4 Mar 2023
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: It’s Truly Scrumptious! ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a mammoth undertaking by Theatre Bugs and Adelaide Theatre Academy; it’s clear that there has been an enormous amount of work gone…
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27 Feb 2023
The Marvellous Elephant Man ~ The Musical: Outstanding Olde-Victorian Comedy Of Cruelty, Predjudice And Love Conquering All ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
At first, as cast members in Victorian costumes mingle through the audience, I feel a little nervous that this will be some amateur version of Gilbert and…
26 Feb 2023
A Curious Thing: The Story Of Mary Anning ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
The actor and singer Michelle Nightingale plays both the older and younger Mary Anning with equal ease. She slips between these ages just as she brings the…
26 Feb 2023
You Are A Doughnut: When Science And Music Forms A Comedy Hit ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
You Are a Doughnut is what happens when you mix musical theatre, comedy, physical comedy, our body’s organs and excretions together! It’s a riot of fun from…
20 Feb 2023
Sparrows Of Kabul: Musical Lessons From Afghanistan ~ Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review
Sparrows Of Kabul is a performance by renowned singer songwriter Fred Smith with a band (in Adelaide the band features the ethereal vocals of Jen Lush, Paul…
5 June 2022
Disney’s Frozen The Musical: Step Into A Glittering Magical World ~ Theatre Review
If this was going to be a very short review (not my forté) it would read like this. At the breathtaking and magical conclusion to the first act of Frozen The…
27 Mar 2022
Girl From The North Country: Hard Life Shared Through The Songs Of Bob Dylan ~ STC Review
Girl From The North Country is a musical by Conor McPherson which was created to showcase Bob Dylan songs. Set in Dylan’s birthplace of Duluth Minnesota during…
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…
2 Mar 2022
Andrew McClelland: The Very Model Of A Modern Major Musical ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Interview
Andrew McClelland is somewhat of an institution in his in home town of Melbourne. He is a stand-up comedian, one of the best DJs you will ever see on the decks…
9 Oct 2021
Doctor Dolittle Jr – Presented by Theatre Bugs: An Old Classic Performed By Some Great Young Talent ~ Review
Doctor Dolittle Jr is based on the popular musical, scaled back a little to be suitable for the younger cast of Theatre Bugs and Adelaide Theatre Academy who…
2 July 2021
Slava Grigoryan: The Festival Of Guitar Returns In 2021 ~ Adelaide Guitar Festival 2021 Interview
Adelaide Guitar Festival did not take place in 2020 due to COVID, but returns in 2021 with a program featuring plenty of local artists alongside many national…
13 Mar 2021
The Deep North: Musical Stories Of Ugandan Migrants Struggling To Settle In Their New Homes ~ Adelaide Fringe 2021 Review
The South Australian Playwrights Theatre is a relatively new contributor to the South Australian arts scene and has done everyone a favour in assembling this…