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David suggests his laughably haphazard approach to his shows – and to life in general – is genetic.

“I think that comes from our dad being a jazz musician, so that was quite typical of our household and that’s where the looseness comes from. Dinner at our house could be any time from four o’clock to nine o’clock with dad, but by brother Mark has more structure to him.”

Mark O’Doherty cast his comic brother in his recent movie, A Film With Me In It, which also stars Dylan Moran from Black Books. David plays the part of a quadriplegic man with a brain injury.

“Mark’s character is named Mark and my character is named David and he needed someone who looked like him, so I was sort of a shoo-in for the role. I had to go out to the National Rehabilitation Institute and figure out how to look like I was in a wheelchair. During filming I nearly got pushed into the canal and I suddenly had to stop being quadriplegic when my chair was heading rapidly towards the water.”

Though thankfully free of brain injuries, David unintentionally offers

a certain tramp chic in his uproarious comedy shows.

“I’m one of those people who don’t scrub up very well,” he admits. “I did wear a suit to a gig once a few years ago as I was trying to be a slick comedian, but my dad told me I looked like a homeless man from the 1970s.”

A few years ago during the Clipsal weekend, David’s dress sense led to a passing bogan in a hotted up Hyundai having a go at the comedian as he walked by.

“Strange things happen in Adelaide, especially when that car race is on. It was during that race weekend that a guy in a small car with a stereo system of a medium-sized nightclub shouted out ‘You gay hippie!’ at me while I was walking by. Oh Adelaide, you’ve given me so much. Adelaide gave me that, but it also gives us Sia Furler, so it’s swings and roundabouts. I’m a big Sia fan, for sure. Can you please ask Sia to come to my show if she’s in town? I got into her because Bret from Flight Of The Conchords knows her from being in LA with her, but I only found out she was from Adelaide recently. She’s

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Last year’s Fringe found David taking on English comedians Josie Long and Daniel Kitson in extraordinary Scrabble battles.

“The problem with Scrabble is that Kitson and Josie are both very good, but people who are very good at Scrabble have generally learned the list of obscure two-letter words that are somehow in the English language. It’s very hard then. I get very serious about Scrabble, but my rule is that you have to have used the word in the last five years. The problem with that is that

when you play with pretentious people they say, ‘Oh, I use that word all the time! Qi? I’m always using it!’”

Although he initially found great humour in the humble Golden Gaytime, David’s more recent Aussie trips have lessened the impact of Australia’s most questionable ice cream.

“You can tell when you’ve been to Australia a few times because you don’t find it so funny anymore, but I still find Coon cheese utterly unacceptable. Golden Gaytimes, I still take photos of and send them home to people.”

David suggests to The Adelaide Fix that his new show Let’s Comedy will look at how complicated things are.

Reflecting on his jobs prior to becoming a full time comic, only his work in a bike shop stands out as a positive experience.

“I enjoyed my time working in a bike shop. My buddy who worked there with me and I did a stand-up show where the audience could get in for cheap if they brought their broken bike in and we’d repair them on stage. The great thing about it is that audiences are generally reluctant to talk to you when you ask them what they do, but you ask them about their bikes and they’ll go on and on. ‘I bought it off a nun!’ and then you’d be in for 20 minutes of solid gold banter about nuns.”

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so ContRoVeRsialNothing like the last week of Fringe to bring out the bitchiness. Word has it that one of the BIG shows in the garden had a fair bit of drama when a renowned cabaret diva came to visit. When watching the show she had been booked to perform in later that week, apparently the said diva was outraged to see one of the other performers had practically ripped off her act. After seeing both the girls, I have to say, you gotta go with the original… And the best!

What GFC?So much for Global Financial Crisis. This year’s Adelaide Fringe has sold well over 150,000 tickets smashing the target of 140,000. It makes me wonder where the people are now who thought we couldn’t have the Fringe every year.

danke!Well that’s it for another year. Thanks to the whole city for making Fringe such a ball again and if I abused you in the Garden at anytime - I’m sorry… although you probably were in the wrong. Much love Kinders xxx.

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“This being the third annual Fringe and the second without the Adelaide Festival, this was a total unknown,” says Anthoney. “In fact if anything I thought this was the real test. And fabulously thanks to Adelaide audiences and to all the artists who have come to taken a risk there’s no doubt now the Fringe is an annual tour de force for sure.”

A few days out from the end of the three-week festival and the Fringe (that accommodated over 500 shows) hit sales targets despite the economic dark times ahead. Anthoney calls the 2009 Fringe a “calm and solid” year.

“Just in terms that it’s sustained audiences and artists haven’t seemed to wear out. And we have been really lucky we haven’t had heat waves and extreme weather that’s added to the tension. So, in terms of the underlying psyche of it – it’s been fabulous.”

Anthoney has been pleased with the growth of some of the smaller and more underground hubs for Fringe activity.

“The venues that have done it for a long time are refining what they do and are having a great time like Caos Café on Hindley St, which had some great shows as did the Tuxedo Cat. It’s a great little venue with some cool shows up there. Similarly with the Electric

Light Hotel and a little cluster of venues over in North Adelaide that really rocked. And when you hear about stuff that happened in Noarlunga that was packed, it’s heart-warming that there’s activity all over the place.”

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Fringe and Adelaide Festival. And Anthoney will again be in charge of the Fringe for this celebration.

“Can you believe it? Well, it’s 50 years since the Festival started and right from the first year of the Festival there was Fringe activity and then it became more and more consolidated until it actually formed an incorporation in 1975 and then as you know broke free in 2007. And now here we are sitting alone and still having such solid shows and audiences and support from everyone. Personally I believe in the cluster model - where there’s a lot on at the same time I think it’s terrific. Whilst we haven’t missed the Festival in terms of audience and support it will be great when it’s on again.”

Finally, Anthoney wants to thank all the Fringe staff, audiences and artists.

“I just have to make sure that people know that there’s a magnificent team who really take on the lion’s share of

the work throughout the year. The managers are to die for.

“I want to just make sure that from the Fringe there’s a big onya and thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and came and saw something. I just think it’s just a reinforcement of live events - the future is still about getting out and doing stuff and being in a live situation and Adelaide gets it. Adelaide audiences are just cool like that; they know it’s here for a short sharp time. Particularly the artists who took the financial and creative risk to come to Adelaide (if they’re not already from here) and put on their stuff, I mean they’re up for critical analysis and potential loss of income and yet through all of that everyone will have had a phenomenal experience one way or the other. I want to thank them all.”

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2009 FRinGe FaCtsThere were over 4977 performances of 517 shows have taken place in 259 venues during fringe 2009.

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There were 293 australian premieres at fringe 2009.

a crowd of approximately 80,000 attended the opening night party on fri feb 27.

a total of 361 volunteers have worked more than 1500 hours to bring the fringe to life.

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The Blackeyed Susans were formed in Perth in the late ‘80s as a hobby band of sorts by the late David McComb of The Triffids. Since then over 30 musicians have passed through their ranks and in 2009 they still boast a floating line-up. For their Adelaide gig, they will present a five-piece line-up of Kakulas and Snarski alongside drummer Mark Dawson, The Triffids’ pedal steel player Graham Lee and multi-instrumentalist JP Shilo.

The combo will soon release a long-waited box set – Kakulas and Snarski were finalising the track listing as we spoke – which will be followed by their six-album back catalogue being remastered and then reissued with bonus offerings. The Blackeyed Susans also opened for Leonard Cohen in the Yarra Valley and then played some gigs with The Triffids.

Kakulas, who plays bass with both bands, also saw Cohen perform in concert no less than five times.

“I drank deeply from the trough,” he laughs, “because I also got to hear two soundchecks.”

“I saw Cohen soundcheck in the Yarra Valley,” Snarski adds. “I was driving into the venue and could hear music. So I quickly grabbed a seat in front of the stage – there were only about five other people there – and it was kind of like seeing a special little concert just for us.”

When The Blackeyed Susans opened for Leonard Cohen, they chose to play Memories, a Cohen song they’ve been doing for years and which appeared, with the late David McComb on lead vocals, on All Souls Alive.

“I’d been playing Memories since I was about 16 with Dave [McComb] and Alsy McDonald [The Triffids’ drummer],” Kakulas says, “so playing with Leonard over 30 years later seemed to bring that

journey full circle. Memories was the first step in my musical journey, which brought me to where I am today. That may sound like a cliché, but it was important to me to do Memories even though we are not in the habit of performing a song by an artist we are supporting.

“But I asked Leonard how he felt about us playing it and he said he hadn’t played Memories in years and would be looking forward to hearing it,” he adds.

Kakulas and Snarski appear in It’s Raining Pleasure, a film about The Triffids that enjoyed its world premiere at the recent Adelaide Film Festival. Neither musician have seen the finished product however.

“I have a copy of the film,” Snarski says, “but I’ll need to be in the right head-space to watch it.”

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“When you put the 3D glasses on, the feedback that I’ve been getting from audience members is that they feel like they’re obviously within the situation or within the dance or the dance is happening around them,” says the show’s producer Amanda Phillips. “It’s a one on one experience. It has what I would call or term the Mona Lisa effect - the dancer is dancing for you. You can’t get that in any other type of theatre.

“This is where the 3D is special. I think it makes for a very connected experience for the audience. If you were sitting 10 metres from somewhere else when you have those glasses on that dancer still is making eye contact and dancing for you.”

Using video footage of dancers, which is then cut live with animation and art by Phillips VJing while a DJ is selecting music to suit the visuals (or vice versa) results in the only 3D stereosonic live edit performance piece to be staged in this country. This means that no two shows are ever the same due to the live VJ and DJ experience. Phillips VJs using a huge touch screen.

“This thing is over a metre in size. It’s big, it’s visible and the audience can see

what I’m doing. It’s like I’m conducting or creating in the moment in front of them. Now, everyone says they are totally blown away by watching the 3D on the screen but it’s really nice every moment to check in with what I’m doing and how I’m making it in the moment with them. Also Alexander Mitchell, his music is just genius. He’s one of Australia’s true rising stars in terms of composition. It goes right through from tribal beats through to I would almost say symphony-like strains; you have a full diversity of musical ranges there within the piece. So, there’s something for everyone.”

Phillips says there is no way this work could have existed without the help of e-Research South Australia. This partnership has meant the art presented in this show can move forward.

“I’m so glad the audiences are ready for something different and they are ready to take it on board and join us on this journey. Again as you said about the VJ/DJ experience, yes it’s something that the audiences need to get their head around. But it increases the improvisation aspect, the spontaneity and the point of difference of any other performance.

We’ve been able to actually research this and allow it to gestate and develop over time, which isn’t something we’re often afforded as artists or creators, the time this has had to sort of manifest as an idea and this has been really significant.”

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one of the most forward thinking shows of this year’s fringe is a technological thrust of dance with live music and visual edits in a 3d format that makes the audience experience the “mona lisa effect”.

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as the fringe winds down for another year, The Adelaide Fix is preparing for a restful 11 months of hibernation. before we sequester our acorns and batten down the hatches, we asked the office what the favourite shows of this festival season have been.

lachlan colquhoun“Lady Carol with the ukulele in A Company Of Strangers was the best thing I saw. I hung around at the fringes of The Spiegeltent so that Le Gateau Chocolat could not get to me.”

roberT dunsTan“My favourite was Abbie Cardwell & Her Leading Men. She was playing to her home crowd – even her dad was there. I’ve mostly seen Garden stuff. I saw David Bridie in The Spiegeltent and Dave Graney in Le Cascadeur, who was very good. The Late Show at the Gov was very good, with Arj Barker and Lehmo. I know it’s not part of the Fringe, but WOMAD was great as well.”

harry sTarboard“My favourite comedy shows would have to be between Nik Coppin’s Loquacious, Shaggers and Marcel Lucont. Nik Coppin, Marcel Lucont and Adam Vincent are the three that made me laugh out loud. I saw some comedians that really didn’t make me laugh. There was a considerable difference in the attitude of my favourite comedians to their audience, and it might be due to the venue. The Tuxedo Cat has a more unpretentious, laidback attitude, but the night I was at Rhino Room for the Late Show, Adam Richard was tedious, Tom Gleason was too precious about being heckled and Mickey D I didn’t think was particularly funny. The show I’m most looking forward to is The Blackeyed Susans this Saturday, but my absolute favourite show was Paul Zenon, who was absolutely great. He performed short magic shows in this 1930s British construction in the Garden. Five dollars for 15 minutes – you couldn’t beat it.”

Tiffany Venning“I liked A Company Of Strangers, particularly Le Gateau Chocolat’s opening song from The Sound Of Music. He comes out singing The Sound Of Music dressed in his lycra. I also liked Arj Barker. I walked out of that show unable to remember a single joke, but there was one about technology and IT that I really liked. The good thing about that show was it was packed and there was a good vibe.”

paul kiTching“Clearly the favourite was Lady Carol in A Company Of Strangers singing The Show Must Go On. She was playing a haunting ukulele while perched on a piano. She was glamorously clad in hooded apparel. I was unable to take this whip, but I’m sure she would have been happy to play along. So my favourites were A Company Of Strangers and the crisp chips in the Garden.”

daVid knighT“My favourite show was The Boy With Tape On His Face. It’s a different take on the comedy genre. Everything I say will make me sound like a fucking wanker, but it’s just different to anything else. He doesn’t talk but he makes you laugh for an hour. Every show was different depending on the crowd, so no two shows were the same. My biggest Fringe disappointment was House Of The Holy Afro. It wasn’t the worst show, it just didn’t deliver to the heart. I was hoping for an amazing hour of visual stimulation. It wasn’t the worst show, it was just the most disappointing.”


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belinda pappalardo“Arj Barker is fuckin’ funny. I just love his warped brain and there was plenty of new stuff in there. I really liked the bit about the solar system – that was really funny. I totally would go back to Arj’s hotel room with him – he’s hot. I could give him my phone number…”

maTT pengilly“A Company Of Strangers. It was a fantastic collaboration of talented nuts and I loved it. Good arrangements, talented performers and all round quality wholesome entertainment. George [Le Gateau Chocolat] can pick me out of a crowd - we both have that stand-out personality in common. But I don’t dress like a woman, I’m not 100 pounds heavier and I’m not black.”

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sTephen k amosarTs TheaTre, wed mar 18David Knight

A jetlagged Stephen K Amos opened his late-season Fringe run with his new show Find The Funny almost half an hour late but the wait was worth it. Explaining to the audience that if they were looking for deep meaning and pathos then they were at the wrong show, Amos proceeded to encourage the audience to look at the lighter side of life, and to find the funny in everyday situations, which he did by gathering material from various audience members. Though he started off in a blaze of glory thanks to the amount of material from a young family in the front row, his set lost momentum half-way in, as the clearly jetlagged English comic was slightly unsettled and for a while all over the place. He regained his composure for the final 15 minutes and

then discovering most of the audience were live Amos virgins he ended with a ‘greatest hits’ segment that proves for a good night out Amos is as reliable as an open bar.Stephen K Amos’ Find The Funny continues until Sat Mar 21 at the Arts Theatre at 9.45pm

boomerang reTurnshigher ground TheaTre, wed mar 4Inés Reid

The Fringe guide promised a “bridge between Aboriginal Dreaming and contemporary indigenous Australia” and “an amazing journey with a feast of dance, song and music”. But leaving the theatre I was left with the distinct impression that what I’d seen was more akin to an end of year school showcase than a “fast moving, rich and

complex journey”. A disjointed series of traditional song and dance, intertwined with contemporary choreography and music, Boomerang Returns fails to convey a clear message, instead, leaving me with an uneasy confusion. Industry veteran Caroll Karpany is the standout performer among an otherwise young and inexperienced cast. His onstage presence, easy and energetic, smoothes the transitions and enhances the youngster’s performances, but is not quite enough to make up for the show’s lack of clarity and direction.Boomerang Returns performs at Higher Ground until Sat Mar 21.

Topsy TurVyTheaTer bosco, saT mar 7Inés Reid

If it’s true that the audience is 50 percent of the performance, then circus shows like Topsy Turvy will never be performed better than with an audience full of noisy, sugar-hyped under fives. Clearly aimed at this particular age bracket, Topsy Turvy may have left me a little indifferent if not for the crowd of excitable youngsters giggling, gasping, cheering and jeering in all the right places. Without breaking new ground, the show presents a solid set of standard circus skills, basic illusions, and slapstick clowning with a simple connecting story. The most impressive performances being the dextrius hula hoop display by Jeseeka and the Clown’s playful, emotive performance throughout. The latter being so effective as to elicit a spontaneous, conciliatory hug from a small audience member. Further proof that a show of this nature is most wondrous when seen through young eyes.

kiss me quick… i’m full of Jubesrhino room, Tue mar 10Inés Reid

Squeezing into the cramped room, I am immediately aware of being awkwardly close to both performer and other audience members. This feeling sets the tone for the rest of this cathartic show, the subject of which is the comic’s own mother. Specifically, exactly why she’s single-handedly responsible for her daughter’s problems. Hannah Gadsby’s storytelling is so forthright and self-deprecating that the audience soon begin to squirm; uncomfortably longing for the punch line, doubtful there could possibly be one. So, when the skilful delivery finally comes, sheer relief makes the ensuing laughter all the more sweet. The initial awkwardness soon dissipates however and a kind of camaraderie settles over the group as we place our trust in the comedic abilities of our host and enjoy the ride down her laughably, embarrassing memory lane.Kiss Me Quick… I’m Full of Jubes continues at Rhino Room until Sat Mar 21.

redheadThe spiegelTenT, Tue mar 10Jenna Bonavita

Susie Keynes delivers her distinctive compositions with impressively powerful voice and rock chick vitality, coaxing and engaging an appreciative audience. Not only are the melodies instantly memorable, the lyrics imprint images with depth of emotion equal to the range of colour in an artist’s palette. The band is astonishingly tight and there is a sense of total trust, both musically and personally, from years of touring together in Fruit. Enhancing the diverse arrangements with harmonious backing vocals, Yanya Boston and Brian Ruiz (drummer and bassist respectively) complete the psychically linked Redhead line-up. These catchy songs will be lodged in your brain long after the gig. Deeply respected on their home turf and deservedly revered on the international arena, Redhead’s outstanding debut CD offering Ordinary Girl (featuring the extraordinary bass playing of CJ Rhodes) is out now. If you haven’t already purchased it, wait no longer!

youTube your own adVenTureThe pod, Thu mar 12Bobby Goudie

Brisbane’s Hooray For Everything (charming trio Matt Emery and brothers Steve and Phil Driver) are comfortable and naturally hilarious comedians that have created an enjoyable interactive way of connecting their hilarious skits, songs, puppetry, dance and parodies. The audience has the power to click from over two hours of hysterical content ‘YouTube style’ within the 60-minute show, ensuring the performance is always different. Highlights tonight included Steve’s Wiggles audition, Puppetry Of The Pee Pee (penis education for boys aged seven to nine) and Good Vibrations (choose this if you’re feeling mean). Best suited to the younger generation and night owls due to the late time slot. Best comedy I’ve seen for a long time! Can’t wait to go back!YouTube Your Own Adventure continues at The Garden Of Unearthly Delights’ The Pod until Sat Mar 21.

capTurecolour cosmeTica,Thu mar 12Bobby Goudie

Playground presents three diverse, passionate pieces of contemporary dance ensuring the audience is always fascinated and engaged. The night begins with an energetic piece depicting superhero characters, followed by an intense theme of capture and manipulation of a man by a young girl (think Book Of Revelation) and ending with a nostalgic glimpse at memories


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dallas frascaThe spiegelTenT, Thu mar 12Jenna Bonavita

Gremlins of the full moon came out to play, disappointingly wreaking havoc and plaguing the set with technical issues throughout. The already suffering sound system, pushed to capacity by Dallas’ belting, untamed vocals, created nasty distortion much of the time. Problems aside, Dallas and superb dobro/guitarist, Jeff Curran, performed with abandon regardless. Goading a little anarchy, Dallas insisted the audience firstly move tables closer to the stage, then eventually shift everything out of the way and get on their feet. Giving the performance an extra edge of spontaneity, Dallas invited up guest freestyler, Triplenip, who treated us with some insanely fast and furious rhymes. Dallas Frasca’s musical style could be described as having elements of roots, blues or even swamp. However, her performance involves a bizarre channelling of Bessie Smith meets Janis Joplin meets the frantic death metal vocals of Opeth! Dallas has an enthusiasm that is infectious and a pure delight.

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evoked by photographs. Tess Appleby, Danny Hales and Melissa Stupel give vigorous, solid performances to intriguing choreography. The simple, unpolished video projection complemented Capture #2, but was superfluous in Capture #1. The venue (a hairdressing teaching room) was too small and claustrophobic for the dancers (and audience) to move comfortably in, too well lit and an overall bizarre choice. If you don’t mind excellent contemporary dance in random, confined spaces, then definitely have a look.Capture continues at Colour Cosmetica until Sat Mar 21.

down & ouTThe ringbox, Thu mar 12Inés Reid

Do you ever, while watching a show, suddenly catch yourself with a silly half-smile on your face and a starry gaze in your eyes? Then turn around and notice everyone else has the same look on their faces too? In the 60 minutes Down & Out were onstage, that look never left my face. Acts like Teeter-board, Russian bar and a synchronised hand-balancing routine leave you in awe of the capabilities of the human body, while the circling dance of the Roue-cyr (wheel) leaves you breathless at the beauty of it. Grin stupidly at the slapstick ladder routine, performed with an energy, athleticism and inventiveness not seen since Donald O’Connor and Gene Kelly graced our screens. Highly theatrical, visually stunning and physically inspiring, Down & Out captured my imagination and I didn’t want them to let it go.Down & Out perform at The Garden of Unearthly Delights’ The Ringbox until Sat Mar 21.

The subTerranean song sessions - bill chambers, keVin benneTT, huckleberry swedesThe lion hoTel (The Tunnels), Thu mar 12Michael Coghlan

It turns out that all these years (pre-Kasey fame) Bill Chambers has been carving out his own fine reputation as a country player. And seeing him partner up with Kevin Bennett was a real treat. Bennett has a great voice and writes fine songs. So does Bill, who also plays a mean lap steel as well as sundry guitars. For the last three songs of their set they were joined by local mandolin legend Trev Warner and the

place rocked! They were a hard act to follow for the Huckleberry Swedes, who competently delivered their own inventive treatment of songs old and new. A very enjoyable night at a great venue. This was modern country music, but still with that cosy, loose, family feel that seems to typify country music events.

mark aTkins & The choir of didgeridooswesTcare karpandi arTs cenTre, fri mar 13Inés Reid

Well, firstly, the title is a little misleading. This show is not so much Mark Atkins & The Choir Of Didgeridoos as it is Mark Atkins. However, give Mark Atkins a chance and this need not be a disappointment. Tucked away in a small community centre on the type of vinyl seats that stick painfully to your legs, I sit mesmerised as the sound of one didgeridoo transports me, via my imagination, to a car on the open road. Flying along through outback Australia I can feel the hum of the engine and the wind in my hair as the scenery rushes past. Such is the descriptive power of Mark Atkins’ didgeridoo. Adding to the sound with vocals, harmonica and a rich slide guitar sound he explores the art of storytelling through music in a way that is both very old, and very new.Inés Reid

ca Va?fringe facTory aT 151 hindley sTreeT, saT mar 14Angie Starr & Kimberley Mann

Magnifique! As the quintessential French maid, feisty Joanne O’Callaghan gives the audience her all; French lessons, flirtation and stirring old favourite French songs. A manic character, this clumsy waitress, always the new girl in cafés, hilarious Helène discloses trade secrets; what the chef really does with your steak if you send it back, laments unrequited love of chefs and sings the story of her day of debacles on the Paris roundabout. She’s a dynamic performer with good vocal contrast, accentuated well by the subtle presence of pianist Luke Hales. Wiping her sweaty face with the French flag between renditions, this French maid confidently leads you through the night. Highly original, this is authentic, fast-paced comedy that is both endearing and poignant, each song a treat. The best of intimate theatre. Enjoy s’il vous plaît.Ca Va? continues at Fringe Factory until Sun Mar 22.

The bad orfun musicalSTAR THEATRES, SUN MAR 15Angie Starr & Kimberley Mann

This is funny. Opening with live music, these fresh out-of-schoolers go for it. Prisoner of his parents’ home-schooling and glib jokes, Timmy struggles to get into the normal world: “It’s not that we don’t want you to be happy, it’s just that we’re going to keep you here until you’re 35”. When they’re killed he’s sent to an orphanage run by a dominatrix executioner with a whip. Timmy is adopted by bogans, then by ‘the goat people’. A parody of High School Musical, envisioned by Luke Bartholemew, the co-written script is absurd and quirky, the characters well developed. Led by a piano-playing narrator it features strong passionate performances by the energetic, young and talented cast, notably Simon Moorcroft. Standout vocals by Anna McInerney and Emily Cousins. Corny song-and-dance well done. It’s kinda beautiful but scary, like a leopard covered in sequins.The Bad Orfun Musical continues at Star Theatres until Fri Mar 20.

The inTergalacTic Journey of hans The phoTographerroyalTy TheaTre, fri mar 13Edel Perth & Kathryn Barclay

Be ready to be taken on a journey through the enormous void that is our universe. This show has fine musicianship, multimedia and dramatic choreography; sit back and let yourself enjoy the ride. Hans the narrator tells of his epic voyage in search of the rare Quantum rose. He finds himself marooned on Zee-Leon where his passion for the rose gets him captured by the queen of the Gooloths. A tyrannical woman whose vanity saves his life as Hans is ordered to take her portrait daily. After the extinction of the last Quantum rose the queen showed great sadness and remorse, her people turned on her. During the revolution Hans escapes to his spaceship, where he longs for the day to show his treasured photos. If you like a rock musical you will love this.


abby dobsonThe spiegelTenT, fri mar 13Jenna Bonavita

Softly spoken Abby Dobson has a singing style which is slightly nasal, close-mouthed and quite endearing. Her unique tone is easily recognisable as the voice from Leonardo’s Bride or from songs featured in the cult TV series The Secret Life Of Us. She has collaborated with Paul Mac and even appeared on Neighbours. Performing songs from her new album, Rise Up, Abby spoke very little between song offerings, occasionally telling a brief story of the song origin but generally choosing instead to allow the songs to montage together and create a layering of beautiful sounds. Mal Pinkerton ably accompanied Ms Dobson with some delicate cello playing and doubled as pseudo bassist on some songs. Mal capably switched to guitar for the Dean Manning penned (and personal favourite) Even When I’m Sleeping. Very much suited and no stranger to the Spiegeltent setting, Abby Dobson created a panoramic aural sensation.



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room 4.09sTudio 89 cafÉ and Venue (main room), fri mar 13Clayton Werner & Darren

Restaurants make interesting venues and this one is well set up for music. Room 4.09, in three-piece mode, Simon Basey (guitar, pedal bass), Ben Roberts (guitar, blues harp and tin whistle) and Mike Heath (drums) certainly filled the space (though it is difficult for the musicians to mix themselves). The performers write some pretty cool songs and deliver them with energy. Though it was a small audience, there was dancing and rocking along. Having had a song picked up and put on a compilation in LA recently is indicative of their class. There was a good mix, some rollicking rock, some mellow numbers and a couple of covers. If these guys keep on rocking like they do, then they’ll be going places – make a date to catch them.

shaggy doo beaTs’ book launchimprinTs booksellers, fri mar 13David Robinson

Charles Crompton launched his book Readings From The Little Yellow Book at Imprints on Friday night, realising an ambition he has held ever since hosting Beat Route in the late 1990s. Introduced by Geoff Goodfellow, Crompton began the reading with his poem Adelaide, before handing over the reins to his alter ego, Shaggy Doo Beats. Dressed to impress, Shaggy took us through passages from the book, all delivered in a familiar, yet fresh, bop style. The prose was dotted with humour and delivered in short staccato bursts. Jazz trio The Jazzcateers provided some cool vibes throughout the evening, supporting the readings and adding to the ambience. This medium is ideal for the work, arguably better than simply reading the words from a page. We had wine, we had jazz, and we had beat poetry. I had visions of Cody. Cool.

bogan bingoelecTric lighT hoTel, saT mar 14Angie Starr & Kimberley Mann

Old school air-drummer DJ Macka and host Dazza strut the stage for a big night of Bogan Bingo Mania taking the audience on a “spiritual journey to get in touch with their inner bogan”. Packed with expletives, this is cathartic. It’s so wrong, so un-PC, it’s worth it! Complete with trademark two-finger-horned salutes, mullets, flannies,

Stubbies shorts, Bogan Idol air guitar, nasal-twang bingo called to shit-hot music by the legends of bogandom - Bon Scott, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, KISS and the Gunners. Each number has its bogan slogan, 18 – Keys To The Commodore, Fuck All Number 4, 31 Up Your Bum... No Babies…, Sweet 16 – Pig’s Arse! The heckling crowd loved it! A big bogan 10 (Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again) for audience participation. Noelene from Wallaroo took home the meat tray; a can of spam.

The holy seaThe spiegelTenT, sun mar 15Adrian Miller

Midnight on a wet Sunday night in Adelaide and another late start at the Spiegeltent. At the advertised time the Garden is fairly deserted and a queue non-existent. Somehow by the time the band is ready to start a face-saving audience is assembled. By the end of their thoroughly entertaining set the band has them screaming for more. Originally from Perth, and claiming to have been handed the baton by The Triffids (they must have been underage drinkers if they watched The Triffids play live), songs like Paddy, There’s Got To Be One More Bar Open also reminded me of Weddings Parties Anything. A rollicking set of acute observations about Australian life that deserve to be better known. They will be back in Adelaide in November to promote their new album. Perhaps they need to come more often to build up that elusive audience.

The daniel brunner preTTy big band feaTuring mark oaTesqueens arms hoTel (The annex), fri mar 13Bobby Goudie

All you cool cats out there who dig groovy jazz and swing, get down to the Queens Arms’ funky pad - it’ll flip your lid! And… I’m out of jazz slang. All the swing favourites (Come Fly With Me, Sunny Side Of The Street, Georgia On My Mind) are tightly performed by the talented toe-tapping nine-piece band. The charming Daniel Brunner has prepared many fascinating original arrangements - Superstitious was particularly enticing. The talented Mark Oates took a while to become comfortable, but was soon belting out jazz tunes in his cool, casual manner, evoking the appropriate emotions from the appreciative audience along the way. Great night out, Daddy-o!The Daniel Brunner Pretty Big Band Featuring Mark Oates continues at Queens Arms Hotel until Sat Mar 21.

underground wresTling & karaTe - exiT - 8 bodyThe garage inTernaTional aT naJJars, fri mar 13David Wright Is it a demonstration? A play? A spectacle? The crowd waits in anticipation, not knowing what to expect from the Japanese underground wrestling show. Then bang! Out of nowhere, it erupts with pure force as the five-man team explode into frenzied mayhem! Thunderous chants roar through the room as we are enlightened in wonder as legendary Nunchaku master Hiroki displays speed and agility that will blow your mind. Precision and accuracy is colourfully displayed, leaving no room for error with these dangerous weapons. The fantastic crowd encouragement welcomes Fugofugo Yumeji battle Munenori Sawa in a truly brutal yet comical at times fight highlighting true Japanese artful chaos. A fierce night of hardcore martial arts that will shock, make you wince and leave you pumped full of fascination, admiration and respect. Not for the weak!

qawalli & ghaZal nighTsa folk cenTre, fri mar 13Kate Battersby & Ian Newton

Seated on a bare, lit stage, musicians Inderjeet Singh (vocals. harmonium), Jay Dabgar (tabla), Josh Bennett (guitar, sitar) and Keith Preston (bouzouki, charming introductions) begin to play, taking us on a journey into Qawalli devotional music and Ghazal love poetry. With virtuosic, undulating vocals and rhythmic, melodic tabla interspersed with bursts of guitar and bouzouki, the music is trance-inducing, transporting, mesmerising. The second act was a study in perfect onstage communication: a sitar and tabla raga recital (duel?) between Jay and Josh, dazzling and disciplined, each at the top of his game. For the third part Farid Drokshan (vocals, harmonium) replaced Singh, bringing an Afghan flavour and a surprise or two to the performance. The performance, full of synergy and sympatico, energised and relaxed us, filling the room with a joy visible in musicians and audience alike.


cw sTonekingThe spiegelTenT, saT mar 14Kerry Loyson

The intimate, antique Spiegeltent couldn’t have been a more appropriate venue for CW Stoneking’s renowned hokum blues croon. Taking to the stage, along with his dynamic band the Primitive Horn Orchestra, in a brilliantly white ensemble and a delightful red bow tie, his witty southern-accented introductions to each ‘toon’ were worthy enough of a trip to the Garden’s famous marquee in itself. Transporting his age-varying audience members into a 1920s-esque era, along with a little help from the antique tent itself, he bustled his way through Early In The Morning, Jungle Lullaby, Handyman Blues, Love Me Or Die and an insightfully comical Don’t Go Dancing Down The Darktown Strutter’s Ball, with the class and soul of the legends themselves. With one avid fan of this sensational musician enthusiastically stating prior to his performance, “What goes on in the Spiegeltent, stays in the Spiegeltent,” it seems he was on the money. It certainly did. Brilliant.


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helpmann academy graduaTe exhibiTion 2009drill hallTorrens parade ground, king william rd, adelaideFourteen years on and the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition continues to showcase the freshest artwork (cue: ceramics, glass, installations, jewellery, painting, photography, sculpture and textiles) by 23 artists.Concludes Sun Mar 22

carniValeausTral hoTel 205 rundle sT, adelaideAlice Bell’s exploration of childhood memories.Concludes Sun Mar 22

generaTions of creaTionThe greenman innmain rd, ashbourneFive females (from ages four to 75), four generations, five perspectives, five mediums. This diverse and rare collection is a must see.Concludes Sun Mar 22

liTTle Things considereddragonfly193 VicToria sq, adelaide Artists Leah, Jody, Mark and Michael explore life, love and happiness through the use of found objects, hand-crafted curios, trinkets, photographs, texts, drawings and sound recordings.Concludes Sat Mar 21

The adelaide fringe 2009 visual arts exhibitions are in full swing. sculptured vaginas have been flown in, street art has surfaced, and people have even been body painted for the occasion. so head along to the art exhibitions to sponge up the creativity, soak in the atmosphere and support these creative cats.

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once upon a time there were five girls who studied at adelaide centre for The arts. These five girls morphed into five artists. These five artists then became five friends. it was over lunch that Jenny mcpherson, laura edwards, stephanie James manttan, Janice lane and Talia wignall decided it was high time for fem-faTe-Tales.

“We try to get together whenever possible to keep in touch with what is happening in our lives - usually over lunch,” explains Lane.

“And at one of these gatherings we decided to get an exhibition together to celebrate our friendship through collaboration. The name for the exhibition was derived from fem (female) FATE an anagram of TAFE where we all met, and tales (for tales of our lives).”

The exhibition shows various artistic mediums, which draws on personal experiences, memories and overseas travel. Despite the varying ages, interests and life experiences, the girls all share common ground with a love for the arts - and the beach.

“Four of us recently spent some time together at

Middleton beach, relaxing, playing games, talking and sharing memories of journeys both through travel and in life, and some of those experiences have been drawn upon for the work being presented.

“It is one of the interests we have in common as a group, and we enjoy talking about and sharing our experiences of travels, and planning future trips locally or overseas.”

Lane has bought these experiences and more to Fem-FATE-Tales by exhibiting images of her friend Jane, who travels extensively overseas for work, helping disadvantaged women through political, cultural and social improvements.

“Her haven from often difficult and stressful work is the thoughts of her home in Piccadilly. Her soul is soothed through the memory of it whilst away. Not only are the images symbolically about memory, but the process also is very much about memory. The use of transparent layering of paint, talks also of the memory of the hand of the artist, and the way memories layer one over another in our ‘memory banks’.

“Much of the work I have created thus far in my artistic career has in some way involved memory: memories of childhood, loss of memory due to illness and age, memory of lost youth, and even false memory.”

No doubt this Fem-Fate-Tales’ tale of life, love and art is sure to intrigue, delight and inspire.

fem-faTe-Tales is on at eye2eye fine art gallery, upstairs, 260 rundle st, adelaide until sun mar 29.

FeM-Fate-talesBy Belinda Pappalardo


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What’s the most mental thing you’ve ever seen in your comedic career?Steady Eddy.The economy is screwed – what tips can you offer to save pennies?Get the Queen to bring out some new poses on the coin.Who do you have a major beef with?The system, man. The system - no, I really don’t dwell on whom I’ve got a beef with. At the moment I LOVE Pizza Shapes.Best ever pash?Angela Lansbury.When did you last break the law?I parked in a loading zone for 11 minutes yesterday! And got away with it! Oaaaaww! That’s the shit!What’s the most useless item you own?A signed block mount of Melissa Etheridge - as it is also signed by about 30 of my mates.What’s your hidden talent?Being able to hide talent.Who were you in a past life?Performing in Vegas in a white sparkly suit and cape.What would you spend your last hundred bucks on?Waterslides.What’s your obscure pub quiz area of expertise?Billy Joel.Coolest person on your mobile phone?Peter Combe.What role on stage or screen have you always had a hankering to play?The lady from the Designer Direct adds.

What’s the secret to pulling comedy groupies (and if you don’t know, who should we ask)?Look somewhat similar to David Tennant. Then they even start Facebook groups about you!If you had a warning on the door to your show, what would it read?It’s too late now. You’ve paid already.Transcribe for us a sad, special or soppy text message from your phone.It was a picture text of “Happy Birthday Mark” written in glowsticks. Soppy because it was my girlfriend. Sad because it was the wrong day. If you were competing in the nude Olympics, what would be your event?Women’s gymnastics. Sadly.Stupidest thing you’ve ever done?I dressed up as a caveman and burst into my friend’s maths test and kidnapped her because she needed an excuse to get out of it.Of the other comedians partaking in the Adelaide Fringe, who would you most like to make funny babies with?Jason Chong.What’s the one thing you always include on your backstage rider?Water. How boring is that! I’m the real reason the Murray is screwed. Who will you be checking out at the Fringe?The Boy With Tape On His Face.Tell us a punchline.The Dalai Lama wearing MC Hammer pants riding the Luck Dragon. Trust me, come to the show, this is hilarious.

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mark Trenwith performs at the rhino room until sat mar 21 at 7.45pm.


So, here I am with just one more weekend of madness to go, deep in the Dangerzone, looking back at the Fringe that was. And, it’s a bittersweet time. There’s a sense of sadness knowing that the festivities are coming to an end. It’s such an amazing time each year - the smells, the sounds, the feeling of discovery. There’s a sense of regret too. I never got to experience everything. Missed out on some shows that received critical acclaim, and probably saw some shows I shouldn’t have. But at the same time I do feel a little relieved. Frankly I don’t know if I could keep going much longer. There’s the late nights. The drinking. The fast food on the way home. The sleep deprivation. Man, my physical appearance has slipped to the point that I’m now almost unrecognisable, coming off more like a 70-year-old Mexican with a bad hip. But even though I find myself shaking uncontrollably at my desk, breaking into spontaneous cold sweats and smelling a little like burnt toast, I’d do it all again. There’s no doubt the sacrifice has been worth it. After all, the highlights have been many. Hosting the opening night concert in front of thousands was a real buzz. I’ll never forget the energy of the crowd being whipped into a frenzy by Adelaide bands The Levitators and Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, Melbourne hip hoppers TZU and winner of the Fringe Spin DJ comp Well Being, who would’ve torn the roof off had there been one. I had a great

time catching up with performers who dropped in to visit Fitzy, Claire and Jules at Nova. Arj Barker was a regular with his stoner-brand humour. His reaction to Fitzy and Jules’ urine drinking prank was priceless. Lehmo stopped by before his trip to Baghdad. Sam Simmons dropped in, as did Lawrence Leung (whose ABC TV show Choose Your Own Adventure is gonna be a cracker). The incredible Le Gateau Chocolat performed his operatic version of Rhianna’s Umbrella live in the studio (complete with Fitzy, Claire and Jules’ questionable backing vocals) and the Tripod boys sang about the global financial crisis and our need to channel our ‘inner fish’ and start drinking salt water. We were lucky to have Best Of The Edinburgh Fest star Eddie Ifft co-host the show when Jules was sick and he had us all in stitches when the mics were on and off (!) as did Stephen K Amos who seemed to think the Clipsal 500 was a celebration of West Indian culture he referred to as the Calypso! Dancing on stage with Basement Jaxx intoxicated in a Stormtrooper gorilla outfit alongside Claire at Future Music Festival was surreal to say the least. I’ve decided ‘suit work’ is not my calling, that’s for sure. The ‘Fringe friends’ I run into every year were out in droves. But, where do they go during the other 11 months of the year? There were a lot of very bad stories told in the Garden late at night resulting in some ridiculous moments. Like the bloke who came

up with an idea for a mobile prophylactic franchise (Dial-A-Franger) and the yarn I heard about the fella who had a bad motorbike accident as a kid, tore has backside apart and was too scared to tell his parents despite being disfigured until his wife suggested he should have it looked at 11 years later! And how about the novelty foods? Corn Star corn-on-the-cob, Wicked Pizza (ready in three minutes) and Chips ‘N Cone. At what other time of the year can you wrap your laughing gear around those taste sensations? It’s all uniquely Fringe and I absolutely adored it. I can’t wait until next year already. But until then… hibernation sounds like fun.

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when not doing corporate comedy gigs melbourne’s col cameron is either doing his stand-up or playing in his musical comedy band called wacky entertainment. col is bringing his brand new show to the adelaide fringe 2009, although he admits that the show keeps changing with the more obsessions he realises that he has.I’m doing a naked… no, let’s start again. This is a show all about how my friends say I’m obsessed about everything, but they never actually explain why.So what do they think you’re obsessed with?They never tell me, so I have to work it out for myself. They just keep saying “Man, you are so obsessive,” which has left me feeling obsessive about why they think I’m so obsessive! There are some basic things that happen in my life that may suggest that I’m obsessed, but when I compare it to other people’s big obsessions – like people who collect bellybutton lint in a jar – I’m not that obsessive at all.They’re not obsessive, but they are insane!Yeah, but what if I’m the only one not doing that,

so maybe I’m missing out on something. I start wondering why they are doing this, and what am I missing out on by not doing it? So, then I get obsessed by not knowing stuff.Do you have one thing that you’re certain you are obsessed about?It’s probably tactile intolerance, meaning that I find it really hard to buy shirts because they scratch my

nipples. When I tell my friends this, they tell me I’m an idiot. I actually quit scouts as a kid because of the woollen socks.That’s not obsessive, that’s just being overly sensitive.Thank you! See I’m not obsessed. My show is actually about me proving that very fact! I do stupid things like going to a service station and spending ages trying to get $30.02 of petrol, but then I pay for it by EFTPOS so I don’t get that free two cents worth. I get obsessed with buying toilet paper. Years ago I worked out that you shouldn’t spend more than 50c on a roll, so I spend ages making sure I get the best deal for the amount of sheets per roll.Maybe you’re just eccentric or insane.I don’t think I’m obsessed, maybe just over- analytical.Col’s partner is having a baby soon.While we were at the shop, a tram came past so I raced out and held the tram up while I measured to see if the pram would fit through the tram doors. Is that obsessive?No, that’s just weird!Everyone in the shop came out to watch me as I ran down the street after the tram. But, at least I know I’ve got a pram that can fit on the tram!Maybe you need therapy.I’ve been obsessing about that very fact. Is that weird?Who knows [Laughs?!]

obsessions by col cameron performs at comix comedy cellar until sat mar 21 at 9.15pm.

oBsessions By Col CaMeRonBy Catherine Blanch

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