Tag: Adelaide Fringe 2012

Mar 01

FRINGE – Die Roten Punkte – Kunst Rock (Art Rock) – Garden of Unearthly Delights – 4.5K

The utterly dysfunctional siblings Otto and Astrid Rot from Berlin, Germany are Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots). Their most recent and third album, Kunst Rock (Art Rock) is an unbelievable well put together, timed and side splittingly hilarious caberet rock concert and only for a very short season at the Adelaide Fringe after sell …

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Feb 28

FRINGE: Live On Air With Poet Laureate Telia Nevile – Comedy – Tuxedo Cat – 4.5K

Fans of grammar, punctuation, and the correct and effective use of the English language rejoice! Telia Nevile is here to get the message out there that poetry is great, words are beautiful, and you don’t have to be a drug addled, depressed, child of divorced alcoholic parents to make quality art. 4.5K

Feb 28

FRINGE: Jane Austen is Dead – Theatre – The Bakehouse – 4K

There were lots of gleeful giggles of recognition and several audience members nodded at various segments – presumably seeing either themselves or their friends being represented on stage. Jane Austen is Dead is an amusing evening of light entertainment, presented by a talented performer. 4K

Feb 27

FRINGE: Awake – Theatre – Queen’s Theatre – 3.5K

This was an enjoyable, emotionally engaging, quality piece of theatre, focusing on an interesting topic.
The scripts capture the journey that is inescapable when a member of your family is diagnosed with such an illness; the grief, the humour, the fatigue, and the helplessness. 3.5K

Feb 27

FRINGE – An Irishman’s Guide to Internet Dating – Austral – Red Room – 2K

You may need to judge this one for yourself. 2K

Feb 26

FRINGE: Misery – Theatre – Higher Ground – 4K

While incredibly chilling and gruesome at times, there is also a lot of humour in the script of Misery and this production captures both sides of the action. A quality and entertaining production. 4K

Feb 26

FRINGE: Fleeto – Theatre – Holden Street Theatres – 4K

Fleeto is powerful theatre. It is a revealing, and rather depressing, journey into the world of the lower classes, which are looked down upon and often feared by others. 4K

Feb 26

FRINGE: His Ghostly Heart – Theatre – Holden Street Theatres – 4K

This is a distinctive theatrical experience and a fine production of a well written, thought-provoking play. The two performers create a realistic and emotive picture despite the sensory deprivation. 4K

Feb 26

FRINGE: Wee Andy – Theatre – Holden Street Theatres – 4.5K

This is one of those shows which remind you that truly moving theatre does not need to be complicated or flashy; the most important facets are the performances of the actors, the eloquence of the writing and the power of the story being told. Wee Andy is nothing but quality in all of these areas. 4.5K

Feb 26

FRINGE: Akmal – Royalty Theatre – 5K

Comedians are like wine, some never become enjoyable, no matter how long they have been aged, some have a very clear use by date after which they go down the drain and then there are those which age so well, better and better year by year. One of these well aging comedians is Akmal, even …

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