Adelaide Fringe: selected reviews of performances by artists with disabilities
| Events | Selected critic reviews |
|---|---|
| Chronically Ill Prepared, Comedy | “Arts purpose in exploring life and mental health isn’t to preach or be boringly crystal clear, the way some humans want life to be. Hence, art can present subtle, insightful, and event gentler into mental health with more resonance that a clear and easy-to-unpack essay. Chronically Ill Prepared is precisely the kind of mental health show I’d attend multiple times! A winning-structure with new authentic content every night! Bow of respect!” (Pinwill, 2024) – Mindshare, 22 February 2024 |
| Know Your Enemy/Talking Underwater (Double Bill), Theatre and physical theatre | “Written by a young person who is autistic themselves, the show authentically raises the importance of autism awareness and acceptance. Throughout the show, there are multiple moments when the audience is brought into Riley’s thoughts when the rest of the stage becomes still. In these moments Riley explores and shares with the audience their thoughts and utilises these moments to educate the audience on particular matters. There are very few theatrical performances that address such important topics in the way Talking Underwater does.” (Adrian, 2024) – Hub, 24 February 2024 |
| The Tumour Show Theatre and physical theatre | “I was left with a strong impression of a fine, empathic human, a deep thinker and, without doubt, a writer to watch; I would hope too that Beaglehole might consider more performance opportunities where his words and truths can shine through his own voice and personality.” (Lanzi, 2024) –Theatre Travels, 22 February 2024 Adelaide Fringe Winner 2024 |
| Events | Selected critic reviews |
|---|---|
| “Arts purpose in exploring life and mental health isn’t to preach or be boringly crystal clear, the way some humans want life to be. Hence, art can present subtle, insightful, and event gentler into mental health with more resonance that a clear and easy-to-unpack essay. | |
| “Written by a young person who is autistic themselves, the show authentically raises the importance of autism awareness and acceptance. Throughout the show, there are multiple moments when the audience is brought into Riley’s thoughts when the rest of the stage becomes still. In these moments Riley explores and shares with the audience their thoughts and utilises these moments to educate the audience on particular matters. There are very few theatrical performances that address such important topics in the way | |
| “I was left with a strong impression of a fine, empathic human, a deep thinker and, without doubt, a writer to watch; I would hope too that Beaglehole might consider more performance opportunities where his words and truths can shine through his own voice and personality.” ( |
Source(s): Authors’ own work, based on selected reviews