Briefs: Close Encounters is a fun escape from reality, with everything about it larger-than-life and spectacular.
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The RCC pulled together quite a line-up for the principal gig of their Fringe program. Originally announced as original members of Pussy Riot re-uniting for the first time, (a major coup in itself) we then had the additions of Yothu Yindi, Rev Billy & the Stop Shopping Choir, Cash Savage & the Last Drinks and Ecca Vandal – the event turning into a mini-festival.
Day one of WOMADelaide 2019 was filled with energy, joy and musical diversity and has set the bar high for the days to come!
Brilliantly organic, admirably authentic; Tommy Bradson Tours presents Two Sharp Teeth: a comedy act 400 years in the making cum vampiric epiphany that embodies the (undead) spirit of the Adelaide Fringe.
If you’re looking for a sexy show to finish off your night at the Fringe, then Railed is not to be missed. The guys from Head First Acrobats are an incredibly talented foursome and they certainly know how to put on a great show!
Laurie has created something which alternates between humorous songs and on-point storytelling using her clever dry wit, making for an enjoyable, out-of-this-world cabaret experience.
Safety Banana is an interesting and humorous performance based around the premise of finding and losing love, a universally relatable experience.
Follow Cyn and her band through this rock-cabaret, as she sets the scene of her musical career that started up in the 80s, and what surrounded her one hit that (nearly) made it to the top of the charts.
As the music sways with ethereal melodies, the stark background of pure light shifts colours dramatically, silhouetting the artists in mysterious shadow. The colours change in nostalgic fashion as your inner child shouts to itself, “This is an Art Attack. This is an Art Attack. This is! ART ATTACK!”
RanDom, as the title suggests, is a random selection of tricks and illusions, where, rather than sitting in the audience of a magic show, you feel like you’re at a party or in Dom’s lounge room – he just makes you feel so damned comfortable.
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