Play & Go Adelaide

[ March 1, 2016 to March 14, 2016. March 1, 2016 to March 14, 2016. ]
Undertone presents audiences with an experiment in the integration of electronic music and circus.
Each year the Fringe Festival program is bursting with experimental circus and physical theatre pieces aiming to stand out from the crowd and break the mould. Undertone achieves this with an honest and authentic performance by Victorian group ‘Black Carnation Productions’.

In the […]

Defrosted: Clowns do that frosty film!
“Love that frosty film or hate it, you will laugh your stripy socks off at lovable clowns Cat & Nicko and their puppet rock band. DEFROSTED is one big, bonkers blast of fun; a super-silly show for all the family featuring parodies of your children’s favourite film moments, lots of […]

‘Diary of an Everyday Kid’ is a production from the Prospect Theatre for Young People, filled with positive messages, aimed at kids aged 9 to 13 years.
It is currently being performed at the Holden Street Theatres in Hindmarsh during the 2016 Adelaide Fringe.
Themes of bullying, peer group pressure, body image, resilience and more, are portrayed through a […]

[ March 5, 2016 2:00 pm to March 6, 2016 2:00 pm. March 9, 2016; 11:00 am; March 12, 2016 2:00 pm to March 13, 2016 2:00 pm. ]
The Stone Lion by Meerkat Productions | Review
The Stone Lion is a delightful theatre production based on the book by Margaret Wild. It is not merely a straight adaptation of the story, this show is musical, has added audience interaction and participation, as well as more emphasis on some of the key themes of the […]

Like Australia’s most popular skivvy wearing performers, this band’s name starts with a W, ends with S, and has 7 letters…. and they get kids instantly on their feet when they start to play! They’re The Wholias!
Based in Adelaide, the members of the seven piece band hail from 4 different Latin American countries – Peru, El Salvador, Colombia and Venezuela […]

One man, a piano and an hour of laughs. ‘The Pianist by Thomas Monckton & Circo Aereo’ is a funny and endearing show genuinely perfect for the whole family.
It’s always impressive when a solo artist can hold a captive audience for an entire performance. Without spoken word Thomas Monckton presents a show that has audiences […]

“Two time-travelling scientists find an egg. It starts to move… For what comes next, they’ll need your help! Buckle up and take a trip in a giant time machine to get up close and personal with a life sized T-Rex. Learn about the ancient world of dinosaurs in the most exciting way possible. Two adventurous […]

This is a story about a girl who followed a map off the edge of the world…
In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads – streets and towns that exist only on surveyors’ maps. Or do they? A young woman strays from the beaten track and finds herself in a paper world. […]

Ghost The Musical | Review
It’s not very often that an international musical premieres in Adelaide before travelling interstate. Usually by the time a theatre production comes to Adelaide we’ve already read Australian reviews and heard all about it. Therefore we didn’t quite know what to expect when going to see Ghost The Musical at the […]

We’ve been to several different dance competitions in Adelaide over the past few years but none were like the Kids Artistic Revue dance comp we attended on the weekend of 24 & 25 October 2015. Held at The Michael Murray Centre for Performing Arts at Westminster School, it felt like we were walking onto a […]

Inside the Brick brought plenty of Lego fun to the Adelaide Showgrounds this weekend (17 & 18 October 2015). The exhibition of models made from thousands of Lego bricks was very impressive, and we loved how hands-on this event was, with plenty of opportunities for kids to play and interact.
On entering we were greeted with […]

Play School Concert 2015 | Review
by Catherine Leo
The ever popular Play School Concert has been back in Adelaide during August 2015 with a new show called ‘Once Upon A Time’, starring regulars from the TV show, Teo Gebert and Rachael Coopes, and pianist Bill.
It was my first ever visit to a Play School concert and […]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show | 2015 Review
Guest Post by Lauren Hunt of Teacher Types blog
On Saturday Miss M and her 1 year old cousin had their first experience at the theatre. We went to see ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show’ and were absolutely in awe for the whole 50 minutes. It was the perfect […]

Smashed is an artistic display of ensemble juggling mixed with modern dance and theatre. The mood is elegant with 1940s vintage music crooning. The whole show is pretty much all about apple juggling – 80 apples juggled amongst the team in a carefully choreographed show. There’s no dialogue – the 9 performers explore human emotions […]

 
Fringe Review: Kids Just Wanna Boogie – Back to the 80’s Interactive Disco
by Catherine Leo
Venue: Kevin Crease Studios, North Adelaide
Presented just a half an hour after it’s sister live show finishes (see Review here), the “Kids Just Wanna Boogie – Back to the 80’s Interactive Disco” provides a unique opportunity to connect with the stars […]

 
Fringe Review: Kids Just Wanna Have Fun – Back to the 80’s Live Show
By Catherine Leo
Venue: Kevin Crease Studios, North Adelaide
“Kids Just Wanna Have Fun – Back to the 80’s Live Show” is an extremely fun and entertaining, high energy musical comedy experience for kids of all ages, up to about 10 years of age…but […]

This year the Credit Union Christmas Pageant is celebrating 82 years since the first event in 1933, with the theme ‘Share the Pageant with Someone you Love’.
On the weekend we had the pleasure of visiting the home of the Pageant, Stardust Castle, to get a peek of what goes on behind the scenes of this […]

Voila! is the delightful show by quirky Melbourne duo Lee Cohen and Emma Shepherd.  The combination of an entertaining magician and a talented circus performer keeps little ones engaged for 45 minutes of tricks as they follow the storyline of Emma’s wish to have Lee magically make a ‘real’ bunny appear!
Lee engages the audience with […]

The South Australian Children’s Ballet Company’s performance of the much loved fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, is a wonderful introduction for young audiences to the world of theatre and dance.  The costumes are bright, fun and colourful and the group dance scene music is uptempo and thoroughly enjoyable.   From the underwater party opening scene […]

WOMADelaide 2013 Review
It was easy to find the KidZone area at WOMADelaide this year by looking out for the giant colourful letters spelling ‘WOMAD”.  Children were enjoying simple, old fashion fun just climbing the letters, playing chasy around them and posing for photographs for snap-happy parents!  There were endless activities on offer at WOMADelaide for kids, from arts and […]

You would be hard pressed to find a family without a few Dr Seuss books on their bookshelves at home, with some passed down from one generation to the next they have been around for so long!  This adaption of the Broadway musical Seussical is performed by the Childrens Performing Company of Australia, who are […]

We took along our own teddy bears and joined the Theatre Bugs crew on a little adventure in the Magic Forest. The story is simple enough for youngsters to follow of Teddy Taylor going on an adventure and meeting some loveable Flower Fairies and Toe-Tapping Teddies, including Fairy Snot-Face, with an unfortunate name that you […]

10 out of 10.  Toe tapping, hand clapping, nail biting entertainment at its best for the whole family!  Pants Down Circus is a MUST SEE show offering non stop thrills from start to finish.  Both adults and kids alike will be absolutely amazed at the circus skills on display under The Big Top, from incredible acrobatics to unbelievable […]

Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Show was thankfully not stinky, but it was very, very silly – and very, very funny!  There was continuous laughter from the audience and so many ‘LOL’ moments from little ones who just adore the silliness Mr Snot Bottom gets away with.  Mr Snot Bottom is quite naughty, which of course the kids are […]

While some of this year’s Fringe venues are inside fabulous, unique and quirky buildings and temporary structures, No Place Like Home @ Carrick Hill is located of course at Carrick Hill – held outside in the gardens (which is also home to one of our favourite activities the Story Book Trail).  There are two scene locations set up for […]

With comedy, cabaret and a huge amount of fun for all the family to enjoy together, the energetic and informal variety showcase Huggers returns to Adelaide for a second year after sell-out shows at festivals worldwide.
There’s enough variety to entertain all ages, with a different line-up at every show – and performers selected from the best […]

Following a sell out debut season at the 2012 Adelaide Fringe, a season at Edinburgh Fringe and an appearance in ‘Best of Edinburgh Fringe’, Freedom Festival, DJ Monski Mouse is back this year with her hugely popular early childhood dance event, Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall.
Held in the beautiful Romantiek tent of The Garden […]

I still remember my first Cirque du Soleil show many years ago – Saltimbanco – it was like nothing I had ever seen before.
Each time I think, what could they possibly do that they haven’t done before? Well, after seeing OVO I am again blown away by the brilliance of Cirque du Soleil.
They take circus […]

The Wiggles Celebration Concert has been a final tour with the original members together before Greg, Jeff & Murray hang up their skivvies for the last time at the end of this year.
After 21 years of non-stop wiggling for Jeff & Murray (Greg had a few years break due to illness) they are finally retiring. […]

The Wiggles rolled into town celebrating 20 years of entertainment and for the first time they brought their own ‘Big Tent’ rather than performing in the usual large arena.
Having been to their last 5 concerts (yes we certainly are Wiggly fans here!) this concert felt like they were going back to the basics – no […]