8 Mar 2015
Onomatopoeia: Playing With Words At Grace Emily Hotel – Adelaide Fringe Review
Pop! Tick! Shazam! It’s all about the sound of the word. Chris Bedding, Glenn Hall and Esther Longhurst love sounds and words, and they use plenty of them as…
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8 Mar 2015
Sóley Performs On The Moreton Bay Stage, WOMADelaide – Adelaide Festival Review
It’s the middle of the afternoon and something has inexplicably drawn me to the Moreton Bay Stage. I’ve never heard of Sóley – not until I had a look at the…
8 Mar 2015
Tinder Surprise: It’s All About Dating… The Modern Way! – Adelaide Fringe Review
Cheesy pick-up lines, “negging”, and crotch shots are all part of the current dating experience. Navigating the ups and downs of contemporary dating, Tinder…
8 Mar 2015
WOMADelaide Musings For Saturday – Day 2 WOMADelaide Review
My WOMADelaide day starts almost perfectly. I’m there early, specifically to see Emma Swift & Robyn Hitchcock. It’s an interesting collaboration, and I wonder…
7 Mar 2015
Adventures Of A WOMADelaide Tragic – Day 1 WOMADelaide Review
I arrive on opening night in time to hear most of The Painted Ladies’ set. I know little about the history of these songs and don’t care much for the lectures…
7 Mar 2015
Boswell And Beyond… Sing The Devil’s Music At Nexus Cabaret – Adelaide Fringe Review
With a 1930s start (film screen included), the show begins ‘doco’ style with the sharing of family history on the original Boswell Sisters – Martha, Connie and…
7 Mar 2015
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet: Mixed Rep – Adelaide Festival Review
Of the three works of the evening, Ten Duets On A Theme Of Rescue choreographed by Crystal Pite was my favourite. That is not to say that the other two works…
7 Mar 2015
Food Booze Sex Dance At The Crown And Sceptre Hotel – Adelaide Fringe Review
The four essential elements for a happy life are on offer here! Like a degustation, the meal is matched to the cabaret dhow, and both delight our senses. To the…
7 Mar 2015
Joel Ozborn – Be Here Now at Gluttony’s Pigtails – Adelaide Fringe Review
An audience could be forgiven for thinking that Joel Ozborn has cornered the market in likeability. In the pool of young, cool, white male comedians (i.e. most…
7 Mar 2015
LEFT performs at Gluttony’s Lotus Palace – Adelaide Fringe Review
The seven-strong troupe from Long Answers To Simple Questions have done away with the traditional Lyra and sequins and have stripped back and reinvigorated…
7 Mar 2015
Luster: Circus Skills At Royal Croquet Club’s Ukiyo – Adelaide Fringe Review
The separate skills of each individual of Luster can be applauded. They have obviously worked hard on these skills of physical theatre, dance and/or circus, and…
7 Mar 2015
Matt Okine Performs The Other Guy To A Completely Rapt Audience – Adelaide Fringe Review
Superb. What a shame he’s only doing the two nights in Adelaide, because this show is extremely funny, modest and touching. A packed room hung on Matt Okine’s…