Superbolt Theatre and Seabright Productions. Garden of Unearthly Delights - Umbrella Revolution. 16 Feb 2016
Dinosaur Park, formerly appellated Jurassic Park, and probably not now for copyright infringement reasons, was a sell-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe last year. The Park family wants to share with you a private screening of the hugely successful movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993; the original Michael Crichton novel spawned another three films with a fifth in the pipeline. But the movie is missing and daddy Terry, and Jade and Noah - with theatresports novelty and inventiveness - act out key movie moments that poignantly reflect and interweave with the life of a single dad raising teenage kids. Noah is an enthusiastic teen living in his fantasy world as a consequence of being sidelined by the battle for emotional supremacy between Dad and emo Jade.
Co-creators and performers Maria Askew, Simon Maeder, and Frode Gjerløw run on high octane with cleverness. Dinosaurs, deep family matters and DNA molecules are acted with alacrity. Plenty of potted palms place you on that dangerous island. T-rex is a back pack, and electronic gates are mic'ed voice effects. Raptors in the kitchen remain dangerous.
Deep knowledge of the dino franchise would be a megasaurus-size help but is not essential. At times poignant but mostly funny, Dinosaur Park is good fun Fringe fare.
David Grybowski
When: 12 Feb -14 Mar
Where: Garden of Unearthly Delights - Umbrella Revolution
Bookings: adelaidefringe.com.au
