by Michael Coghlan | Nov 27, 2022 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ UK/AUS] Star Theatres, Sat 26 Nov, 2022 Presented by Independent Theatre Amadeus is a remarkable play. Written by Peter Shaffer and first performed in 1979, it is based on a fictional feud between Mozart and the court composer in Vienna at the time, Antonio...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 19, 2022 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ USA/AUS] Little Theatre, Fri 18 Nov, 2022. Presented by the Adelaide University Theatre Guild Since its first production in 2011 Hand to God has been variously described as edgy, risky, filthy, provocative, and obscene – all of these descriptions are...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 10, 2022 | OzAsia Festival 2022, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ ADELAIDE PREMIERE~ AUS] Dunstan Playhouse, Wed 9 Nov. Presented by State Theatre Company and OzAsia Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre. The OzAsia Festival has been a wonderful platform for showcasing the vast artistic talents of our nearest continental...
by Michael Coghlan | Aug 28, 2022 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE/Drama ~ SA] Space Theatre, Thu 25 Aug. An eerie soundscape greets audiences as they arrive. A strange silhouetted wooden structure sits hauntingly in the dark. Three figures emerge from the darkness to confess their crime. A stream of hatred spews forth to...
by Michael Coghlan | Aug 15, 2022 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ AUS] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Tue 9 Aug. Pat’s been teaching for 35 years and has just lost her only friend on the staff of Water Vale Primary School. She’s as jaded as the rundown staffroom that greets her on her return...