InReview
Independent emerging theatre-makers are a vital part of South Australia’s arts scene, but with recent venue closures, little infrastructure and limited funding support, most are forced to rely largely on their own passion, commitment and innovation as they defy the odds to continue to produce bold new work.
Theatre
Adelaide theatre collective Rumpus has spent the past four years supporting local emerging independent artists and providing a stage for bold new work in its much-loved Bowden warehouse space, but now it has to look for a new home.
On the surface, this is a play about three students living in a share house; what lies beneath is a witty, nostalgic and touching exploration of womanhood and female friendship.
SA arts and culture news in brief: Australian String Quartet recording scoops prestigious US music award, expressions of interest sought for Rumpus’s 2023 season, young refugees share their stories in new exhibition, and city street art tours.
Fledgling Adelaide theatre company CRAM Collective is set to take to the stage with its second production – the world premiere of an Australian play in which three friends come together to relive the events of a dinner party that changed their lives.
In theory, communication has never been more efficient than it is today; in reality, as Deus Ex Femina’s latest production so profoundly demonstrates, we may, in fact, be saying less than we ever have before. ★★★★★
