Great Detectives 2 – 4 stars
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...
Hearing Loss – The Musical! 3.5 stars
What do you do when you’re a music critic losing their hearing? Write a musical about it, of course. At least, that’s what Tom GK has done and it makes for an entertaining if unusual show. Tom lets us know early what not to expect – no bursting into song for no reason, no theatre poses or Garland-esque extravagance. It’s just Tom, his keyboard and the occasional recorded track. Tom’s story starts with him growing up living and...
Confetti (Pretty but a bit of a mess) – 4 stars
Sam About Town was lucky enough to chat with Ashy Rose prior to her Adelaide Fringe run of performances (link below) and now we are happily sharing our review of her fabulous show.Ashy Rose belts out the pop bangers in this fun show about learning to embrace your imperfections. The show takes us through Adelaide-born Ashy’s journey to self-acceptance, sharing her anxieties, tales of love gone wrong and personal defeats through...
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...
Temporary
Amy has found herself in another receptionist contract when she had vowed never to do it again. She smiles politely, makes the perfect cup of coffee and has a delightful phone manner. Her life is a rut of emails, mundane tasks and ridiculous colleagues. Until……. Sam About Town chatted with actor and writer, Katie Lees, to learn more about her Adelaide Fringe production, ‘Temporary’. SAT: Amy sounds like a character many people could...