Magic, Robots and the Future: Charlie Caper Delivers Again
There is something wonderfully reassuring about seeing Charlie Caper return to the Adelaide Fringe. You know you are about to witness extraordinary sleight of hand, ingenious invention and a performance delivered with warmth, humour and effortless charm. Charlie Caper – The Future once again proves why he has become such a beloved Fringe favourite. As the audience entered, Charlie was already on stage, appearing to casually check his...
Chaos, Comedy and a Very Drunk Queen: Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare Delivers Again
Shakespeare probably never imagined his work would one day be performed with one of the cast gloriously drunk. And yet here we are. Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare returns to the Adelaide Fringe with its riotous take on Hamlet, and once again the result is complete theatrical mayhem in the very best way. The premise is simple. One actor is chosen to be properly intoxicated before the show begins. The rest of the cast must then perform...
A Dark Story Told from the Inside: Partying with Manson
The Adelaide Fringe offers everything from light-hearted escapism to theatre that explores the darker edges of human behaviour. Partying with Manson sits firmly in the latter category, offering a one-woman retelling of the story of Susan Atkins, one of the young women who became entangled with Charles Manson during the chaotic late 1960s. The performance takes place in an intimate venue, mercifully cool on a warm Fringe evening,...
Sequins, Sass and Spectacle: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett Ignites the Fringe
Some shows entertain. Others explode onto the stage like a glitter bomb and leave the audience grinning long after the final note fades. Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett does exactly that. From the moment the doors open, the Spiegeltent hums with anticipation. The band is already playing as the audience streams in, setting the rhythm for the night ahead. Performers roam the room, light beams sweep across the crowd, and the atmosphere...
Virgin in a Knife Fight
Having been thoroughly enthralled by Australian actor Rob Carlton’s story telling at Holden Street Theatres maybe two Fringes ago, it was difficult to see how he could top that performance. But he did! You’ll probably recognise Rob from his roles in various TV shows – this reviewer remembered him in particular as a young Kerry Packer in “Paper Giants – The Birth of Cleo”, a captivating and enigmatic...
House of Delinquents
Adelaide Fringe Just Got Dangerous: Welcome to the Brand-New, Female-Forward House of Delinquents Adelaide! Stop everything. This Adelaide Fringe, the city has a brand-new playground for the bold, the beautiful, and the brilliantly unruly. House of Delinquents, the Fringe’s hottest new cabaret venue, is female-forward, fiercely led, and unapologetically bold, spearheaded by Adelaide-born creative powerhouse, under-30 visionary, and...