One of Australia’s best comedians returns to the Fringe with her new show Dogmatic. Hannah Gadsby maintains her signature form of dry humour in a lighter, self confessed ‘no-woes’ comedy show with many hilarious stories from start to finish. Gadsby has based her performance on Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour, with lighting and costume changes, speeches and multimedia scenes abound, as […]

Eugéne Ionesco’s modern classic, Rhinoceros, employs absurdism to demonstrate the dangers of conformity. Brought to the stage by an emerging troupe led by Jasmine Leech, this rendition of Rhinoceros is entertaining, faithful to Ionesco’s vision, and aesthetically pleasing. The whole production had a very classic theatre feel to it, which definitely suits Rhinoceros well, given […]

This year, for the first time, Adelaide Fringe has an interactive genre. Street game experts, Fire Hazard, offer a carefully organised experience for participants to become covert operatives in the heart of Adelaide. Beginning at the Aperitif Bar, ibis, participants are greeted by code name ‘Magpie’ and given information about their final assessment as spies-in-training. […]

Thomas Monckton’s one man show, The Pianist, reminded me of watching a kitten play with its tail for an hour – you can’t look away. He’s also ridiculously energetic, confused, and excitable. He tries very hard to make everything exactly perfect and, in so doing, causes things to go terribly wrong. You can’t help but […]

The Appointment: Stories from the Salon is a show about beauty therapy. Sam Donvito shares her stories and experiences about working as a beauty therapist for 14 years, from surviving beauty school to dealing with zany clients and waxing a lot of vaginas. Sam shows great confidence in her acting, changing characters with ease. She uses a […]