Neil Frost The Door: Keeping Childhood Memories Alive ~ Adelaide Fringe 2024 Review

[THEATRE & PHYSICAL THEATRE/Comedy ~ INTERNATIONAL ~ AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE] The Chapel at the Migration Museum, Thu 22nd Feb, 2024. Neil Frost creates instant rapport with his audience through playful yet clear character construction. He left a small city in the south of England to follow his dreams, and the show leads him back to his roots. Like all great stories do, we are invited in, and Neil’s narrative lets us totally relate his to our own journey. It’s a trumpet call to respect those dear to us, and a fun-filled warning not to take your regrets to the grave. How many school friends have we drifted apart from? How many times do we find ourselves locked in loops of, ‘What I could have/should have said or done?’ Brain-wise, we become ninety percent of who we are by the age of five, the rest is really window-dressing. Sure, we learn lots more stuff, but our inner child remains at our core lifelong. Sadly most of those dreams we had get lost, left behind or buried beneath the business of growing up. Neil Frost made a conscious choice not to get a ‘proper job,’ choosing rather to keep these childhood memories alive and intact. Pictures of him as a boy dressed up in his favourite costumes form the backbone for the story, as we play all the games he loves, and plenty he didn’t get to play. With his wide experience, Frost is busy in other shows at the Fringe as well, so watch out for his masterful silliness and improv. Neil never actually opens the door, we can only do it for ourselves. That is, if we can find the courage to turn the knob and step through. The standing ovation he received tells you it’s a rare treat, not one to miss. 4.5 Stars David Cronin Neil Frost: The Door continues at The Chapel at the Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum from 5.20pm until Thu Mar 7 [Thursdays Only]. Book at FringeTIX and adelaidefringe.com.au. Click HERE to purchase your tickets. #ClotheslineMag #ADLfringe