Adelaide Fringe 2017 Review: Red Dress & The Sugar Man
PREPARE for a captivating hour of sweet music and broken hearts.
Red Dress & The Sugar Man
Cabaret *****
La Boheme, until March 19
PREPARE for a captivating hour of sweet music and broken hearts.
Through the evocative music of Tom Waits, Marisa Quigley tells the tragic noir-style tale of Romeo and Rosie — Rosie a symbol of everything that is pure and good in the world, and Romeo a troubled man and the opposite of everything she represents.
In true film noir style, Romeo casts a spell on Rosie and drags her into the darkness with him, the two characters circling a plughole of sin and regret.
Rosie has been tainted and Romeo must live with the fact he has forever tarnished something so beautiful.
Quigley is phenomenal, perfectly bringing the narrative to life with a spoken word performance perfectly delivered with breathy anticipation and compellingly weaving the tragic storyline through some wonderful interpretations of Waits’ oeuvre.
And the band is rock solid, stunningly supporting the gifted Quigley.
Flawless music and faultless storytelling, this is a journey you shouldn’t miss.
Tom Bowden
Love Letters to the Public Transport System
IF you’re not in love with Molly Taylor by the end of this show — or at least with her view of the hitherto unsung romantic role that public transport plays in bringing people together — you’d better check that you still have a pulse.
Sam Simmons — A-K
WHEN you go to a Sam Simmons show you’ve really got no idea what you’re going to get. Just go with it.