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Adelaide Fringe Review: Afflicted Magic

Forks will bend, Doritos will levitate and pineapples will materialize out of thin air; no laws of the known universe are left unbroken in Afflicted Magic, the captivating Fringe show by American master magicians Richard Kwesell and Nicholas Tweedy.

In what is touted as their first show together in nearly a decade, Kwesell and Tweedy would rival Penn and Teller for the title of ‘unlikeliest duo in magic’. Kwesell, a 7-foot monolith of a man, could [...]

Adelaide Fringe Review: Tyrannosaurus Sex – The Puppe...

Generally speaking, penises shouldn’t ever be laughed at. Unless, of course, that penis is the star of Tyrannosaurus Sex, a fiercely funny and wildly creative puppet rock opera about an insecure lil’ pecker named Bob. Certainly not one for the easily offended, this adults-only show is like the Avenue Q of the Adelaide Fringe.

Green Zone (Review)

While George W. Bush was prematurely touting “Mission Accomplished” from the deck of the USS Lincoln back in May 2003, super soldier Roy Miller (Matt Damon) was going Rambo through the streets of Baghdad, determined to uncover the truth as to why US intelligence was so incredibly wrong about Iraq harbouring weapons of mass destruction.

Much of that last sentance, I hope you realise, is complete hogwash; no rogue soldier singlehandedly unearthed the WMD scandal, and [...]

Adelaide Fringe Review: Rogue Teacher

Looking like a dishevelled British rocker badly hung-over from an all night bender, Mark Butler seems like the kind of guy who would sooner consider calculus to be a comic book superhero than a mathematical theorem. It turns out, however, that before he became a talented comedian and an Adelaide Fringe regular, he spent four years as a maths teacher in the UK. So why the drastic change in career? If his entertaining debut play Rogue Teacher has any truth [...]

Remember Me (Review)

Something unexpected happened around the half hour mark of the ho-hum romantic drama Remember Me. No, the film didn’t start to improve. Don’t be silly.  Rather, I realised that leading man Robert Pattinson – or RPattz as his legions of adoring Twilight fans call him – was in the middle of doing something many critics said he wasn’t capable of. Yes, he was acting. And doing a pretty darn good job of it too.

However, aside [...]

Adelaide Fringe Review: Mada vs. Vegas – The Dueling ...

Each time this year, the Fringe Festival hits little old Adelaide in an explosion of art and culture, engulfing the city of churches in a lively bohemian atmosphere. The festival sees live performers from all over the world come to flaunt their stuff, be it comedy, dance, music or theatre. I’ll be emerging from the dark depths of the cinema to catch some of the shows on offer, reviewing them for a great site called Buzzcuts.