by David Cronin | Oct 26, 2024 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ SA] The Little Theatre, Adelaide University, Thu 25 Oct, 2024. Sound effects were already a thing of the past in the 1930s, when The 39 Steps is set. By bringing live SFX together with a brilliant script, an energetic and emotive ensemble and a bare stage,...
by Ian Bell | Oct 18, 2021 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC~ World Premiere ~ AUS] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Thu 14 Oct, 2021 A long time coming this re-scheduled evening was originally meant to be part of the Adelaide Guitar Festival back in July but was shut down because of….well, y’know – the...
by Dave Bradley | Jun 8, 2021 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] Billie Eilish (Hachette Australia) 2021, 236pp, RRP $45.00 There’s some debate about whether this big, glossy tome is called Billie Eilish, By – Billie Eilish or Billie Eilish By Billie Eilish but, at any rate, this should prove a must-have for fans of...
by Ian Bell | Mar 13, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2021, Comedy, Reviews
[COMEDY ~ SA PREMIERE ~ SA] The Spiegeltent at The Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Thu 11 Mar. The danger when you are a ‘wacky’ comedian is that at some stage you might run out of ‘strange’, or people will get over your shtick. Having seen Sam Simmons perform since...
by Adrian Miller | Sep 25, 2018 | Film, Reviews
2.5 stars (out of 5) The third Johnny English movie in 15 years is just as dismal and irksome as the others, with still-rubbery star Rowan Atkinson in gormless twit mode yet again and looning about desperate for a laugh into (yes, it’s true!) his early 60s. JE is his...
