6 May 2022
WOMAN, EATING by Claire Kohda: Dying For Your Art ~ Book Review
Claire Kohda (Hachette Australia: Virago) 2022, 248pp, RRP $39.99 (hardback); $29.99 (paperback)
The Clothesline – Page 34
2 May 2022
A Streetcar Named Desire: Classic Tennessee Williams; A Fitting Farewell To Adelaide’s Bakehouse Theatre ~ Theatre Review
A Streetcar Named Desire had a huge impact when first performed in the late 1940s due to its no-holds barred revelation of sexual mores of the time and American…
9 Apr 2022
R.I.P. Vale Ken West: The Creative Force Behind The Big Day Out Passes Away Age 64 ~ In Memorandum
In November of 1988, I was standing outside a sold out Run DMC gig in Sydney, pondering my predicament. A guy saw me through the fence and says “ Hey, you were…
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…
22 Mar 2022
Friends And Strangers: A Shockingly Hilarious, Yet Deeply Disturbing, Movie ~ Film Review
This oblique, droll Australian comedy is perhaps the most exciting thing to come out of the national film industry in decades.
21 Mar 2022
Prayer For The Living: Where Voices Of Hope, Music And Sound Collide ~ Adelaide Festival 2022 Review
On the closing day of the Adelaide Festival 2022, this joint venture between the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Elder Conservatorium Chorale and the Graduate…
21 Mar 2022
Under The Southen Stars Day 3: Adelaide Goes Bush ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
Saturday night’s attendance numbers were reportedly better than Friday’s, large-ish crowd, full festival vibe and killer performances all round, although the…
19 Mar 2022
Under The Southern Stars ~ Day 1: Bad Boys & Dream Police ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
It’s been a long time coming. The original date for the latest incarnation of Under The Southern Stars was literally three years ago, but global pandemics…
18 Mar 2022
Stuck: Look What They’ve Done To Our World, Ma! ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
The performers of Prospect Theatre for Young People return this year to Adelaide Fringe with Stuck , an anthology performance made up of three short plays…
17 Mar 2022
Death Of An Adelaidies Man: Still Living In Leonard Cohen’s Music ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
One of the more raucous and original ‘cover bands’ you’re ever likely to encounter in Adelaide, this tribute to Leonard Cohen’s beautiful, disastrous 1977 album…
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…
15 Mar 2022
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Adapted By Kip Williams And Presented Sydney Theatre Company ~ Adelaide Festival 2022 Review
The Picture Of Dorian Gray was my introduction to the world of literature and social commentary of Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1890, it made an…