Matt Tarrant: MORE Unsolved – 5 stars
Well I’m still scratching my head…I have NO idea how he did these magic and mentalist tricks. Matt Tarrant tells us that his show is much more than magic. It is “real life magic”…and it is. It feels real. Yes, we want to be tricked. Who doesn’t want to go back to some of that wonder and enchantment felt in childhood? But the most cynical and learned of us are still in awe. This is contemporary...
Charlie Caper – Robotricks – 5 stars
Enter the magical world of wizadry meticulously and cleverly created by Charlie Caper and you will be swept away for an hour of pure joy, amazement and whimsy. The audience was greeted by Charlie in a nutty professor persona, chatting away, welcoming everyone as he moved around the stage full of intriguing props and robots. We were already smiling and full of anticipation before we had even sat down.This warm and welcoming feeling...
Temporary – 4.5 stars
Temporary is a one-woman comedy written by Katie Lees and directed by Nisrine Amine. It’s old school Fringe, lots of value, modest production, limited props and just wonderful. Well worth an adventure to The A Club Adelaide in Waymouth Street. It’s a simple, funny, clever and witty parody of a day in the life of an office reception temp. The play centres around an important day: the ergonomic chair supply company is planning a big...
Badass
Tash York is back in town and anyone who has the privilege of seeing her is celebrating!Sam About Town has seen Tash starring in her brilliant show, ‘Adulting’ as well as hosting the sizzling ‘After Hours Cabaret Club’. This year she has a new show, ‘Badass’. Whether it’s wielding a bat to the patriarchy, challenging life’s norms, or just cussing like a sailor, Tash York is on a journey...
1000 Rhymes Per Hour – MC Hammersmith’s Magical Freestyle Factory!
Recently Sam About Town was completely wowed by the production, Men With Coconuts and so we were pretty excited to learn that the self confessed “tall skinny posh one” is doing a solo show as well. MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh, also known for Spontaneous Sherlock and Spontaneous Potter) is a multi-award-winning freestyle rap comedian. He is the world’s leading freestyle gangsta rapper to ever emerge from the...