Julia Loipersberger
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Mar 09
ADELAIDE FRINGE 2013 – Les Deux Amis – presented by Jean Francois Gavanon
It was pleasing to see a show as unique and eccentric as Les Deux Amis, a recitation of various fables from the 17th century French poet Jean de la Fontaine – in French – play to a sell-out crowd during the Fringe. Performed by Jean Francois Gavanon, in countless different guises including a monkey, a …
Feb 26
Adelaide Fringe 2013 – The Good, the Bad and the Ethnic – The Arkaba
If you come from an ethnic background, have a partner who comes from an ethnic background or have ever met somebody from an ethnic background, then you will surely find this show hilarious. Featuring internationally acclaimed Joe Avati, Tahir and Rob Shehadie (both from side-splitting TV show Fat Pizza) and Greek American comedian Basile, this …
Feb 26
ADELAIDE FRINGE 2013 – Windy the Wombat in ‘There’s No Place like Home’ – Carrick Hill
Last year, I took my kids to go and see Fairies are Saving The Planet, a prequel by On the Fly Impro featuring, amongst other characters, the gorgeous, naive – and smelly – Windy the Wombat. Given the enormous turnout of children and parents on this occasion, I was disappointed (but not overly surprised given …
Feb 24
Adelaide Fringe 2013 – 3 Acquaintances – The Crown and Anchor
Someone recently said to me that there is so much comedy in the Adelaide Fringe in 2013 that there should be a separate comedy festival – and I am inclined to agree with them. The Adelaide Fringe has three distinct tiers of comedy now – the top national and international comedians who command sell-out shows …
Feb 24
Adelaide Fringe – Macbeth’s Witches – The Garage International at NACC
Every now and again, the Adelaide Fringe provides something so unusual and so strange that it is almost impossible to review. Well, my new polarising bench-mark is Macbeth’s Witches, created and largely performed by the indomitable Shakti, who is joined by members of her VasantaMala Dance Company. The thing about this show, which purports to …
Feb 23
FRINGE 2013 – Shakespeare for Kids – Romeo and Juliet – Holden Street Theatres
I’m a Shakespearean purist. With the single exception of Ethan Hawke’s 2000 version of Hamlet and maybe one or two Kenneth Branagh adaptations floating around here or there, if it’s not adhering strictly to the Shakespearean script it’s generally not good enough for me. So I was a little anxious about how a show could …
Feb 23
FRINGE 2013 – Mr Badger tells The Wind in the Willows – Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Everyone knows that kids are the hardest critics to please. Judging by this criterion, Chris John as Mr Badger won the 2013 Fringe Festival critics choice award, because he managed to enthral a very picky pair of 4 and 6 year old sisters and their stepmum and daddy. Presented under the shade of an enormous …
Feb 23
Bring out Eclecticism–presented by Alexandra Palombi, Tori Thwaites and Pip Cocciolone at The Colonist – until 1 March 2013
Nobody can deny that, at its core, the Adelaide Fringe is about eclecticism, celebrating diversity and encouraging a new way of looking at things. So this collection of artwork by talented young visual artists Pip Cocciolone, Tori Thwaites and Alexandra Palombi, currently exhibited at popular Norwood watering hole ‘The Colonist’, is quintessentially Fringe-ian. Taking ordinary …
Feb 23
FRINGE 2013 – Desde Cuba a Brazil – Ensalada the Union
Thwarted by Council regulations, Ensalada the Union – one of the Festival’s newest venues – had to relocate at the last minute from Union Street in the East End to a spot right near Gluttony, opposite the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Notwithstanding the eleventh hour shift, the current Ensalada the Union, complete with European tapas …
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