The Crooked Fiddle Band, WOMADelaide, March 12 Jess Randall arrives on stage, and judging by the bristling quiver of fiddle bows strapped to her back, she clearly means business. Randall deftly swaps between her bows as needed, as The Crooked Fiddle Band segue from slow sorrowful tunes to frantic up
Glass Beams, WOMADelaide, March 11th When the masked drummer languidly slides his drumstick down the gleaming chimes, the dream sequence begins. And what a curious vision it is too: three fellows with golden masks glittering in time with the chimes. Melbourne-based three piece Glass Beams deli
The Golden CockerelAdelaide FestivalFestival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Friday, 4 March 2022 A brilliant and surreal look at the madness of power When the 2022 Adelaide Festival program was announced back in November last year, little did anyone anticipate that it would b
Macro, Adelaide Festival Opening nightAdelaide Oval Village Green, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Saturday, 5 March 2022 Celebrating cross cultural collaboration One of the smash hits of the 2021 Adelaide Festival, local physical theatre troupe Gravity and Other Myths (GOM), returned in style to open this year
Groundswell, Rundle Mall, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Adelaide Festival Reflecting on our out of kilter world When it feels as though the world is turning on its axis, it seems serendipitous in timing for the public art installation Groundswell, located in Rundle Mall during this year’s Adelaide Festival.
The Photo BoxSpace Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Friday 4th of March, 6.30pm Imagine you’re on a short flight sitting next to a stranger who strikes up a conversation with you based on a box of photos they have of their ordinarily extraordinary life. At first you’re wond
Juliet & Romeo by Ben DukeLost DogScott Theatre, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Sunday 6th March, 7pmPhotos by Tim Standing Whenever I describe the premise of Juliet & Romeo, it’s instantly met with a smile and a knowing look. Ben Duke has created a narrative that alters Shakespeare’s iconic Romeo
EulogyThe Garden of Unearthly Delights, Kadlitpina (Rundle Park) “Do you take responsibility for breaking the ornament?” The accusatory question from the receptionist echoes out of the darkness. My concierge – the true perpetrator – had anxiously pinned her blunder on me. But
The Rite of Spring/common ground[s]Her Majesty’s Theatre, 58 Grote Street, Tarntanya (Adelaide)Friday 4th of March, 8.30 PMPhotos by Andrew Beveridge It caused a riot. Some called Stravinsky a madman. What is considered the most controversial orchestral work and ballet in history was brought b
Jokes to make Love to… (Bill Egan)The Piglet, Gluttony, Murlawirrapurka (Rymill Park) Saturday March 5th, 10:35PM Bill Egan is Adelaide’s very own wacky side character in all the right ways. Bursting with creativity, irony, self-awareness and wit, Egan is an emerging talent on the Adelaide c