Conceived and performed by Tracy Crisp. Adelaide Fringe Festival 2021, Main Stage at Bakehouse, Feb 22 – Mar 6, 2021
It is midnight. Well doesn’t every Mum only have that time available to make a cake? Not just any cake, however; this is the final Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake, lovingly made by Tracy Crisp for her youngest son’s 18th birthday. As she stirs, she turns the pages of her memories back to the start of her journey as a mother. The fourth in a quartet of plays, this 50 minute gem is a warm, loving and beautifully drawn story.
Amelia Ryan and Libby O’Donovan. Adelaide Fringe Festival. The Queens. Feb 25 - Mar 7, 2021
Amelia Ryan and Libby O’Donovan are a powerhouse combination, oozing energy and an abundance of talent, as they effortlessly command the stage with their undeniable chemistry taking the audience on a journey through a musical landscape stretching as far back as the 1960s.
By Christopher Hampton. Adelaide Festival. Dunstan Playhouse. Feb 19 – 14 Mar, 2021
Written by British playwright Christopher Hampton, and directed by Neil Armfield, A German Life reminds us both how shocking, and ordinary, war and its privations become, seen through the eyes of those who are aggrieved, and those who see themselves as ordinary citizens, doing whatever it takes to survive.
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks. Hayes Theatre Co. Directed by Alexander Berlage. Feb 18 – Mar 27, 2021
Life must be getting back to normal when you are allowed to squeeze into the 111 seat Hayes Theatre, which is back open for the first time in eleven months, albeit at 75% capacity.
The venue sprang back with a delicious quantity of concentrated talent in front of a small but privileged audience.
By Puccini. Opera Australia. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House. Feb 22 – Mar 13, 2021
John Bell’s revived production of Tosca resets Puccini’s popular masterpiece from the Napoleonic era to 1943 when the Nazi’s took over Rome.
The celebrated Shakespearean actor/director brings a great theatrical detailing to this period production which, married to Puccini’s driving, melodramatic narrative, produces all the emotional excitement of a 1940’s Hollywood blockbuster.
Book: Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. MUSIC: Bob Gaudio. Lyrics: Bob Crewe. Spotlight Theatre, Benowa, Gold Coast. Co-Directors: Cilla Scott and Brad Kendrick. February 19 – March 20, 2021.
Jersey Boys is a feast of fabulous music, well-presented, which is the hallmark of Spotlight’s numerous productions.
It’s the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ rise to the pinnacle of popular music as told through the eyes of the various members of the group and their entourage - who tell it warts and all - with much coarse language thrown in for good measure!
Presented by starheART theatre. Adelaide Fringe Festival 2021. Nexus Arts. Feb 19 – 25 2021
A dinner party with dysfunctional friends is a well-worn theme and starheART Theatre’s original play Together packs in a lot of issues amongst the characters’ considerable flaws. Whilst everyone is a friend of the host, Brian (Thomas Tessema), not everyone knows each other at the outset.
