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Review: Hockey Dad

Words by Bella Marzouk New South Wales duo, Hockey Dad, graced us with their presence Saturday night at The Gov – and it was complete mayhem. The duo consists of Zach Stephenson as the front man for the band on guitar and vocals, and classic surfer boy, Billy Fleming on drums. The crowd was already […]

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Review: A Life: MT

Words by Tom Haskell I recently watched the rather interesting ABC documentary on Bob Hawke. What I found most intriguing about the show was just how much character and personality Hawke seemed to have had. His identity of course led to many pisstakes and parodies within the Australian comedy circuit of the 80s which was […]

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Review: Split

Words by Soph Landau Photo credit: Gregory Lorenzutti Booms and thuds fill the AC Arts theatre; the percussive score like an electric heart that ticks its way into the chests’ of the audience. Dancers Melanie Lane and Lilian Steiner stand at an arm’s length apart beside one another, moving in synchronicity in the low-lit space. […]

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Review: Thyestes

Words by Connie Tran Image credit: Heidrun Löhr Thyestes (originally created by The Hayloft Project) is an adaptation of one of the lesser known stories in Greek mythology. The Greek myth follows Thyestes and his brother, Atreus, after they are exiled by their father for murdering their half-brother to an attempt to gain the throne of […]

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Review: By A Thread

Words by Emma Ferraro Seven acrobats and 30 metres of rope. By A Thread, performed by One Fell Swoop Circus, is an ensemble circus performance that is designed to ‘explore the relationship between trust and play.’ Unlike most circuses, the only apparatus is a 30-metre length of rope. It is a thoughtful demonstration of cause-and-effect, […]

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Review: Fleabag

Words by Emma Ferraro Fleabag (originally written/played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge but performed at the Fringe by Maddie Rice) is a 20-something year old living in London. She’s dealing with the loss of her best friend and her failing business the only way she knows how: sex and her crude sense of humour. Fleabag is performed […]

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Woah! Alyssa Review

By Nuer Deng Colwyn, Filip and Ancika This week, I went to see Woah! Alyssa, a two man (Colwyn Buckland and Filip Lescaut) and one-woman (Ancika Walker Mesker) sketch show set on a small intimate stage at Raj House. It is comprised of a few different sketches, each with its own set of characters but with […]

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Review: Black Panther

Words by Austin Frape After the death of his father, Prince T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to Wakanda, the technologically advanced and isolated African country, to take his place on the throne as their king. T’Challa must also become the protector of Wakanda, the Black Panther, as the nation is threatened to be publicly known […]

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Sex-related hazing uncovered in student magazine at St Mark’s College

Words by Connie Tran An investigation conducted by news.com.au has recently unearthed a magazine glamourising sexual activities as a part of an initiation ritual amongst students at St Mark’s College, a residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. The student-published magazine, titled O’Mag, is intended as an “unofficial guide” to initiate first-year students into […]

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A Conversation with Matt Stewart

Interview by Austin Frape I had the chance to talk with Melbourne comedian Matt Stewart, who is performing at the Adelaide Fringe with his touring stand up performance DRY GINGER MALE (how could you pass up seeing him based on that pun?). Matt Stewart is the 2014 RAW comedy award winner, co-owner of the production company […]