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 FringeGuest1 | 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 Adelaide Fringe Contributor | Feb 24, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/CLASSICAL ~ USA] The Jade – Sun 24 Feb. Talented, versatile and indefatigable, pianist Tim Barton returns to the Adelaide Fringe with his show Rhapsody in Chicago Blues. He treated the appreciative crowd at The Jade this afternoon with a diverse medley of...
by Catherine Blanch | Jun 12, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Children's Entertainment, Orchestra, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Mon 9 Jun A murder has been committed, and Inspector Woodley has been summoned to solve this horrific crime. Written by Nathaniel Stookey with test by Lemony Snicket, comedian and actor Frank Woodley adds his own essence to this baffling whodunit as...
by Dave Bradley | Dec 4, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Compiled by Shaun Usher (Canongate) 2015, 365pp, RRP $59.99 The follow-up to Usher’s Letters Of Note (and last year’s similarly lovely Lists Of Note) is another glossy tome full to bursting with letters (handwritten, typed, printed, transcribed, whatever) sent...
