Peter Maddern

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  1. FRINGE – The Three Minute Project – Genevieve Brandenburg – Mercury – 5K — 4 comments
  2. RAW: As Port Teeters, So Does Adelaide Oval. Here’s Why. — 4 comments
  3. RAW – SALA – Moving Image Project – Various — 3 comments
  4. RAW: Album Review – Earnest by The Stillsons — 3 comments
  5. RAW: Colourful debate on plain cigarette packaging — 3 comments

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Sep 16

RAW: Buried Child – STC – Til 2nd Oct

The State Theatre Company never fails to make an impression, and they’ve struck a chord once again with Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child.

Sep 14

RAW: Early Worx – Not Enough Oxygen & Seven Jewish Children – 4K

Anyone interested in either topic – over population and the way the state and people try to handle it and ther Jewish question, should ensure they get along to Higher Ground during this season. 4K

Sep 14

RAW: OzAsia – The Arrival – Her Majesty’s – 4K

Much a shame there was only one night of it for Adelaide audiences this year. 4K

Sep 14

RAW: OzAsia – Koan – Space – 4K

For an experience of new music for Adelaide ears, superbly – hauntingly and beautifully – performed by world class performers, Koan was an experience not to be missed.

Sep 08

RAW: Stefan Bruneder – Gallery on Waywouth – Til 30 Sept

Happiness, life and celebration can come in many forms but Stefan Bruneder makes a useful contribution to the Australian collection.

Sep 07

RAW: Speak Up Musicians Support Mental Health – Gov This Sunday

Speak Up is an event put together by local musicians to raise awareness about mental health on behalf of sufferers and their carers. The event will be held on the 11th September, 2011 from 1 – 4pm at the Venue, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel.

Sep 04

RAW: Port At Adelaide Oval. Great Day But No Endorsement of Need To Spend $535m

However those who said this was a ringing endorsement of the Government’s plans to spend $535m need to think again. The reality was this fixture gave no support for the proposition that Adelaide needs a 50,000 seat stadium, for even after all the hoopla, media support, fine weather and novelty, the crowd in attendance of 29,340 failed to reach the average expected every Port game from 2015 onwards in the now somewhat discredited Centre for Economic Studies modelling.

Sep 03

RAW: OzAsia – Four Winds – 4K

Four Winds is a masterstroke of Australian – Asian collaboration and influences.

Sep 03

RAW: OzAsia – Dreamscape

Overall these pieces had a sense of elegance and maturity. It’s great to see what cross-cultural collaboration can create.

Sep 02

RAW: SANFL – The Gravy Trains That Keeps Chugging Along

When one looks at the SANFL cash flow statement over the past five years, the net cash generated from its operations has declined from $6.26m to -$0.618m, a turnaround of $6.8m. With further declines in crowds and events, one can only imagine this year’s results will be yet worse. So what has the SANFL done about it? Complain mostly it seems.