by Michael Coghlan | May 15, 2021 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ SA] Little Theatre, The Cloisters, University Of Adelaide, Thu 14 May. Presented by Adelaide University Theatre Guild The Iraq war was a descent into madness – a war based on fabricated evidence of weapons of mass destruction that did not exist. The...
by Michael Coghlan | May 1, 2021 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Wed 28 Apr. 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 pounding beat and a great melodic hook – and so the show...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 22, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2021, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/Folk ~ SA] Main Room at The Gov, Sun 21 Mar. 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 back and revel in the fact that Adelaide has just pulled...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 19, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2021, Music, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE/Music ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ NSW] The Breakout at The Mill, Thu 18 Mar. See You Later Mum is set in the past when assisted passage by ship for migrants to Australia was still possible, and when real-time communication between loved ones separated by the tyranny...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 17, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2021, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ SA] Mainstage at Bakehouse Theatre, Mon 15 Mar. Call of the Mallee Fowl packs a lot into this one hour gem. A slowly blossoming love affair between two friends who meet on a birdwatching bench evolves against a backdrop of delightful bird...