Reviews

One of the joys of the Fringe is the variety of venues used, and the well-known Star Theatres, are two versatile, out of town venues, with Star Theatre two being perfect for Bec Pynor’s show, Someone Else’s Story. This award winning 60-minute show is back after a sell-out season in 2024 and the show I saw was packed with friends, fans and admirers.

This production is set in post-war Vienna, and this provides an excellent context for this story. The volatile and electric cultural atmosphere in the the play is well captured in this historical period. The production also goes a long way in reproducing the period including fabulous small details such as providing ID cards to each of the audience members and using this as a way to connect with the performers. This attention to detail works well to reinforce the era and the ambience.

Kathryn McKee is the brains and talent behind the haunting and transcendent sounds and songs of K Mak. As you recline in your seat, you are plunged into darkness, before a kaleidoscope of images fills the space above and around you. A quartet of musicians on cello, violin, drums, and keyboards fill the Adelaide Planetarium with original songs, as the next hour transports you in a meditative haze.

The Scottish play, a famous Shakespeare tragedy, tells the story of a noble who wanted to be king, and encouraged by his wife, kills anyone in his way of the crown, bringing civil war to his country, and death to his family. Inspired by a real Macbeth from six hundred years earlier, Shakespeare’s story is familiar to audiences, not just in the many interpretations presented through stage and screen, but through the comparisons to the machinations of world leaders from every time, greedy for more power.