10 Mar 2022
It’s a cold Wednesday night in the middle of the Adelaide Fringe season, and the arrival of a show like Steven Oliver’s Bigger and Blacker is a reminder of how…
9 Mar 2022
Spend the afternoon with singer/songwriter, cocktail enthusiast and Raconteur Henry Wagons.
7 Mar 2022
The Fat Man Of Love is Harry van Venetie, who is on stage looking more like Groucho Marx than Tom Waits, which is appropriate because he likes to keep the jokes…
6 Mar 2022
Tom Waits’ trademarks were a rasping vocal style from somewhere deep down in the bowels of the soul, semi-spoken rambling narratives put to music detailing the…
1 Mar 2022
Three years ago on a hot sunny afternoon in a Spiegeltent on the Torrens, Steven Oliver performed the world premiere of his smashing Cabaret show Bigger &…
16 July 2021
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey is a joint venture by State Theatre Company, Brink Productions and The Adelaide Guitar Festival. Based on Thornton Wilder’s 1927…
19 Mar 2021
Carla Lippis follows her band on stage and immediately rips into an up-tempo no-holds-barred rock anthem. Had I been expecting light cabaret my illusions would…
14 Mar 2021
In the 1970s there was a brother and sister outfit called The Carpenters. Karen and Richard Carpenter had a brand of non-threatening, honey harmony-ed, soft pop…
13 Mar 2021
Beccy Cole and Libby O’Donovan appear to be a match made in heaven. Certainly appearing to really enjoy each other’s company on stage they have great fun…
9 Mar 2021
Jim has always wanted to do a Fringe show and a life-changing event convinced him that his time had come. Jim’s not especially talented – by his own admission –…
6 Mar 2021
I love the way Reuben Kaye greets his audience as he waits by the entrance, then helps out ushering people into the best seats, and chats informally with people…
28 Feb 2021
The ‘Late Night Variety Show’ has become quite the staple format of Adelaide Fringe in the past few years. It’s tasting plate of comedians, burlesque…