Author: Callum McLean
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REVIEW: The Reckoning, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts The death of Scott Johnson on Manly’s North Head is the centrepiece and emotional touchstone of Fairly Lucid Productions’ show The Reckoning. Originally put down as a suicide, the truth of this has only recently been questioned, and now it is not thought to be a gay hate crime. The various viewpoints […]
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REVIEW: Zygosity, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts Nominated for Best Piece Published in Buzzcuts, in the Express Media Awards In a cellar underneath Hindley Street, two people sit under white sheets and wait. We don’t know anything about them; they could be complete strangers, they could be lovers. They could be mannequins. In dim, menacing red light, the sheets […]
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REVIEW: Him, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts In a tiny tent in the middle of Adelaide, a man steps down from behind a cloud hanging from the ceiling and starts to strip for you. Unexpected, embarrassing, and a little titillating, the immediacy of this inherently sexy act shocks you. It is at this point that Geddes puts his […]
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REVIEW: King in Exile, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts Like a witch’s brew, the elements that make up King in Exile—a show replete with witches but, unfortunately, no cauldrons—combine to create something wholly original. This is silly, full-blown amateur dramatics, unutterably charming but lacking cohesion. Whilst its message is timely and important, its structure is confused, making this show an enjoyable […]
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REVIEW: Kinski and I, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts CJ Johnson’s one man show about controversial German actor Klaus Kinski is undoubtedly gripping. It’s a shame, then, that it’s all for the wrong reasons. Kinski’s life of violent sexual addiction is sure to shock, but when it comes in such an idolised package—when it is presented almost as something to be admired—it […]
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