Murray Bramwell

Horse Country
by C.J. Hopkins
Clancy Productions
Eclipse, FringeHUB, Level 4 , Adelaide University
Until 6 March. Bookings FringeTIX (08) 8100 2004.
Tickets $15 – $29.
Sydney season Belvoir Street Downstairs
9 – 28 March.

Cincinnati
by Don Nigro
Clancy Productions
Eclipse, FringeHUB, Level 4 , Adelaide University
Until 6 March. Bookings FringeTIX (08) 8100 2004.
Tickets $15 – $29.
Sydney season Belvoir Street Downstairs
9-28 March

Morph
by Brendan Cowell
Fresh Track Productions
Little Theatre, FringeHUB, Adelaide …

2004
Murray Bramwell

The official Fringe program is out and, once again, it is a humungous collection of human activity and human endeavour. Take the Theatre section, for instance. I counted ninety seven listings. That means at least ten times that many people have got themselves organised, forked out their own money and are putting on a show – for themselves, their friends, families, to impress their lovers and punish their ex-s, and to entertain the passing punters, like us, …

2004
Fringe Comedy

Murray Bramwell

Before television re-discovered Australian humour and FM breakfast executives began strip-mining the stand-up industry, comedy at the Adelaide Fringe was all one big lucky dip where Funny Stories, LosTrios Ringbarkus, the Doug Anthony Allstars, Flacco, the Jet Black Cowboy and the Castanet Club could all be found.
Now we know our comics through Rove and ABC vehicles like The Glass House so many comedians already have a profile and a pedigree.

Looking through the list …