5/5 Review from The Adelaide* Magazine!
The Adelaide* Magazine crew can’t stop raving about this hotel room after party. It’s a whole lot of knicker-flashing fun.
UTA UBER KOOL JA
The Hotel Richmond, Rundle Mall
The buzz
During a pre-show interview, Uta assured us that Adelaide will be known as “Utalaide” after she’s finished with it. Turns out she could be right…
The vibe
Set in a second-floor Hotel Richmond hotel room, this intimate affair is open to just 20 audience members per show. Melbourne actress Georgina Symes brings fictional character Uta alive using the entire hotel room as her stage. Yes, even the bathroom. From the moment we walk through the hotel doors Uta’s mixed-up world unfolds. It’s a delightful mix of rock-star shenanigans, designer debauchery, and earnest meltdowns all washed down with a load of champagne. Exasperated assistant George is there to mop up the spills, top up champagne and divert washed-up diva tantrums.
Reality bites
Hand over your champas Pats and Eddie. Eat your heart out Madonna… in bed with Uta is all the rage. Crazy costumes, a flash of nipple and a party game or two fill this hour-long show. Pinch yourself when the clock strikes ‘that’s all folks’ - these characters are so believable you’ll be sad to hang up your sequins and leave. For most mere mortals this is the closest you’ll get to a real-live rockin’ hotel room after party.
We’re telling our mates… this is our top tip for 2012. Adjust your spandex and hit the hotel with your inhibitions set low. At just 20 people per show, get snappy - word will spread like a rock stars’ venereal disease.
Rating: 5/5 Mall Balls.
Uta Uber Kool Ja
Presented by: Technicolour Army
From $22/ticket
22 Feb to 17 March
Tickets at adelaidefringe.com.au.
