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LAURIE BLACK : LIVE – ADELAIDE FRINGE 2018 – 4K

Who would have thought that a pre-apocalypse party could be so much fun? Laurie Black welcomes us into her living room and regales us with apocalypse-tips, poetry and song. With her warmth, wit and charm she soon has the audience doing anything she asks them to do, even when she’s telling them not to do …

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FRINGE 2018 – THEATRE – Apartment of the Feign – Bakehouse – 2.5K

This is a simple and not daring set up and the script takes us nowhere particularly new 2.5K

FRINGE 2018 – Kids/Dance – Disco Kids – The Austral – 3K

By Julia Cudsi What little kid doesn’t love to party? Following a tested and true formula for entertaining little ones, Disco Kids takes a dash of automatic bubble machine, a sprinkle of awesome balloon animals and a handful of funky disco beats and turns it into a fun afternoon out for all concerned. Although this …

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FRINGE 2018 – Escape Room – Escape Room Treasure Hunt: The Bootlegger’s Dilemma – Gluttony – 4K

By Julia Cudsi For the uninitiated, an Escape Room is a very specific type of activity – if you like your evenings out to be a passive occasion where you sit in a comfortable seat sipping on wine and not interacting with others, then this is definitely not an activity for you. However, if you thrive on …

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FRINGE 2018 – Circus/Physical Theatre – Cirque Nocturne – Empyrean Theatre, Gluttony – 4K

By Julia Cudsi It would come as no surprise to the average seasoned Fringe-goer that adult physical theatre, or “sexy circus”, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Unfortunately, this generally means that there are the extremely good, the middle of the road, and then the very average types of shows. I must admit that …

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FRINGE 2018 – Comedy/Improv – Maestro 3rd Annual National Impro Games – National Wine Centre – 4K

By Julia Cudsi Improvised comedy is something of a Fringe staple – it fits right in with the ethos of a cheap, fun night out, hopefully with a lot of laughter and perhaps a few drinks thrown in. The Maestro 3rd Annual National Impro Games certainly delivers on all of these promises. The format of …

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THE BRIDGE – ADELAIDE FRINGE 2018

Two people, brought together by chance, search for ways to keep hope alive. Through their nightly shadow-puppet play they are able to create stories and worlds over which they have control.  They can make plans, express their fears, laugh, and make it through another night. Nameless throughout and with their pasts virtually erased by the …

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Fringe 2018: Tessa Waters – Volcano, GOUD – 4K

By Amy. In her latest show Volcano, at about forty minutes in, Tessa Waters promises a damn good story – and on that she delivers. What she also manages to deliver on is an hour filled with improv, physical comedy, and making sure that the audience is having a great time. Waters spends the hour trying to …

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FRINGE 2018 – CIRCUS – The Displaced – Tandanya – 4K

By Julia Cudsi In the interests of full disclosure, I was extremely confused at the beginning of this show – I had intended, and prepared to attend, an improv show and was mightily confused when (what I had assumed to be a brief warm-up act of gymnastics) went on for more than 15 minutes. This …

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THEATRE – Vale – State Theatre Company – Playhouse – 4K

The pace and the elements of the story are nicely sorted and the conclusion pulsating and shocking, made very good by a cast and crew who are all on their game. Mark Saturno is excellent as the self-made, not terribly bright control freak. 4K