Good Man - Adelaide Fringe Review

By 27 February 2026 Adelaide SA, Australia

 


Good Man builds toward a moment that, on paper, sounds like the centre of everything: the first time 17 year old Connor meets his father. But the real punch is what surrounds it, the hour before the gig, the lead-up, the looping thoughts, the tiny choices, and hopes at the pub gig that feel small and big respectively, until they are not. Much like parts of our lives we think are missing and we build up that fail to match our dreams and fantasies, the greatest reward is often what we already have. You can become the missing piece, not just for yourself, but for the people around you too.


Connor relives that night with a live-band heartbeat underneath it, driving the narrative with sharply timed, genuinely natural comedic quips (I wish there were more). It is tight and funny, yet never cheap. It is so intimate without ever begging for pity, and clear-eyed about the expectations we carry as young people, and what happens when they don’t pan out.

What lands is the shift from fantasy to responsibility. The missing piece is not coming to save you. You cannot go back, but you can become a Good Man now.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • Fri, 20 Feb - Sun, 01 Mar 
  • 60 min 
  • The Hetzel Room at The Courtyard of Curiosities at the State Library 
  • MA15+ (1 Warning) 
  • $25 to $33 - grab your tickets here
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