54 stories by "Stephen House"
Showtime starts with some weak jokes and good ball-in-the-mouth tricks from the MC, but weak jokes are ok in this case. He endears himself to us fast, with his kooky nature and country homeb…
This is fine theatre with an excellent script by Donal O'Kelly and wonderful performances by O'Kelly and Sorcha Fox. Ok " enough said! Go and see it! That's my review! No " but seriously,…
This show is one of the top class circus / music shows getting around. And as I said last time I saw (and reviewed) one " there are so many now that given the in fashion genre, one has to be…
It took me a little while to fall fully into this finely crafted work by Gary McNair, but that's not such a bad thing in theatre. Sometimes a good piece slowly moves over you and you become …
Club Swizzle is the latest circus/cabaret show from the team behind La Soirée and La Clique. It uses the (well-worn) recipe of sexy circus with other acts, in a variety show format. Audienc…
Michael Griffiths brings his show to Feast after a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe. The show won a 2014 award as best Cabaret in the Adelaide Fringe. Griffiths enters 30 minutes late …
Amelia Ryan starts off her show by bumbling on to the stage in a towel, and getting a couple of audience members to help her change into her first set of clothes. She shares that her life ha…
Not long after this show began, I thought to myself, I hope the programme has lots of information; not because I was feeling lazy, but because (to be honest) I didn't really know what was go…
We know that we are in for a different kind of ride, when we are asked to take our shoes off, wear flimsy disposable thongs and a plastic waterproof poncho, and check our shoes in. Mm… ok,…
Tex Perkins is well-known from the ’80s & ’90s re: The Beasts of Bourbon, The Cruel Sea and then the fun cover band, Ladyboyz. He's now doing his stuff with The Dark Horses; …
Paris Combo has been around for years, and it's not hard to see why; or why they are so well-travelled internationally, and usually sell out. Front woman vocalist Belle du Berry tells us tha…
There is nothing like falling into a great fairy-tale, and we have a real beauty here, and it’s about as manic, moving and mischievous as it can get. American burlesque star, Julie Atl…
In this gently rambling poetic hour and a bit, actor Bob Kingdom is Dylan Thomas. He doesn't move around the space much, nor does his take on Dylan's poems, anecdotes and short stories move …
Nufonia Must Fall is a clever, engaging fusion of film making, puppetry, live music and DJ mixing. It is a complex multi genre production that tells the moving story of how an out-dated robo…
What a great take on Jack and the Beanstalk. Deliciously dark and a touch chilling, it dines out on the drama in this classic kid's tale, holding the children in the palm of its hand, from s…
riverrun was inspired a few years ago by a Bloomsday reading of the final page of James Joyce's last novel, Finnegan's Wake. Olwen Fouere (who did the reading in Australia) has adapted this …
Flying Dreams starts in an odd kind of way, with the audience pushed into singing along to a George Michael song (though I'm not quite sure why). But we leave all that behind quickly (thank …
"Welcome to Wonderland," The Fringe guide says and it's not wrong; Velvet is a wonderful wonderland. We enter an extravagant, slightly seedy disco and let our inhibitions fall away. We are b…
Blood At The Root is inspired by the true story of six black teenagers being charged with attempted murder after a school yard fight and bashing of a white kid. It is essentially a play abou…
Papillon was a big Fringe winner last year. And looking at the massive line up at the door and packed to the brim house at the show I was at, it could be a big winner with audiences this yea…
Placing SOAP into any genre (or section of The Fringe Guide) certainly won't wash with me; it can fit into any of them, all of them! It's a fantastic fusion of cabaret, circus, dance, music …
Who doesn't like a bit of magic? It amazes us no end and makes us think hard about how the heck they do it! This slick and stylish show brings together some of the world's best illusionists …
Michael Jackson's genius spanned four decades, inspired countless artists, and saw him become the biggest record seller of all time, with Thriller. It was only a matter of time after his sad…
Anticipation from the packed audience at the Swingin' Christmas Proms was such that, at the beginning of the show, a raised hand from one of the clowns hushed the crowd immediately. And then…
The programme says "be captured by a sense of wonder" and I was, totally and so much more. From the award-winning Shandong Acrobatic Troupe, this show is based on a classic Qing Dynasty fabl…
