by David Robinson | Feb 1, 2017 | Interactive, Interviews, Theatre
by David Robinson. At the same time that T2 Trainspotting – the film sequel to 1996’s groundbreaking Trainspotting – is being screened in Adelaide, The Fringe will be hosting In Your Face Theatre’s stage production of Harry Gibson’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s...
by Dave Bradley | May 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Edited by Susannah Carson (Oneworld) 2016, 500pp, RRP $29.99 Carson’s collection of personal essays concerning the enormous influence ‘The Bard’ has had upon writers of all sorts, directors of stage and screen, actors of every stripe and a few other pleasingly random...
by David Robinson | Apr 10, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Goodwood Institute Theatre, Sat 10 Apr William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the bard’s greatest and best-known plays and, like many of his works, the themes expounded upon throughout the course of this tragic tale still apply, some 400 years after it first appeared....
by Matt Saunders | Nov 3, 2015 | Classical, Music, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Mon 2 Nov. With sights firmly on the future, the Australian String Quartet debuted their new second violinist while captivating the audience at Town Hall with a lesser-known gem, a chilling premiere, and a cornerstone of the string quartet...
by Dave Bradley | Dec 10, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Judi Dench [With an Introduction by John Miller] (Hachette Australia) 2014, 256pp, RRP $45.00 This glossy, heavy tome is an updated and expanded edition of Dame Judi’s autobiographical effort from 2005, Scenes From My Life, and it’s somewhat fitting that it’s being...