Reviews

A cabaret performer, Joanie, arrives at the Afterlife, and is asked what she has learnt? This takes the audience on a journey with Joanie to understand the choices she made and their consequences. Her spirit guide Pam reveals more than Joanie knew about the reaction of another woman, Eva, following a chance meeting after one of Joanie’s shows. Through myriad other characters, we discover there are still opportunities for redemption, with renewed purpose.

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.