26 Nov 2016
THE TWENTY-THREE by Linwood Barclay: Murder. It’s A Numbers Game – Book Review
The final book in Barclay’s ‘Promise Falls Trilogy’ follows on from Broken Promise and Far From True and features all the characters you’ve come to know and…
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26 Nov 2016
WAR ON EVERYONE (MA): A Scattershot Comedy-Of-Sorts about Two Bad Cops Being Really Dodgy – Film Review
Writer/director John Michael McDonagh is not to be confused with his playwright/writer/director brother Martin, although both went slightly nuts when they went…
24 Nov 2016
Extremities: Emmy Award-Winner William Mastrosimone’s Controversial Psychological Thriller is Brought to Life at Space Theatre – Review
The opening scene of Extremities is really disturbing. It has to be for the rest of the play to work. We have the dubious pleasure of being witness to a home…
12 Nov 2016
PlanB ~ Time Is A Diamond and Music Is The Key – CD Review
Fresh from a tour of the UK, Adelaide eight-piece outfit PlanB have returned with a new album, Time Is A Diamond , and it’s loaded with party-ready anthems…
9 Nov 2016
Kim Wilde & Howard Jones: Aah… The ’80s. We Were So Happy There – Live Review
Packaging ‘80s stars for retro tours is currently big business, and while putting Kim Wilde (who was a major name right from the word go in ‘81/’82) and Howard…
6 Nov 2016
Bad Manners Are Encouraged At The Gov – Review
Apart from a short hiatus that bookmarks the two distinct phases of the band’s career, Bad Manners have been doing it their way for 40 years. Riding on the…
30 Oct 2016
Comedian Victoria Healy in The Vick Van Dyke Show – Feast Festival Review
Victoria Healy was given the nickname Dick Van Dyke in primary school. Looking back Victoria hypothesised whether the name possibly related to her being…
29 Oct 2016
Death And The Maiden by Ariel Dorfman: A Powerful Reminder Of The Importance Of Basic Human Rights – Review
Here in Australia it is easy to forget that countries on the other side of the South Pacific experienced harrowing state led brutality in the relatively recent…
28 Oct 2016
Comedy Mass Debate: Hosted by Lori Bell ~ Single vs Relationship – Feast Festival Review
The Comedy Mass Debate tonight was a scrumptious taste test of the Feast Festival’s hilarious comedy line-up and one that will have audiences coming back for…
28 Oct 2016
Fawlty Towers Live: A Nostalgic and Fun Evening of Timeless Frivolity – Review
So many of us have seen episodes of Fawlty Towers multiple times. We know and love the characters. We know the lines. We know the madcap plot twists. Hence the…
26 Oct 2016
WORKING CLASS BOY by Jimmy Barnes: A Memoir Of Running Away – Book Review
Dead-set Aussie Legend Jimmy’s – sorry, Barnesy’s – autobiographical volume is the first of a projected pair, and therefore fans of Cold Chisel and his beloved…
21 Oct 2016
Glen Hansard: A Swell Ramble at Her Majesty’s Theatre – Live Review
As folks find their way to their seats, there seems to be a dark and brooding sensibility in Her Majesty’s Theatre this evening. This is partly because Glen…