by Michael Coghlan | Nov 30, 2019 | Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ UK] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Fri 29 Nov. As Jethro Tull’s lead guitarist Martin Barre spent decades in the shadows of front man Ian Anderson. In the Martin Barre Band he is free to step forward and be the front man and it suits him. It’s always interesting...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 17, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ AUS] Goodwood Theatre, Sat 16 Nov. George Bernard Shaw’s influence on English language theatre is considered by some to be second only to Shakespeare. Known primarily as a playwright, Shaw was also a critic and political activist. Mrs Warren’s Profession is...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 17, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ AUS] Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 16 Nov. Black Is The New White challenges many ideas about Aboriginal society. Its portrayal of a wealthy indigenous family that have it better than most people of any colour in this country may surprise and offend. And much of...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 6, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 5 Oct. Richard Hannay needn’t have worried about his life being boring. From the moment Mr Memory takes the stage at The London Palladium with his quirky routine to fish out answers from deep in his brain we and Hannay are taken on a madcap ride...
by Michael Coghlan | Aug 9, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ SA] Little Theatre, The Cloisters, University Of Adelaide, Wed 7 Aug. Unlike much modern minimalist theatre it is a treat to be greeted with a full stage set of endless detail; strewn leaves, washing on the line outside an old caravan, crates of junk, and...