The Great Detectives are back! Following a smash hit performance at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe with “Great Detectives”, the Detectives take on 2 new plots in their 2019 show “Great Detectives 2”.
Many of us are too young to remember 1950’s radio shows, however everyone has an image of how one was created and what the recording would look like. That’s exactly what this show brings to life; 4 actors with scripts in hands, standing behind 1950s microphones bringing a fast paced line up of characters to life. Benjamin Maio Mackay, Eden Trebilco, Emma Bargery, and Jennifer Barry take on the voice-overs of the various character roles in these 2 intriguing mysteries. There are plots to be foiled, bad guys to be tamed and murders to be solved – enter the Great Detectives; Candy Matson & Johnny Dollar.
The accents are authentic New York – fast paced and nasally and the background special effects are well timed and often thrown in for a bit of historical clique. This really is a trip back in time. If you close your eyes you can imagine sitting on the edge of your seat in a 1950’s home listening to the story unfold on your old fashioned gramophone. Uniquely entertaining and great to see Emma Bargery join the line up this year as the utterly sexy, and totally sharp Detective – Candy Matson.
It was a real treat to see it performed at the Café on the Square, Whitmore Square, Adelaide. This not-for-profit venue is an excellent choice for a Fringe show with unrestricted access and an outside feel; it really added to the overall enjoyment of the audience.
Great value entertainment, non-offensive, family friendly show. Catch it at these dates and venues – Cafe Outside the Square (22 Feb, 3 March – 7.30pm) Goodwood Institute Main Theatre (23 Feb – 7.30pm) Studio 166, Goodwood Institute (24 Feb – 2pm & 7.30pm) Union Hall (1 & 2 March – 7.30pm) The Cabinet Room at Treasury 1860 (3 March – 2pm)
Purchase tickets here:
https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/great-detectives-2-af2019
Sam About Town interviewed Benjamin in January. You can read the article containing all the background information and insights here:
https://www.samabouttown.com/adelaide-fringe-2019/what-does-a-1950s-murder-mystery-have-in-common-with-improv-pop-culture-and-comedy/
