Peter Maddern

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Mar 15

NANNA-STASIA – Eleanor Stankiewicz – Rhino Room – 4K

Eleanor beautifully and poignantly draws out the pieces of her grandmother’s life story. 4K

Mar 15

THE 60 FOUR – Norwood Concert Hall – 3.5K

By Peter Maddern Drama actor, Ben Francis’ creation – The 60 Four – is certainly a massive thing, with nine band members joining Adelaide’s own fab four on stage. The Norwood Concert Hall is an ideal venue to belt out the tunes that their audience of aging boomers clearly relished. The harmonies uplift, the choruses …

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Mar 08

AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY By Henry Naylor – HST – 5K

Afghanistan is not Funny is masterful story telling: 5K

Jun 09

THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE – State Theatre – Royalty Theatre – 3.5K

Unchallenging, jovial fare to warm a cold winter’s heart. 3.5K

Apr 22

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL – Playhouse – 4K

Biggins, as writer and performer, has a great time; delivering great line after line, mannerism after mannerism, even song after song, all with pinpoint timing. As such this is a faultless performance. 4K

Mar 22

ADLFRINGE 2021 – The Greatest Magic Show – The Flamingo @ Gluttony – 3.5K

Nothing seems to delight kids as much as a proper magic show – featuring real magic! Against this promise of a solid winner, there were pretty great odds of “The Greatest Magic Show”, presented by Showmen Productions, delivering which would enchant young audiences – and deliver they did. Some minor disappointment was had by those …

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Mar 20

FRINGE 2021 – Jackson Vs Jackson – The Moa at Gluttony – 4K

Gospo Collective’s ‘Jackson Vs Jackson’ delivers high-energy pop hits that will have you socially-distanced dancing in your seat in no time!

Mar 16

FRINGE 2021 – DIRT – The Arch at Holden Street Theatres – 5K

DIRT is contemporary theatre at its best – intimate, immersive and painfully relevant.

Mar 15

ADLFRINGE2021- Somnia – The Peacock @ Gluttony – 4K

There are a lot of shows out there that claim to be ‘adult’ or ‘naughty’. Some of them hit that mark more than others – but not many achieve this status quite as much as the very late night Somnia does. Scheduled to start at the already quite late time of 10.50pm, we were all …

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Mar 08

ALDFRINGE2021 – Petit Circus: Bon Appetit – The Peacock @ Gluttony – 4.5K

This is another amazing circus show that comes to the Fringe every year: but this year, Petit Circus: Bon Appetit has been served up with a bit of a twist. As the name suggests, this circus trio’s performance is set entirely within a restaurant kitchen, big-top style, and includes a world-renowned chef, a hapless but …

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