by Michael Coghlan | Nov 24, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Space Theatre, Wed 24 Nov. The opening scene of Extremities is really disturbing. It has to be for the rest of the play to work. We have the dubious pleasure of being witness to a home invasion where a man terrorises the lone female occupant with intent to rape her....
by Matt Saunders | Nov 12, 2016 | CDs, Reviews
Time Is A Diamond – PlanB Fresh from a tour of the UK, Adelaide eight-piece outfit PlanB have returned with a new album, Time Is A Diamond, and it’s loaded with party-ready anthems blending pop, rock, ska and much more. The follow-up to 2013’s Too Late The Hero...
by Dave Bradley | Nov 9, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh, Tue 8 Nov. Packaging ‘80s stars for retro tours is currently big business, and while putting Kim Wilde (who was a major name right from the word go in ‘81/’82) and Howard Jones (one popular album, Human’s Lib, in 1984 and a smash, Dream Into...
by David Robinson | Nov 6, 2016 | Live Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Fri 4 Nov. Apart from a short hiatus that bookmarks the two distinct phases of the band’s career, Bad Manners have been doing it their way for 40 years. Riding on the crest of 1979’s ska revival, they enjoyed chart success with some of the...
by Bobby Goudie | Oct 30, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Comedy, Reviews
Raj House, Fri 28 Oct. Victoria Healy was given the nickname Dick Van Dyke in primary school. Looking back Victoria hypothesised whether the name possibly related to her being bisexual, her cheery persona or the inability to master an accent, but unfortunately her...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 29, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Holden Street Theatres – The Arch, Fri 28 Oct. Here in Australia it is easy to forget that countries on the other side of the South Pacific experienced harrowing state led brutality in the relatively recent past, and theatre like this is a powerful reminder of the...