by Bobby Goudie | Dec 31, 2015 | Cabaret, Circus & Physical Theatre, Entertainment, Music, Reviews
Space Theatre, Wed 30 Dec The creators of the knockout show La Soiree have ensured Adelaide has an intoxicating cabaret and circus hit to tie us over until the Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Festival season takes off. There are no hot jam-packed tents as part of this...
by Contributor | Oct 31, 2015 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Thu 29 Oct. Supporting Katie Noonan’s Vanguard is MKO-SUN a.k.a. Hannah Macklin, a sonic songstress reminiscent of Björk. Appearing sans band MKO delivered a layered, multi-dimensional sound that was heartfelt, quirky and, at times, broody,...
by Nikki Fort | Oct 5, 2015 | Musical Theatre, Reviews
Arts Theatre, Fri 2 Oct The G&S Society of South Australia has a remarkable history of producing huge musicals in volunteer theatre and Guys And Dolls, one of America’s most beloved and acclaimed musicals, is their latest endeavour. The excellent script, fun...
by Lynette Washington | Aug 24, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Joanna Rakoff (Bloomsbury) 2015, 503pp, RRP $32.99 Joanna Rakoff was a popular speaker at the 2015 Adelaide Writers’ Week, where she spoke about her excellent memoir, My Salinger Year. Subsequent to the success of her visit, her first novel, A Fortunate Age, was...
by Lynette Washington | Aug 24, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Sean Michaels (Bloomsbury) 2015, 347pp, RRP $19.99 Leon Termen is a scientific genius. Among many other things, he invented the Theremin, a musical instrument unlike any other. In the 1920s he leaves his homeland Russia to, ostensibly, promote his instrument in the...
