Category: Fringe 2017

FRINGE 2017 – Grossed Out Gameshow – The Speakeasy – 5K

A highly entertaining and interactive program for the family. Brings out the excitement from the kids and a very good way for them to burn off all that sugar! 5K

FRINGE 2017 – Zach Zucker: Human Person – 4.5K

Zach Zucker, the ‘Zach’ half of 2017 Fringe comedy hit – and winner of the coveted weekly Fringe award for Best Comedy – “Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop” also brings his excellent solo show Human Person to this year’s Fringe Festival. Human Person sees Zach experimenting with a range of ridiculous and hilarious characters, including the recurring “Theatre …

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FRINGE MUSIC / WORLD MUSIC – LONDON KLEZMER QUARTET – 5K

by Riccardo Barone  The sparkling elegance of the London Klezmer Quartet appeared on the stage of the Prospect Town Hall as an ancient vision of folk european village dances mixed up with a raffinato urban American jazz. How evident is the terrific compact sound of the Quartet, from the best possible attention to the global dynamics …

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FRINGE 2017 – The Paris Underground Cabaret – 3K

The Paris Underground Cabaret sticks to its theme – parisian music, an emcee with a thick french accent, and costumes that consist of striped tops, red berets, and monochrome everything. There are acts in the catacombs of the City of Light, and war-time lovers dance forlornly. The problem with being a cabaret act at the …

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FRINGE 2017 – #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party – The Parlour – 5K

There are so many problems in the world, this problem includes which show to watch for the Adelaide Fringe. Well, this one is something worth checking out. Tiffany is back again with her real problems but now it seems age and her narcissism have caught up. #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party is a satirical show that provides …

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FRINGE 2017 -LACONIC : A SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – KOFFEE INK – 4K

Laconic : A Short Film Festival featuring film and animation by emerging South Australian film makers. Presented in the intimate setting of Koffee Ink Cafe at Adelaide Oval where sofas, tables and chairs were arranged in front of a large tv screen normally used as background tv and live footage of sports events happening at …

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FRINGE 2017: THEATRE – Ophelia’s Shadow – The Bakehouse – 2.5K

Ophelia’s Shadow, is one of several abridged, adapted and modernised versions of Shakespeare’s plays that are on offer this Fringe. This particular show focuses on the character of Ophelia in Hamlet, with lashings of 90s garage rock, plenty of black clothes, and grungy dancing. It aims to use the character of Ophelia to explore the …

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FRINGE FILM AND DIGITAL / MUSIC – THE FAR PARADISE – 5K

by Riccardo Barone    “The far paradise” is an 1928 Australia silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh, successful performance at the box office when it was on. Yes, the attendance was extragood. But not today, in the 2017. What a pity! Why so disinterested today in what we used to be? Because it is not …

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FRINGE 2017 – SOUND & FURY’S “SHERLOCK HOLMES” – TANDANYA ARTS CAFE – 4.5K

Sound and Fury members Maritzer, Hercamp and Aussie Adamczak calmly stood in front of their audience at the Tandanya Arts Cafe, waiting for late-comers, assuring each audience member that “this isn’t a part of the show”. Yet it was! Cracking jokes, improvising and remaining confident at what would usually be an awkward time in a …

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FRINGE 2017: YouTunes – The Pocket – Stirling Fringe – 5K

By Tom Eckert On a pleasant hills summer evening you are treated to a venue that wouldn’t be out of place in a Brooklyn basement. All dark hangings, blue and red light and a smoke machine it is minimalist and intimate, never being more than three metres from the back of the stage. You can’t …

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