by Steve Davis | Dec 14, 2010 | Life, Media & The Arts, Media Mirror
Had a chat with Glen Ridge on Melbourne Tonight (Radio MTR) this evening in the wake of a Herald Sun report that only one in three Gen Ys and about half Gen Xs will bother sending physical xmas cards this season. The theory is that social networks will carry the cheer...
by Steve Davis | Mar 15, 2009 | Adelaide Fringe Reviews, Media & The Arts
For once, I can agree with the official blurb for a 2009 Fringe show. This is indeed a “wicked black fat-heartedcomedy about love, loss and the mourning after”. Bowengabbie is a fictitious, regional town that has lost is young people to the big cities, at...
by Steve Davis | Mar 15, 2009 | Adelaide Fringe Reviews, Media & The Arts
I have discovered a little venue of treasures for the 2009 Adelaide Fringe – The Tuxedo Cat, on the rooftop of 15-19 Synagogue Place in the city. There is a superb array of shows running up in the clouds and they all espouse pure “fringeness”. Other...
by Steve Davis | Mar 15, 2009 | Adelaide Fringe Reviews, Media & The Arts
Shakti’s Swan Lake is one of those “to be missed” shows. Yes, there is precision, yes it is a good idea to explore this classic ballet, but no, this is not the way. Shakti’s obvious skill is lost in this self-indulgent piece made worse by bad,...
by Steve Davis | Mar 15, 2009 | Adelaide Fringe Reviews, Media & The Arts
Rich Hall is an Adelaide Fringe legend. And he keeps getting better with age. His opening segment as Rich Hall is pure stand up gold. Yes, I am gushing a bit as I write this, but he is just so damned good it is hard to sound neutral. Rich happily pokes fun at our...
by Steve Davis | Mar 11, 2009 | Adelaide Fringe Reviews, Media & The Arts
This is pure Fringe brilliance. A troupe of young actors, I Must Not Theatre, transport us to another world, in fact, into the inner world of a young John Lennon through a play written in 1968. This play is based on the poetry and writings of John Lennon, and captures...
