Reviews

Music is a play about mental illness – or, more precisely, responses to mental illness by people who are supposedly not mentally ill.  So, it is a play about listening, about seeing, and understanding.  As the character Adam says in a fine speech towards the end of the play, music as communication came before words, and we have to find the music in the chaos of another human being.  So, equally, it is a play about not listening, not seeing, and not understanding. 

Melville Theatre Company’s The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race is the WA premiere of this funny, feminist and character driven play. Beautifully presented and thoughtfully directed, it is delighting audiences.

Elton John: Your Song, featuring Matthew Hadgraft, is a Faff & Sass Production. Their aim is fabulous live entertainment, and to kick off my month of fabulous Fringe, starting with a well-crafted tribute to the iconic, legendary Elton John, was an uplifting treat.

Henry Naylor’s writing career began in comedy. He honed his skills as a writer for British comedy giants such as Griff Rhys Jones, Lenny Henry and Hale and Pace, as well as the satire classic Spitting Image. In 2002, rocked by events in a post 9/11 world, Naylor turned his attention to playwriting. Now an accomplished playwright, and winner of at least a dozen Fringe Awards, Naylor returns to Adelaide to perform in the World Premiere of his latest work, Afghanistan is Not Funny.