by Clayton Werner | Mar 2, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Circus & Physical Theatre, Reviews
Cirque Africa Big Top, Hindmarsh Sq, Thu 1 Mar. [CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE – TAN/ZIM/ETH] Papa Africa, the Ringmaster, is a livewire – playing up to the audience in a great way to get us all switched on, involved, and ready to clap, stomp our feet and yell...
by David Robinson | Mar 2, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews, Theatre
Mainstage at Bakehouse Theatre, Thu 1 Mar. [THEATRE/SPOKEN WORD – UK] Mengele, the third instalment of Guy Masterson’s Lest We Forget season, concerns itself with the moment that Nazi Germany’s “Angel of Death” is invited to come to terms with his life, and his...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 2, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Music, Reviews
The Lab at Queen’s Theatre, Wed Feb 28 [CABARET – SA] The stage looked very elegant with grand piano, soft lighting, and incense smoke curling up around dream catchers. A few subliminal messages about what was to come right there! Deborah Brennan has spent much...
by Clayton Werner | Mar 1, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Interactive, Reviews, Theatre
Danni’s Apartment at The Market Apartment, Wed 28 Feb. [THEATRE/INTERACTIVE – UK] How do you make the dark and deadly serious theme of rape fully accessible in terms of theatre? How do you lead your audience into posing questions like, ‘She must’ve been asking for...
by David Robinson | Mar 1, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews, Theatre
Mainstage at Bakehouse Theatre, Wed 28 Feb. [THEATRE/SPOKEN WORD – UK] What must everyday life seem like to a returning veteran? Has the world gone crazy? Or does life in the front lines render one ill-equipped to deal with even the most trivial of civilian...