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Damian Callinan has his finger on the socio-political pulse and a firm hand on the vernacular. Callinan mightn't be a trained actor but, issues of diction aside, he's a gift. In fact, he manages something I don't recall having seen before and he manages it extremely well: taking the best from the world of stand-up (improvisation) and fusing it with the best from the world of acting (characterisation). This is quite something.
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Les Misérables returns to the Adelaide stage, co-directed by Joshua Penley and Shane Davidson. Featuring a seminal score by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, the musical follows an entourage of characters in their pursuit of redemption, revolution and love. Staging Les Misérables is obviously a huge undertaking. While there were some absolutely wonderful elements, at the end of the day it failed to impress.
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Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger: The Kids' Show almost epitomises what theatre for kids (of all ages) should be like. The show Phil Burgers and Stuart Bowden perform is relatable to adults as well, and the kids and I imagine much of the comedy they presented onthe Brisbane Festival Spiegeltent stage today was just the PG version of their adult comedy.
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Everything about Fat Swan - from the dance steps, through the characters, the one-liners and double entendres, to the essential parody of a certain block-buster movie - is in-your-face, colourful and, well, larger than life. After a sell-out season earlier this year at the Spiegeltent and the marketing blurb warning that the adults-only panto is camp, even crass, it's fair to say that the audience comes prepared.
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