24 Aug 2022
Truly, Darkly, Deeply by Victoria Selman: The Past Is A Killer ~ Hachette Aust Book Review
Victoria Selman (Hachette Australia: Quercus) 2022, 384p, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $45.00 (hardback); $15.99 (e-book); $39.99 (audiobook)
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15 Aug 2022
Chalkface by Angela Betzen: Teaching Is A Risky Business ~ Theatre Review
Pat’s been teaching for 35 years and has just lost her only friend on the staff of Water Vale Primary School. She’s as jaded as the rundown staffroom that…
14 Aug 2022
ARCADIA by University Of Adelaide Theatre Guild: Connecting Past And Present ~ Review
Touted by some as one of the best plays of the modern era, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is certainly based around a great idea. An upper class family from Derbyshire…
24 July 2022
Spectrums Of Sound: Jazz To Hush An Audience ~ Adelaide Guitar Festival 2022 Review
This was definitely a performance for Jazz aficionados and not just for guitar buffs – the musicianship was world class throughout! Starting the evening is…
20 July 2022
Wisdom Of AI Light by Ouchhh Studio: Totally Bewitching ~ Illuminate Adelaide 2022 Review
[EVENT/Illumination/Music ~ AUS] Illuminate Pavilion, East End, Tue 19 Jul.
18 July 2022
Di and Viv and Rose: A Work By New Local Theatre Company The Corseted Rabbits Collective ~ Theatre Review
Hooray! Adelaide has a new local theatre company: The Corseted Rabbits Collective. Their brief is to present female led projects about women’s lives.
11 July 2022
Light Creatures @ Adelaide Zoo: Illuminated Family Fun In The Wild ~ Festival Review
Full credit must go to Adelaide Zoo and Illuminate Adelaide for this enterprising collaborative endeavour. I am still amazed at the numbers of people who like…
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…
24 June 2022
Lior and Domini present Animal In Hiding: The Beauty Of Two Gems Coming Together ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review
Lior is very personable on stage, and he clearly enjoys playing in Adelaide. By way of introducing the show he explains that he is here to present his ‘lockdown…
24 June 2022
Paul McDermott in The Funhouse: A Veritable Carnival Of Misfits And Magic Makers ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Review – Cabaret Festival Review
In the last couple of years, despite the plague, Paul McDermott has engaged in a renewed relationship with Adelaide. His sterling shows during the last two…
21 June 2022
FINDING ME: A MEMOIR by Viola Davis: It’s All An Act ~ Book Review
Viola Davis (Hachette Australia: Coronet) 2022, 291pp, RRP $55.00 (hardback); $32.99 (paperback); $15.99 (e-Book)
21 June 2022
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY by David Sedaris: Locked Down And Lost Forever ~ Book Review
David Sedaris (Hachette Australia: Little, Brown) 2022, 259pp, RRP $55.00 (hardback); $29.99 (paperback); $15.99 (e-Book)