Alternative
Fancy something a bit different from the norm? Something immersive, or something taking place in a caravan perhaps? Here you’ll find reviews of some of the most interesting and unique shows that we’ve seen.
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THE GODS, THE GODS, THE GODS, Black Box Theatre, Adelaide Botanic Garden (Adelaide Fringe) – Review
Entering Black Box Theatre, we’re invited to gather in the middle of the auditorium and encouraged to sway, dance or whatever the music inspires us to do. The smoke-filled, strobe-lit room is reminiscent of an illegal underground club, where darkness…
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No.33, nthspace Adelaide – nthspace Gallery Theatre (Adelaide Fringe) – Review
Part art installation, part immersive experience, this show is a one of a kind masterpiece.
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A Thousand Cranes, Adelaide City Parkland 18 (Adelaide Fringe) – Review
exposing the long-term backlash of the Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of a young gir
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Poet In Da Corner, Royal Court Theatre – Review
As someone who has always found escape within music, Poet in da Corner was a show that had immediate appeal to me. With its central theme of finding purpose and meaning after just one listen to Dizzee Rascal’s ground-breaking album…
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Tarot, VAULT Festival – Review
A sensual, distressing, uncanny and eclectic Tarot reading.
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Broken English, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
The most enjoyable aspect of Broken English, to me, was the deft and poetic use of language. Language plays a central role in the play, and writer and director Jahmar Ngozi is highly creative with it. ‘English Language’ (played by…
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The Canary and the Crow, Arcola Theatre – Review
The Canary and the Crow is a stunning examination of what it’s like to be black in a very white environment.
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Youthquake, Stratford Circus Arts Centre – Review
totally irresistible and genuinely moving whatever your age
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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
A morbidly entertaining, and certainly unforgettable, drama
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What Girls Are Made Of, Soho Theatre – Review
A rocking concept makes this gig theatre an experience not to be missed