Downtown Street Party and The Caretaker

Before heading in to see The Adelaide Festival's show The Caretaker on Friday night, Irene and I had a quick bite and some amazing Italian wine at Adelaide's First Downtown Street Party on Waymouth Street. The food was amazing, the people were in a buzzing afterwork-drinks-let's-see-where-the-night-takes-us kind of atmosphere. Irene snapped pics of me while a local artist painted one of the car-trees dotted around Adelaide. I had to stop myself from asking to paint a little part of the car! I have been painting non-stop of late, so it just comes naturally! Ha ha ha, you can't say I am afraid of a paint brush! I love the new collections from Aussie label Tigerlily, particularly this sweet floral dress I am wearing. It has a lovely pleated skirt and is just right for work or a party. I have my eye on a few more pieces from their collection, and since I can not get enough of playsuits/ rompers and shorts right now... we shall see.

The Caretaker was a great show, funnier than I expected. If you are looking for something to see, I can highly recommend it. If you are looking for something to see, there is a lot out there at the moment, it has been lovely for even my family to be staying out late seeing shows and going to the venues with friends. That doesn't happen too often!

Pictured wearing Taisho Dress by Tigerlily, available here. Shoes from Zomp, Vivienne Westwood Bag.

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Adelaide Fringe 2012

 















I thought I would share with you some of my Fringe picks and adventures. Photos are from the Festival fun over the past week or so, in Gluttony.

 The Adelaide Fringe have a free Tour of the Unexpected Bus service dropping you to various Fringe locations around the city, and providing a great deal of unexpected entertainment along the way. No two rides will ever be the same! Emma, Mum and I took a round trip, which involved a lot of laughing, dancing and some cringing.

Shows to see? I recommend the hilarious Californian trio Sound and Fury, with 'Doc Faustus' which combines the story out Faust with a whole bunch of Western Cinema references. I laughed non stop for the entire hour. They were fantastic, and I can see how they have taken out the award for people's choice the past three Fringe Festivals in a row. Check out their details here.


The Terrible Infants is one of the most exciting Fringe shows this year. It combines story telling in a quirky way, mixing puppetry, song, dance and incredible physical theatre. Not solely aimed at kids, this show inspired me so much. I can see why even Judy Dench got on board to record a voice over for one of their stories. Check it out!

If you want to see three Fringe shows in one, the Tonight style show Amuse-Bouche from Never Ender Productions is back again this year, with an impressive line up of guest artists talking about their shows. I took a few snaps for them this week, of guests Sound and Fury (US), Christophe Davidson (Canada) and A New Coat of Paint: The Songs of Tom Waits.

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The Ham Funeral, and Adelaide Festival and Fringe 2012

The Adelaide Fringe and The Adelaide Festival are both alive and entertaining here, it is all going on, and I am all too happy to be apart of it, and for having Emma Craig come to visit!



On day one (of Emma's visit) we were a little rained out so there are no photos, however we did make it to The State Theatre Company of South Australia's production of The Ham Funeral by Patrick White. The Ham Funeral is an incredibly funny, clever vaudeville piece, which for me, although layered with all sorts of fun comic and also deeper crumbling subtexts, it strikes a chord as an emerging artist. The Young Man, who's journey we follow, is a poet (he describes himself as such, but quickly adds "...though, to be perfectly honest, I have not yet found out for sure") caught up in a world unfulfilled. This world is damp and monotonous yet oddly alluring, conflicting with (but ultimately driving) his own ambitions and expectations. In my own experiences, it is easy to fall prey to a slightly more negative, desperate side while taking the long steps to reach artistic goals, particularly when you aren't quite sure how to keep that promise to yourself. The drive toward that freedom to create, to leave the nest and develop as an artist is the home run for me with The Ham Funeral. It is also the show which I have been very fortunate in being seconded to work on with Designer Ailsa Paterson. Ailsa and her crew were very generous to allow me to come in and experience their process and work on some practical elements. I had an amazing time working with them, and would encourage you to get along to the show, it is fantastic!

Emma and I visited a few of the Fringe venues, seeing shows, we were particularly impressed with magic show Morgan and West Time Travelling Magicians, for which we both ended up on stage being a part of their very clever tricks. I shall post up more in a day or so about the other shows, bars, venues and things we got up to. Pictured here is us checking out the APAM stuff at the Festival Centre and The Garden of Uneathly Delights, with Mum. I have a lot more to show you!

The thing is, just GO! Get out there, and have a magical time, exploring the arts. Emma Craig is responsible for these photos, thank you so much for taking them for me and letting me use them love! Will miss you and having a sister! xx