After almost 30 years in the industry, many comedians grow stale, unable to form new jokes and riding on the wave of their once-lucrative popularity. Sometimes their sense of humour becomes dated, or their jokes repetitive. This is not true for Jimeoin. There’s something about Jimeoin’s style of charming observational humour that stands the test …
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Feb 25
FRINGE 2017 – Comfort Food Cabaret – Adelaide Central Market – 4K
You’ve heard of dinner and a show, but what happens when dinner is the show? Comfort Food Cabaret is new to the Adelaide Fringe this year and it has certainly brought life to the Market Kitchen at Adelaide Central Markets. The evening was full of surprises, with artist Michelle Pearson singing, cooking and storytelling …
Mar 06
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – The Ballad of Frank Allen – Tuxedo Cat – 5K
Frank Allen (Shane Adamczak), polite and amiable janitor, is paying less than adequate attention at work one night and manages to accidentally shrink himself. Somehow (Frank’s not really sure how, so neither are we) he ends up in the beard of Al (St John Cowcher), a minion at the dodgy burger joint next door, whose …
Mar 05
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – Trampoline – Tuxedo Cat – 5K
Dreams are strange things; no-one really knows why we have them. Sometimes they’re hilarious, sometimes they’re terrifying, often they’re completely mundane. For Matt (Shane Adamczak), they’re the single most engrossing thing in his life. They permeate his day-to-day existence; making it hard for him to know what’s real and what’s not, impeding his ability to …
Feb 29
FRINGE 2016: MUSIC – Adelaide The Songs – The Grace Emily Hotel – 3.5K
Originally conceived as a workshop and performance during History Week last year, Adelaide The Songs, sees seven local singer/songwriters coming together to perform their original compositions about our fair city. Each performer takes the lead for one or two of the songs, with various combinations of back-up provided by the others, both vocally and instrumentally. …
Feb 28
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – Defrosted – Le Cascadeur, The Garden of Unearthly Delights – 3K
by glen r johns As you can tell from the title, Defrosted is a pastiche of the megahit Frozen. A simple set, designed for touring: just a screen (reminding me of the Paramount Pictures mountain logo) hiding a swag of props, a cheap freezer & a guitar. Cat and Nicko are onstage bantering about favourite …
Feb 27
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – Chopin’s Last Tour – The German Club – 3K
Phillip Aughey performs this one man show about the final days of popular Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. In the lead up to what would be his last public recital, Chopin escapes the drudgery of another night in the company of his Scottish hostess, Jane Stirling, and her guests to hide in his room and decide …
Feb 27
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – Moonlight After Midnight – Tuxedo Cat – 4K
A man sits in a hotel room, lost in thought. A woman enters; maybe she’s expected, maybe not. Maybe the two people know one another, maybe they don’t. Maybe this is the beginning of the story, maybe it’s the end, or maybe it’s the middle. This is a piece of theatre that requires its audience …
Feb 25
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – Bicycle – The Treasury Tunnels at Adina Apartment Hotel – 4K
From the moment the haunting strains of violin music creep up the stairs from the basement of the old Treasury building to welcome you into the underground world, mingling with the delightful smell of candle wax as you descend into the dank chambers, the scene is carefully set for this Gothic tale of passion and …
Feb 24
FRINGE 2016: THEATRE – To Space – Holden Street Theatres – 3K
Part lecture, part autobiography, part science experiment, this show provides exactly what it says on the box – or more accurately, in the publicity releases. Dr Niamh Shaw is an engaging speaker, clearly knowledgeable about science, space, and the complexities of life. She is the type of person you are lucky to have as your …
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