A Thousand Words

4 out of 5 stars - 6 shows remaining https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/dance-nation-af2025 In Ohio, a dance team of adolescents prepare for the most important moment of their young lives - a national dance final. Under the guidance of a ferocious dance teacher, we see the teens (all played by adults) fight for glory while dealing with their own talents, inadequacies and experiences. Some are naturally skilled, some just want to have fun, some have overbearing stage mothers, while they are all discovering their power in a world that threatens to take it away. A strait-laced, coming-of-age tale this is not.  Dance Nation  is a blur of reality and fantasy, a dream and a nightmare. It flips from the mundane to the surreal in a heartbeat, taking the audience on a turbulent ride through adolescence. Previously performed by the third-year theatre students at Flinders Uni in December 2024, they have returned to take on the nation once more. With a small casting change in ...

4.5 out of 5 stars - DON'T MISS OUT https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1253244 Orignally produced by StarKid Productions, Book by Matt & Nick Lang, and Music by Jeff Blim, this is the first musical in the Hatchetfield trilogy. Everything in Hatchetfield is seemingly normal until people begin singing... Then, they begin dancing... And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his eccentric group of friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future. It’s a story filled with dark humour, drama and a little bit of romance and a little bit of gore. Parental guidance required. For a musical that hates on musicals, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (TGWDLM) opens on a strong note, but then carries on consistently at the high bar set for itself. Every performer involved in this production should be proud of their Opening night performance. The usual nerves and technical issues ass...