Peter Maddern

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FILM – Chennai Express – Bollywood Blockbuster – Out Today (Aug 9)

You often meet your destiny on the road that you take to avoid it!

THEATRE – East of Berlin – Bakehouse – From 5th Sept

East of Berlin was nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for best New Play 2008 – See post for details.

At Last! The Etta James Story – Her Majesty’s – 4K

for lovers of James or of the music genre itself, At Last! The Etta James Story is a must see, a tribute show of the highest order. 4K

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) – Playhouse – 3.5K

If you are looking for a good bellyache or just the play to break in a young mind to the joys of theatre, few things offer a better time than this Complete Works. 3.5K

SALA – The Waterhouse Natural History Exhibition – SA Museum – 3.5K

The selection of this year’s winner I doubt will attract much controversy for it is the stand out work of the exhibition by some distance. 3.5K

THEATRE – Happy As Larry – Preview – 14-17 Aug

Following national and international tours, including a season in London’s West End, Shaun Parker & Company’s Happy As Larry comes to Adelaide Festival Centre’s Dunstan Playhouse from 14 – 17 August. See post for details.

MELBOURNE WINTER MASTERPIECES – PT 1 – King Kong – 5K – Til Oct 5

King Kong is Danny Boyle meets Baz Luhrmann and Rogers and Hammerstein entering the world of U2. 5K

THEATRE – Noel and Gertie – 3.5K

Noel and Gertie will be a trip back for many but for others also an introduction to a sound and a style that while not common is by no means out of place in today’s theatre.

RAINBOW CHILD FOUNDATION FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

The Hackney Hotel will play host to the Rainbow Child Foundation Fashion Show on July 19 to raise funds for underprivileged children around the world. See post for details.

FILM – Pacific Rim – 3K

Pacific Rim is what it is – if that suits go see, you won’t leave disappointed; if not or if you already apocalypsed out, don’t fear you are missing out. 3K