Damian Callinan, The Merger
March 30th, 2010
“****IF you’re a fan of AFL football, then Damian Callinan’s take on multiculturalism in rural Australia is a must-see fixture this Fringe season.”
City Weekly, 2010
“With the use of very props and costume changes, along with a couple of sock puppets, Callinan flawlessly interchanges his voice, accents and postures to represent his diverse array of characters, opting for blackened stage and use of hilarious, yet not too unrealistic mock recordings of the local rural radio station to bide his time behind the curtains. He may have used football as a metaphor but with sharp satirical humour Callinan manages to consistently avoid many of the small-minded clichés that might have easily cheapened his message.”
Steve Jones, dbMagazine