10 June 2021
The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race: Show Me The Money, Man! ~ Theatre Review
Written by Melanie Tait and presented by State Theatre Company South Australia, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race is an enjoyable and entertaining farce set in a…
Reviews – Page 37
8 June 2021
BILLIE EILISH by Billie Eilish Every Picture Tells A Story ~ Book Review
There’s some debate about whether this big, glossy tome is called Billie Eilish , By – Billie Eilish or Billie Eilish By Billie Eilish but, at any rate, this…
8 June 2021
MADAM by Phoebe Wynne: School’s Out!!! ~ Book Review
Former academic Wynne’s epic is too long at 439 pages and, like many first novels (and quite a few second and third novels too), could have done with a ruthless…
8 June 2021
YEARBOOK by Seth Rogen: Ssssmokin’!!! ~ Book Review
Rogen’s handsome tome isn’t a strict autobiography but, instead, proves to be a series of non-chronological, fondly-felt, energetically (and sometimes…
15 May 2021
Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo: The Futility Of A Fabricated War ~ Theatre Review
Little Theatre, The Cloisters, University Of Adelaide, Thu 14 May. Presented by Adelaide University Theatre Guild
1 May 2021
Zevon. Accidentally Like A Martyr – Starring Henry Wagons: The Life Of An Extraordinary Singer and Songwriter ~ Live Review
Many of Warren Zevon’s songs begin with an instantly recognisable and catchy hook. Such is the intro to Lawyers Guns And Money – power chords belted out with a…
29 Apr 2021
Legends Of Ol’55 w/ Frankie J Holden & Wilbur Wilde: Wamalama Bamalama! ~ Live Review
Back in what some might call ‘the day’ The Bridgeway was the place for bands to play. In the ‘70s and ‘80s everybody from Motorhead to Real Life played there.…
21 Apr 2021
The Gospel According To Paul by Jonathan Biggins: Keating… The Politician We Had To Have! ~ State Theatre Company Review
Jonathan Biggins and State Theatre Company SA present a minutely observed homage to one of Australia’s most colourful Prime Ministers. Having previously…
19 Apr 2021
FAKE MEDICINE: EXPOSING THE WELLNESS CRAZES, CONS AND QUACKS COSTING US OUR HEALTH: Doctor, Doctor, Gimme The News… ~ Book Review
McKay, an Aussie ‘science communicator’, TV host and Sydney GP, devotes his first book to uncovering many medical crazes and cons (as its subtitle suggest), but…
19 Apr 2021
SHIVER by Allie Reynolds: Dead Chilly ~ Book Review
This first novel by Reynolds, a former professional freestyle snowboarder, unsurprisingly features characters who engage in the sport an awful lot, and every…
19 Apr 2021
THE BIG BOOK OF FESTIVALS: FANTASTIC FESTIVITIES, CRAZY CELEBRATIONS AND HOLY HOLIDAYS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE: Rocking All Over The World ~ Book Review
Marita Bullock and Joan-Maree Hargreaves (Hachette Australia) 2021, 57pp, RRP $29.99
22 Mar 2021
TOM WEST – Full Band Show: Bringing Songs And Stories Back Home ~ Adelaide Fringe 2021 Review
Sitting waiting for Tom West and Band to begin (they began after support act St Jacques one hour after advertised starting time) it was enjoyable just to sit…