Steve Davis
Andrea Gibbs is STARKERS ***1/2 (Garden Shed until Sunday, March 2, 2008)
Andrea Gibbs has set herself a challenging task. She must introduce us to three strong, Australian female characters in 60 minutes. We meet the Aussie girl reminiscing about summers spent watching cricket on tv with her dad, lamenting the fact that…
The Smile off Your Face ***** (Fringe Factory until Sunday, March 16, 2008)
You need to trust me on this – fit this show into your Fringe schedule. You will be blind folded. You will be wheeled through an intimate experience in a wheelchair. You will need to trust the Belgian cast as…
La Clique **** (Masonic Centre until Sunday, March 16, 2008)
I think it is the heady mixture of anticipation fuelled by the swirling strains of carnival music that creates the special La Clique atmosphere. We, the audience, sit encircling a small, circular stage, our inhibitions and responsibilities checked at the door, our…
Persephone’s Wolf ****1/2 (Fringe Factory until Sunday, March 9, 2008)
Wow! This show cracks along at a frenetic pace like a runaway car on a fantastic, mythically themed roller coaster ride. Persephone’s Wolf centres on a tale about two abandoned boys raised by wolves in the forest. Simple-minded folk in…
Online Insights on fiveAA, Sunday, February 10, 2008
Religion of The Jedi Star Wars fans and anyone who enjoys a little eccentricity will like this article about the “Jedi Church”, courtesy of the Daily Mail of London. Founded in North Wales, the Jedi Church/Religion preaches a Yoda-inspired gospel…
I Only Came To Use The Phone (Queen’s Theatre)
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Online Insights on fiveAA, Sunday, January 27, 2008
Australia Day timeline This is an interesting timeline of Australia Day from the official government website. Before 1770 – Aboriginal peoples had been living for more than 40 000 years on the continent we now know as Australia. At least…
Online Insights on fiveAA, Sunday, January 13, 2008
Hotel Drinking Glasses This put a dampener on my excitement about going to Melbourne this week. If you have ever used a glass in your hotel room when travelling, this news report video will give you shivers. As you’ll see,…
Online Insights on fiveAA, Sunday, December 30, 2007
Fast Food Choices Program Emily Brindall, Adelaide researcher with the CSIRO, says the main reason South Australians eat fast food is because it’s convenient. She interviewed 500 South Australians and discovered that we visit fast food chains about 3.4 times…
Online Insights on fiveAA, Sunday, December 16, 2007
Amazon’s Kindle Taking away a few novels to read over the summer break is about to change is a big way, as Amazon.com, the Web’s largest online bookstore, rolls out its recently released electronic book reader. It’s a standalone book…