by Ian Bell | Jun 24, 2022 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Comedy, Reviews
[CABARET/Comedy/Rock ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ DEU/AUS] The Famous Spiegeltent, Festival Plaza, Thu 23 Jun. The long-awaited return of punk rock cabaret brother and sister team of Astrid & Otto a.k.a. Die Roten Punkte (translation: The Red Dot) has taken way too long in...
by Cathy Tune | Jun 18, 2022 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Comedy, Reviews
[CABARET ~ ADELAIDE PREMIERE ~ AUS] Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sat 17 Jun. I was aware that Meow Meow has performed in Adelaide many times to consistent acclaim, but had never managed to see her shows before. Tonight’s performance accompanied by the Adelaide Symphony...
by Daniel Tune | Mar 22, 2022 | Comedy, Film, Movies, Reviews
[FILM/Comedy/Horror ~ AUS] Wallis Cinema Mitcham, Thu 17 Mar. This oblique, droll Australian comedy is perhaps the most exciting thing to come out of the national film industry in decades. Following the lives of bored, directionless upper middle class Sydney...
by Ian Bell | Mar 16, 2022 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2022, Comedy, Musical Theatre, Reviews
[COMEDY/Musical Theatre ~ SA PREMIERE ~ VIC] Rhino Room, Mar 15 Feb. 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 massive budgets to promote themselves or...
by Adrian Miller | Mar 13, 2022 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2022, Comedy, Interviews, Live Music
[MUSIC/Comedy ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ SA] by Adrian Miller. Pete McLaughlin is a veteran of the ‘70s and ‘80s punk scene in London, having played in numerous bands with members of the Sex Pistols, Motorhead, and Stiff Little Fingers. He also worked at Olympic Studios in...
by Ian Bell | Mar 10, 2022 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2022, Cabaret, Comedy, Reviews
[CABARET/Comedy ~ ADELAIDE FRINGE PREMIERE ~ AUS] Melba Spiegeltent at Gluttony, Wed 9 Mar. It’s a cold Wednesday night in the middle of the Adelaide Fringe season, and the arrival of a show like Steven Oliver’s Bigger and Blacker is a reminder of how much we need to...
