by David Cronin | Oct 21, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre SA] Star Theatres Thu 20 Oct, 2023. Bronwen James gives her impeccable singing voice full flight in this fabulously entertaining show. The songs are a mix of clever parodies and originals, selected and written to chronicle the lives of some famous red-heads,...
by David Cronin | Oct 20, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, OzAsia Festival 2023, Puppetry, Reviews, Theatre
The Space, Adelaide Festival Centre 7pm Thursday 19th October 2023. Starting with a nightmare where the echoes answer back, what appears to be a simple, almost innocent story grows into a saga of epic proportions. Although the issues addressed are specific to a...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 15, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre SA] Ink Little Theatre Fri Oct 13 2023 There’s a sadness about this work from James Graham. Many of the ideas behind Rupert Murdoch’s first newspaper seemed quite acceptable. Socialist even. “Give the people what they want. “ “A newspaper for the people”...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 12, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre: SA, World Premiere] The Garden Space Theatre Wed 11 Oct 2023 Emily Steel’s new script is deceptively mundane, as she distils the big questions of life down into everyday language, grounded in the soil of a community garden. The wit and...
by Michael Coghlan | Sep 28, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre – SA] All the Things I Couldn’t Say Rumpus Theatre, Flinders Drama Centre Wednesday 27 Sep 2023 In our new world of instant communication and no more ‘mainstream,’ where everyone has freedom of expression on the internet, people get to voice their...
by Michael Coghlan | Sep 28, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[World Premiere] [Theatre – SA] The Dictionary of Lost Words Dunstan Playhouse Wed 27 Sep 2023 At first pass the tale of a young woman growing up dreaming of being a lexicographer may not present as a ripping yarn. But courtesy of some astute direction,...