Reviewed by: Weekend Notes
Review by Paula Benson | 11 March 2021

You want to take your kids to a Fringe show, so that they have great memories and talk about the show and you want to enjoy it as well. My girlfriend's kids (mine are too old now) said that they had so much fun at the Junior Detective Collective: The Mystery of the Golden Scoop. They loved it when the characters were paused and the audience could choose how the story continued. They really felt as if they were part of the show. The interaction was fantastic allowing the children to vote on how many scoops or the flavours of ice cream. For the adults, most have fond memories of the "choose your own adventure" books and this show brought back the nostalgia. The setting was glorious as this show was held in the Ampitheatre at Black Box Theatres within the Adelaide Botanic Garden. This is a hidden gem of the fringe spaces designed by artists and brought to life by Hartstone-Kitney productions. This incredible children's troupe, The Juicy Orange, shows their passion and flair for this kind of interactive theatre and makes you think that there are people out there truly loving what they do. The cast were lovely, posing for photos with the children and handing out Junior Detective Badges. Little things like this after an awesome show makes all the difference. Wonder what they have in store for us next year!