Category: Performing Art

Performing Art

Feb 16

FRINGE THEATRE – Penny Arcade: Bitch!Dyke!Faghag!Whore! – RCC FRINGE – Scott Theatre, Adelaide – 4K

By Alisha Dyer In her 50th performance year, Penny Arcade (aka Susana Ventura) brings her bold and sexy show from New York to Adelaide in a theatrical 90 minute performance. A self-described Bitch and Faghag, she recounts her personal experiences as both an ally and member of the LGBTIQA+ community alongside historical events that had …

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Feb 15

FRINGE THEATRE – Damian Callinan: The Merger – Holden Street – 4.5K

The Merger is great fun and even out of season it can only get the juices flowing for the winter competitions ahead. 4.5K

Feb 13

FRINGE THEATRE – Build a Rocket – HST – 4.5K

Manteghi delivers what will surely be one of the best performances to be witnessed this Fringe; she is masterful as she dances round, over and under the set turning from cynic to sad, tired to triumphant in flashes. The energy sustained is formidable, the passion for her character unflinching. 4.5K

Feb 13

FRINGE THEATRE – Games By Henry Naylor – HST – 4.5K

It all amounts to great theatre and not to be missed by serious theatre-goers this Adelaide Fringe. Tessie Orange-Turner is quite brilliant. 4.5K

Jan 21

MUSICAL – Madiba – Entertainment Centre – 3K

The songs and music move the show along and the last few are well worth the price of admission. Otherwise the story telling and choreography is somewhat lame. 3K

Jan 01

THEATRE – NORTH BY NORTHWEST – Festival Theatre – 4K

It’s clever, well-crafted and typically great fun for a summer Festival Theatre season. 4K

Nov 21

THEATRE – OzAsia – Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land – Playhouse – 4.5K

Adelaide audiences treated to a classic of contemporary Chinese theatre. 4.5K

Nov 19

THEATRE – The Gods of Strangers – State Theatre – Playhouse – 3.5K

Dina Panozzo gives one of the best performances seen on the boards of the Playhouse this year – 3.5K

Nov 10

DANCE – OZ ASIA – Andropolaroid 1.1 – Space Theatre – 3K

Yui Kawaguchi’s production ‘Andropolaroid 1.1’ is an other-worldly exploration of movement, light and sound. If you enjoy dance and visual art, and want to see something a little different (that isn’t too long), this is an enjoyable night out.

Nov 07

WAR SUM UP – OZ ASIA – PLAYHOUSE – 4.5K

War Sum Up is an hypnotic palimpsest of music, entrancing vocals and stunning visuals. A woman in modern-day dress enters playing a music box and drifts into beautiful and melancholy singing. Located at the front of the stage she attempts to continue with her life in spite of the dramas unfolding behind her. The theme …

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