Adelaide Festival
In his compelling monologue, Édouard Louis meticulously describes a childhood ruined by poverty, abuse, and alienation. He blames his father but comes to realise there are also much larger social and structural cruelties in play.
Adelaide Festival
In Barrie Kosky’s new version, The Threepenny Opera has had a haircut and a makeover but the satire is still in there, along with Kurt Weill’s splendid music.
You don’t have to know about rugby to enjoy Grav. But if you do, this one-hander, performed memorably by Gareth J Bale, really kicks it out of the park. ★★★★★
When a play begins with a man screaming in a dumpster we know it is a story of the lower depths. England & Son is a corrosive account of the degradation of working people in the UK, escalated by the Thatcher years and even more pervasive today. ★★★★★
With her acid wit and memorably wicked aphorisms, Dorothy Parker is a rich subject for the stage, and playwright Annie Lux has seized the chance. ★★★
In just over 100 minutes, with a splendid, often funny, script and three excellent actors, The Children explores the grim legacies of the past and the uncertainty and dangers of the future, without driving us to despair.
Cabaret Festival
Theatre
Adelaide Festival
Adelaide Festival