948. …

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FRINGE 2017 – Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop – The Garden of Unearthly Delights – 4.5K

By Amy Nancarrow. The best part about Fringe time is stumbling upon an act that you never expected would knock your socks off. Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop is an inventive, hilarious, and irreverent performance that received a standing ovation at the end of the funniest shows this reviewer has seen in a long time. Zach …

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival – The Composer is Dead – 4K

By Amy Nancarrow. Frank Woodley returns to Adelaide in all his slapstick comedy glory in The Composer is Dead. Teaming up with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, “Inspector” Woodley works his way through the various sections of the band, trying to figure out who murdered the composer of the orchestra’s waltz. He investigate the strings, brass, woodwinds …

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FRINGE 2016: Half Hour Hamlet – 4K

By Amy Nancarrow. Ever been to or read a Shakespeare play and had absolutely no idea what’s going on? Comedian Patrick Hercamp felt it was time that Shakespeare was accessible to the masses, and so Half Hour Hamlet was born. You guessed it: it’s Shakespeare’s famous play wrapped up in half an hour, complete with Hercamp playing …

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FRINGE 2016: Mustardseed – 4.5K

By Amy Nancarrow. If you were to search the comedy section of the Fringe guide, you’d be hard pressed to find a show more original in its concept than Ryan Good’s hour-long bedtime story, Mustardseed. Set in the fantastic Tuxedo Cat venue, Mustardseed sets the audience up with beanbags and pillows whilst Good regales them …

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FRINGE 2016: Papillon – 5K

By Amy Nancarrow Having been fortunate enough to see a few physical theatre and circus shows at this year’s Fringe, I thought I’d already seen the best of the bunch – until Papillon, a combination of theatre, circus, cabaret, and comedy, made me laugh, gasp, and look on at these talented performances in awe. Set …

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