by Michael Coghlan | Apr 6, 2024 | Featured, Reviews, Theatre
Holden St Theatres Wed 4 April 2024 A conversation with someone who sexually abused you when you were 12 years old is never going to be easy. Blackbird is a tense exploration of a past relationship between 40 year old Ray, and a 12 year old girl, Una. Una is now 27...
by FringeGuest1 | Mar 18, 2024 | Adelaide Festival 2024, Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Featured, Reviews
Space Theatre, Sun 17 Mar, 2024. As we enter the Space Theatre we see a statue figure sitting at the back of the stage holding a white orb like some Eastern godlike figure. Only the very slightest of movement reveals this figure to be human. Similar white orbs are...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 16, 2024 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2024, Featured, Live Music, Reviews, Theatre, Theatre & Physical Theatre
[Theatre and Physical Theatre – Music/International] Black Is The Color Of My VoiceAdelaide College Of The Arts, Fri 15 Mar, 2024. Apphia Campbell has crafted a wonderful and wonder-filled work to introduce us to the life, art, and voice of Nina Simone. The...
by FringeGuest1 | Mar 16, 2024 | Adelaide Festival 2024, Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Featured, Reviews, Theatre, Theatre & Physical Theatre
Festival Theatre, Fri 15 Mar, 2024. Akram Khan’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book is visually stunning and such a well thought out show. Created as a project both for children and adults the piece keeps many of the characters from the story but transports...
by FringeGuest1 | Mar 14, 2024 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2024, Comedy, Featured, Reviews
[Comedy • Horror United Kingdom • Australian Premiere] The Gallery at The Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum, Wed 13 Mar, 2024. Elf Lyons tells us that one of the inspirations for this show is that she absolutely loves reading Stephen King...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 13, 2024 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2024, Cabaret, Clown, Featured, Reviews
[Cabaret/Clown; United Kingdom] Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna The Yurt at the Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum, Tue 12 Mar Paulina Lenoir was busy preening herself in front of a mirror as the audience filed in. We were able to take in her extensive...