Reviews

The title, One Day We’ll Understand, suggests hope – hope that, in the future, we will find the truth – all of it – and then we’ll understand.  But what this dazzling and moving presentation shows us is how hard a task that is.  The ‘truth’ depends on the teller and on what is left behind. It is twisted, hidden, erased, covered, lost in dusty archives, and the witnesses who remain are fearful or ashamed...  And even then, were all to be revealed, would we understand?

Onyx Productions was established by director, producer, and percussion extraordinaire, Gene Peterson in 2011. Nurturing talent through workshops, this company has wowed audiences the world over and we are lucky to have them back at the Adelaide Fringe.

There are a lot of versions of the Cinderella tale out there. La Cenerentola happens to be one of my favourites. Rossini’s opera is a delightful blend of wit, warmth, and the power of kindness. It’s not as saccharin as some Cinderella stories, forgoing fairies and magical pumpkins, and instead delivering a tale packed with cunning disguises, quick thinking, and tomfoolery.

Tales of daring and adventure, with no shortage of excitement, are the order of the day for Bennett Cooper Sullivan. Moustachioed, mounted (on a camel, a mortuary slab, a friend), and making sense of strange goings on from Egypt to Edinburgh, via London’s East End.