Tag: review
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REVIEW: Enoch Arden
Originally published in Glam Adelaide John Bell and Simon Tedeschi’s imagining of Lord Alfred Tennyson’s Enoch Arden seems, at first, to be a bawdy sailor’s tale, told in the back corner of a smoke-laced pub and set to piano. It doesn’t take long, however, to realise what is really on display here is a stripped-back account of…
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REVIEW: Calamity, Adelaide Fringe 2016
Originally published in RIP IT UP The heat, the claustrophobia and the uneasiness of Calamity sets in almost immediately as you enter the cellar. The immediacy of this part-theatre, part-art performance piece is not only inspired, but inspiring. The Adelaide Independent Theatre Collective premier piece is a beacon of hope for emerging Adelaide artists, whilst telling a valuable story. Directed by…
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REVIEW: Kate Miller-Heidke, Adelaide Fringe 2016
Originally published in RIP IT UP First, a negative: the seats at the Spiegeltent are bloody uncomfortable. Phew. Glad that’s out of the way. Kate Miller-Heidke is a master. In voice, ability and presence, she is unparalleled on the Australian music scene. She emerged on stage last night with little fanfare – I mean, of course the…
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REVIEW: Drag Queen Stole My Dress, Adelaide Fringe 2016
Originally published in RIP IT UP Don’t let the title fool you – a drag queen may well have stolen her dress on an occasion, but that is only a small part of an expansive story that is expertly told by Gillian English. This wonderfully crafted one-woman show about sticking it out in a terrible…
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REVIEW: Hannah Gadsby – Dogmatic, Adelaide Fringe 2016
Originally published in RIP IT UP Hannah Gadsby’s 1978 World National Tour is in town. If you pray at the altar of Gad-Gad, it’s time to get down on your knees. Gadsby’s latest comedy offering sees her awkward comic style momentarily suspended, as she takes a leaf out of the book of America’s current pop princess, Taylor Swift, and tries her…
Callum McLean 