Electric Skies
Following a week including a heatwave, wind warnings, bushfires and a thunderstorm, thankfully the skies weren’t literally electric and we were blessed with perfect weather for this outdoor Adelaide Fringe event. The crowd made their way into Pakapakanthi/Victoria Park and the atmosphere was indeed electric. At the risk of too many electric puns, this reviewer will refrain from inducing groans and move onto the main subject....
What a Bobby Dazzler!
Bobby Dazzler* by name and by nature. According to Sarah Millican… *‘Bobby Dazzler’ is the purest compliment. Imagine a child in red wellies or a woman in a new top. Both are Bobby Dazzlers. It is also the name of a caravan cleaning spray. This show is not about cleaning caravans. Sarah Millican lives up to her dazzling reputation in her new stand-up comedy show ‘Bobby Dazzler’. In this, her sixth international tour,...
RENT – raw and gritty with passion and vitality
The Queens Theatre was a perfect venue choice for Adelaide’s production of the The Tony® and Pulitzer Prize Award winning Broadway smash hit. RENT tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in NYC’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemia, Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/ AIDS. Director Benjamin Maio Mackay and designer Matt Ralph, along with their creative team,...
RENT – “No day but today”
RENT the rock musical is coming to Adelaide in October and tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in NYC’s East Village in the thriving days of bohemia, Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/ AIDS. The Tony® and Pulitzer Prize Award winning Broadway smash hit is being brought to Adelaide and co-produced by Benjamin Maio Mackay and Matt Ralph. “RENT is a show that holds such a...
RENT – unique & inspiring
To stage an internationally renowned musical, not as an imitation, but as something unique, takes a special kind of creative vision. Sam About Town was privileged to speak with Co-Producers of RENT, Benjamin Maio Mackay and Matt Ralph about their creative vision for the production and the processes involved. RENT is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera La...