Interview with City Mag Adelaide

Clich HERE to read the beautiful, detailed interview I did recently with City Mag Adelaide. I share the fateful story behind my full-blown illness journey and how that very story now unfolds on stage live before an audience in Happy-Go-Wrong. This is a nice one.

“Illness has a powerful way of weeding the garden. At its most intense, my illness cleared out relationships, work, my arts practice, all my money, everything… leaving with me with a feeling of having nothing. I thought my life might be over, but it was precisely from this place of nothing that I started to see everything.

There’s a line in my show that continues to resonate: “Once you have the wisdom of death, you can’t go back… and why would you want to?” It’s funny how being thrown upside down can put you the right way up!”

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Feature in Broadway World

Broadway World has written an article on my solo show, Happy-Go-Wrong at Adelaide Fringe 2021.

“After the greatest 'accident' of my life - a tiny tick bite - turned my world upside down, I was surprised to discover that such soaring joy could exist alongside unfathomable struggle, to the point where I began to wonder if this accident was, in fact, no accident. As I continue to fight for my health, and seek out the happy in all the wrong, Happy-Go-Wrong is a lifeline that shines a light on the invisible battles that so many face on a daily basis. It is also my spirited way of saying thanks for still being alive.”

Check out the full article HERE.

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#DearDiary Critical Acclaim

Here is the final rundown of amazing reviews from #DearDiary's Adelaide Fringe 2016 season:

- ★★★★1/2 "Snelling is charming, charismatic and hilarious, pulling off this unique show with a flair that grips the audience...engaging and funny...Snelling’s performance is outstanding." - Glam Adelaide http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/main/fringe-review-deardiary/

- ★★★★ "A compelling show... An entertaining, at times deeply moving, look at the nature of the human condition... inquisitive and insightful." - The Advertiser http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/adelaide-fringe/theatre/adelaide-fringe-review-2016-deardiary/news-story/41618e680b3d6c8fc11db852f059bff5

- ★★★★"A fascinating experience...a talented and warm performer." - The Clothesline http://theclothesline.com.au/dear-diary-adelaide-fringe-review/

- ★★★★ "#DearDiary‬ is self-reflexive, clever and moving." - Rip It Up http://ripitup.com.au/festivals/adelaide-fringe-festival/adelaide-fringe-reviews/deardiary#.VuIbi8d2OYW

- "Human, honest and gritty... superbly nuanced... The audience felt, and truly was, at one with Snelling" - The Barefoot Review http://www.thebarefootreview.com.au/menu/theatre/119-2014-adelaide-reviews/1340-deardiary.html

- "Snelling’s account of the value and the virtue of keeping a diary and her engaging honesty make #DearDiary a charming and illuminating confessional... An unpretentious show told with honesty and charm by a performer who lights up the stage."  - Canberra Critics Circle 
http://ccc-canberracriticscircle.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/deardiary-adelaide-fringe-festival-2016.html?m=1

- "She is a phenomenal actor and singer, captivating the audience during the entire performance." - Fringe Review
http://fringereview.co.uk/review/adelaide-fringe/2016/deardiary/ 


The Act of Storytelling interview

I got interviewed recently by The Act of Storytelling about ‪#‎DearDiary‬. We talked about my lifelong obsession with diary-keeping and the profound effect this has had on my understanding of myself. “One of the questions my show asks is how do you measure your existence? I think I’m quite obsessed with wanting to document, in particular, feelings and thoughts. I think it’s a very existential thing. How do I know that I actually exist?” Click here for the full interview.