by Dave Bradley | May 6, 2022 | Book, Books, Reviews
Claire Kohda (Hachette Australia: Virago) 2022, 248pp, RRP $39.99 (hardback); $29.99 (paperback) Kohda’s début novel is a distinctive, if peculiar, tale of a modern vampire, and yet this isn’t a horror story but, instead, a strange combination of Dracula (with deeply...
by Ian Bell | Jun 8, 2019 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Reviews, Theatre
[WORLD PREMIERE ~ AUS ~ IF YOU LOVE… TO REMINISCE] Space Theatre, Fri 7 Jun. Anna May Wong was Hollywood’s first Chinese movie star. She gained fame in the silent movie era and appeared in one of the first feature films made in colour, The Thief Of Baghdad...
by Bobby Goudie | Sep 8, 2017 | Reviews, Theatre
Space Theatre, Thu 7 Sep. South Australia is the last stop for the shake & stir theatre company, following an extensive tour to 44 different towns across Australia with their gruesome interpretation of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Dracula has had various...
by Catherine Blanch | Sep 5, 2017 | Interviews, Theatre
by Catherine Blanch. Dracula is back from the dead and sweeping on to the Adelaide stage courtesy of shake & stir, one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies. Dracula, Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece, will be staged at the Space Theatre, Adelaide...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Neil Gaiman (Hachette Australia) 2016, 532pp, RRP $29.99 A large and eclectic selection of non-fiction pieces from the beloved Gaiman, this comprises speeches (often much-digressed-from at the time), articles, introductions to others’ works and more, and proves that...