This production isn’t interested in preserving Chekhov in amber. Instead, it gleefully pulls apart the classic, layering absurdity, internet culture, humour and theatrical self-awareness over the familiar text.
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The strength of all Illuminate Festival, their music program attracts those who truly love music, and it’s why we keep coming back for more.
Night Visions once again transforms the Adelaide Botanic Garden into a captivating wonderland of light, sound, projection and imagination.
Art and the appreciation of it is subjective, so they say. ‘They’ also say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is the catalyst for climax in the deliciously and deeply layered ART by Yasmina Reza (translated by Christopher Hampton).
RBG: Of Many, One arrives in Adelaide with both weight and momentum
The show is an explosion of joy, power, protest and celebration as we honour Tash’s success and the room fills with a unique feeling of empowerment and energy, and a message: if you don’t fit the mould, make your own mould.
This is THE party of the Fringe! Bootscootin’ baddies, thigh slappin’ numbers and the hottest cast that’ll put the wild in your west and the yee in your haw.
B.D.S.M. is slick, tight, impressive show; and an exciting, entertaining, sublime peek into the world of kink and play, presented through the magic of circus and dance, and performed by artists at the top of their game.
In this unique and honest performance, Jobe shares experiences from his life that have inspired the stories and songs he records. Armed with an array of instruments, a loop pedal, and a melodic voice, Jobe performs six beautifully unique and insightful songs that are unlike anything I’ve ever heard—in the best way. At times, I felt transported to the forest, to the outback, and everywhere in between.
There was not a thing I would change about this bittersweet production. The Soaking of Vera Shrimp from Patch of Blue is decidedly a 5-star show, and a favourite of the Fringe season.
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