• C.J. McLean

    Callum McLean is a writer (evidently), and a great one at that (debatable). His creative and review work has appeared in Indaily, Empire Times and twice broadcast on Coast FM. He has received two commendations for his script work in the South Australian State Theatre Company’s ‘Young Playwright’s Award’ competition. He is currently completing his Honours in Creative Arts (Creative Writing) at Flinders University.


Articles by C.J. McLean:

Adelaide, Adelaide Fringe 2015

Larry Dean – Out Now, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 14 March 2015

Playing to a crowd of thirteen, Larry Dean starts his show as nonchalantly as possible. No one announces him, no one says a word. If you didn’t know who he was you might think a stranger had wandered in and just started talking into the mic. That’s because Dean isn’t playing the Garden, or 100+ […]

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The Home Front, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 14 March 2015

Beyond three women and World War 1, going in to The Home Front there is no way you can know what is about to take place. That’s because—in perhaps the most original idea I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe—the entire thing is improvised. The director calls for your attention; she asks you to provide the […]

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The Sound of Nazis, Adelaide Fringe Festival

No Comments 12 March 2015

Hands down—the funniest thing you will see at this year’s Fringe. Staged in Tuxedo Cat’s Mayall Room (upstairs in a renovated office building—there has been charm bestowed here upon an otherwise utilitarian space), The Sound of Nazis mixes the musical with history to great effect. No stone is left unturned, and every aspect of the […]

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The Reckoning, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 10 March 2015

The death of Scott Johnson on Manly’s North Head is the centrepiece and emotional touchstone of Fairly Lucid Productions’ show The Reckoning. Originally put down as a suicide, the truth of this has only recently been questioned, and now it is not thought to be a gay hate crime. The various viewpoints on this story […]

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Zygosity, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 08 March 2015

In a cellar underneath Hindley Street, two people sit under white sheets and wait. We don’t know anything about them; they could be complete strangers, they could be lovers. They could be mannequins. In dim, menacing red light, the sheets are pulled back and Zygosity begins—in parts terrifying, in others funny, this unassuming play from […]

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Him, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 26 February 2015

In a tiny tent in the middle of Adelaide, a man steps down from behind a cloud hanging from the ceiling and starts to strip for you. Unexpected, embarrassing, and a little titillating, the immediacy of this inherently sexy act shocks you. It is at this point that Geddes puts his clothes back on, and […]

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King in Exile, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 19 February 2015

Like a witch’s brew, the elements that make up King in Exile—a show replete with witches but, unfortunately, no cauldrons—combine to create something wholly original. This is silly, full-blown amateur dramatics, unutterably charming but lacking cohesion. Whilst its message is timely and important, its structure is confused, making this show an enjoyable but difficult experience. […]

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Kinski and I, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015

No Comments 16 February 2015

CJ Johnson’s one man show about controversial German actor Klaus Kinski is undoubtedly gripping. It’s a shame, then, that it’s all for the wrong reasons. Kinski’s life of violent sexual addiction is sure to shock, but when it comes in such an idolised package—when it is presented almost as something to be admired—it becomes much harder […]

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