by The Clothesline | Mar 2, 2019 | Adelaide Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Opera, Reviews
[OPERA ~ GERMANY] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 1 Mar. The Magic Flute was Mozart’s final opera, written and first performed in 1791, only a few months before his death. The libretto was written by Emanuel Schikaneder. This adaptation, presented by...
by Michael Coghlan | Jan 4, 2019 | Film, Reviews, Theatre
Festival Theatre, Thu 3 Jan, 2019. Adapted by Carolyn Burns and directed by Simon Phillips, Adelaide Festival Centre presents Kay + McLean Productions’ North By Northwest. This production attempts to bring an action movie to the live stage, and it’s quite impressive....
by Bobby Goudie | Aug 24, 2018 | Entertainment, Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
[AUSTRALIA ~ ADELAIDE PREMIERE] Festival Theatre, Thu 23 Aug. The Priscilla Queen Of The Desert bus has rolled into Adelaide to spread joy, acceptance and throw a fair dinkum extraordinary party! At tonight’s opening night, the entire audience leapt to their feet...
by Clayton Werner | Aug 13, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
[FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE ~ AUSTRALIA/BRAZIL/CHINA/SOUTH AFRICA] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sun 12 Aug. There is more to the Adelaide Guitar Festival than the performances over the weekend, specifically I refer to the Winter School (there are also gigs in...
by Clayton Werner | Aug 11, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
[ADELAIDE EXCLUSIVE ~ AUSTRALIA/CHINA/RUSSIA] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 10 Aug. I’m going to start at the finish, so to speak. The main feature act, but by no means the only one, was a collection of Joaquin Rodrigo pieces, collectively known as...