Peter Maddern

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THEATRE – Spring Awakening – Stirling Community Theatre – 3.5K

This is another thoroughly enjoyable HMC production featuring some excellent up and coming talent. 3.5K

THEATRE – Switzerland – Dunstan Playhouse – 3.5K

It’s an intense 90 minutes but the actors keep you engrossed in the banter and the belief of both their characters. 3.5K

THEATRE – Angelique – Her Majesty’s – 4K

Angelique is audacious and arresting theatre. Be challenged.

ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL – Oddlands – 4K

Made for showing on ABC TV, the darkly humoured Oddlands plays on the medieval trope of the ship of fools. This film suggests further iterations of the main characters and situations could successfully ply themselves across a series. 4K

THEATRE – Men Behaving Badly – Holden Street – 3K

It all makes for a rollicking evening of theatre aided by quick and clever scene changes, use of video and lighting. 3K

OZASIA FESTIVAL – In Between Two – Space – 4K

Intelligent, provocative and inspiring for all Australians, In Between Two is an ambitious show that delivers for the Festival. 4K

THEATRE – Lettice and Lovage – UATG – Little Theatre – 4K

This is great fun for lovers of a good laugh as well as those who revel in the wonders of language – 4K

THEATRE – Marathon – Bakehouse Theatre – 3.5K

It maybe exhausting watching them but this is no marathon for audiences who can also enjoy Adam Cirillo’s fine performance. 3.5K

FILM – KILLING GROUND – 2.5K

The highlight of the film is the non-linear plot. However, once cottoned onto, most of the fun disappears. 2.5K

CABARET FESTIVAL – Pajama Men – 3.5K

This is just stand up comedy, very good stand up to be sure but stand up, pure and simple and not cabaret. 3.5K