20 Feb 2023
An Unwasted Evening: The Genius Of Tom Lehrer~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
American Tom Lehrer was something of a child prodigy. He studied classical music from the age of seven and was admitted to Harvard at the age of 15. He did…
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20 Feb 2023
Horse Country – A Surreal Comedy: Trapped In The Present ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
Musing matters. Talk about flogging a dead horse. But by the end I just wanted to stay. Time must have passed, but I hadn’t noticed – the true test of good…
13 Feb 2023
Jimmy Carr in Terribly Funny 2.0: Terrible Jokes Delivered Brilliantly ~ Live Review
Comedy giant Jimmy Carr is famous off the telly. He is the snarky host of 8 Out Of 10 Cats (and 8 Out 10 Cats Does Countdown ), Big Fat Quiz and a regular guest…
24 June 2022
Die Roten Punkte: Otto & Astrid Play The Greatest Rock‘n’Roll Concert You’ve Ever Seen! ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
The long-awaited return of punk rock cabaret brother and sister team of Astrid & Otto a.k.a. Die Roten Punkte (translation: The Red Dot) has taken way too long…
18 June 2022
Meow Meow’s Pandemonium With The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: The Beautiful Silk Of Controlled Chaos ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
I was aware that Meow Meow has performed in Adelaide many times to consistent acclaim, but had never managed to see her shows before. Tonight’s performance…
22 Mar 2022
Friends And Strangers: A Shockingly Hilarious, Yet Deeply Disturbing, Movie ~ Film Review
This oblique, droll Australian comedy is perhaps the most exciting thing to come out of the national film industry in decades.
16 Mar 2022
Andrew McClelland is The Very Model Of A Modern Major Musical: How Jolly Delightful ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
Every year The Fringe is jam-packed full of shows big and small vying for your attention and ticket money. Some of those shows are massive productions, with…
13 Mar 2022
STAYIN ALIVE With The CBBGs: Havana Affair With Some Jive Talkin’ ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Interview
Pete McLaughlin is a veteran of the ‘70s and ‘80s punk scene in London, having played in numerous bands with members of the Sex Pistols, Motorhead, and Stiff…
10 Mar 2022
Steven Oliver – Bigger And Blacker: …And Better Than Ever ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
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
Eleanor Stankewicz in Nanna-stasia: Memories From The Eyes Of Her Child-Self ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
The first thing that strikes you about Nanna-stasia is the enthusiasm of Eleanor Stankiewicz for her subject. Weekly visits to see her Lithuanian grandmother…
7 Mar 2022
Flood Relief In The Fringe At Rhino Room Late Show – Tue 8 Mar from 9.45pm: Humans Helping Humans! ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Event
The people who run Adelaide’s spiritual home of comedy all year ‘round – Rhino Room – are understandably pretty busy at the present with Adelaide Fringe being…
7 Mar 2022
Gordon Southern in That Boy Needs Therapy: Life In And Out Of The Dark ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
Gordon Southern’s life would seem to be ideal. Living an endless summer between two hemispheres plying his trade at festivals around the world. But things went…