Hailey McQueen

REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Sienna Brown Shares Her Thoughts on WIT. Brilliant. Intense. Radiant. Nuanced.

The Prices are a typical aspirational Australian working-class family. They've bought into the dreams and promises of a better life across the generations: the baby-boomer parents encouraged to sacrifice for a comfortable retirement, and the betterment of their children, all four of whom believe you can 'have it all'.

A comical play that appeals to anybody, no matter what your religious views.

An affirming welcome surprise of a production, boutique and nuanced in its delivery, thoroughly charming in its concept, The Screwtape Letters is a must, especially for all lovers of clown and commedia. Director Hailey McQueen and her team have crafted here a transformation of what could be a lacklustre, perhaps even puerile submission to Sydney's scene into a genuinely entertaining and insightful show with much fortitude in its use of technique and tradition. Polished and precise, The Screwtape Letters is unlike anything Sydney has had to offer this past year.

On Monday night the Sydney theatre community gathered at the Old 505 Theatre to celebrate the Silver Gull Play Award, now in its second year.  Sponsored by The Buzz from Sydney, the award celebrates new work that is brash, bold and cheeky.

New Theatre's latest offering tells the story of a reunion between an estranged father and son in a wet Alice Springs in 2039 as it unearths the history of 4 generations while the world is faced with apocalyptic flooding and falling fish in Andrew Bovell's WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING.

New Theatre's production of When the Rain Stops Falling, the award-winning play by Australian writer Andrew Bovell, opens this week with previews starting from tomorrow night (Tuesday 17 March). Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the show!