Guest reviewer: Helen Lewis
There’s a whole lot more to the Fringe than the big venues in the city. Tucked away in Hindmarsh – behind the Soccer Stadium is the Holden Street Theatres – a complex of several small theatres, a bar, and food truck. We were fortunate to attend their Media launch and saw three shows …
“A Star is Torn” – A comedian on the way down, meets a comedian on the way up, devised by and featuring Australian stand up comedian, Greg Fleet. Has to be said the preview got off to a rocky start, but Holden Street’s own Martha Lotta has subsequently stepped in and no doubt the production will have benefitted from her deft and experienced hand.
https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/a-star-is-torn-af2023
“Jesus, Jane, Mother and Me” – How hard it be growing up, when you’re a little bit different, and a little bit obsessive. A stunning single hander by 19 year old Jack Stokes and well deserved winner of a Adelaide Fringe Weekly Critics Circle Award.
https://avr.adelaidefringe.com.au/media_information/6c5cb8d6-f599-4411-9bc3-cf2a2a0e01eb
“Mustard” – When consolation from a love lost is found in your favourite condiment. Another single hander, beautifully eloquently and visually performed by Irish actor Eva O’Connor. https://avr.adelaidefringe.com.au/media_information/195bccb4-6164-4baf-bb55-dcac74ef53a0
All three shows continue until March 19, but there is much more on offer at Holden Street Theatres.
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Photo: Eva O’Connor in ‘Mustard’.
