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BWW REVIEW: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR Is The Latest Work To Get The Stage And Live Screen Treatment In Kip Williams' New Adaptation For Sydney Theatre Company
Kip Williams’ (Director) new imagining of William Shakespeare’s tale of Ancient Roman power plays reinforces that politics hasn’t really changed as the 21st century is layered over the classic tragedy of JULIUS CAESAR....
BWW REVIEW: Half A Century Later, ALEX BUZO's NORM AND AHMED Remains Sadly Relevant As Racial Prejudice Remains Despite The Progress Society Has Managed.
Aarne Neeme's new staging of Alex Buzo's NORM AND AHMED reinforces society really hasn't progressed much in removing racial prejudice from society....
BWW REVIEW: WHEREVER SHE WANDERS Considers The Ongoing Challenge Of Dealing With Consent In College Environments
Kendall Feaver’s WHEREVER SHE WANDERS is a new thought-provoking work that contemplates the progress, or lack thereof, of society’s attitude to sexual assault in higher education environments....
BWW REVIEW: The Heartwarming Story Of The Depth Of Human Kindness COME FROM AWAY Reopens In Sydney Post Lockdown
COME FROM AWAY is a story that everyone should see so it is wonderful that the Australian production has had the resilience to withstand the challenges of two COVID-19 induced shutdowns, first during its Melbourne season and most recently during Sydney’s 4-month lockdown....
BWW REVIEW: Friendships And A Focus On Honest Art Lose Out To Fame And Fortune in Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.
The challenge of staying friends as people grow and ambitions evolve is analyzed with mid century modern clarity in Dean Bryant’s production of Stephen Sondheim (Music and lyrics) and George Furth’s (Book) MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. ...
BWW REVIEW: Queenie van de Zandt's CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – ONLINE EDITION Delivers A Truly Interactive Online “Theatre” Experience
Presented just days after Melbourne’s latest lockdown lifted, Queenie van de Zandt’s CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – ONLINE EDITION was the perfect night in for people wanting to reconnect with live performance but still a little hesitant to venture outside. ...
BWW REVIEW: Identity, Independence And The Need To See The Whole Person Plays Out In GRAND HORIZONS
Bess Wohl’s domestic comedy GRAND HORIZONS seeks to show the need to see our family members as more than the domestic relationship but rather real complete people. ...
BWW REVIEW: COME FROM AWAY Finally Sets Down In Sydney To Share The Celebration Of The Best Of The Human Spirit To Come Out Of One Of The 21st Century's Darkest Times
COME FROM AWAY, the warm welcoming hug of hope and the best of humanity has finally arrived in Sydney to the delight of audiences that have been waiting for this incredible piece of theatre based in truth to arrive after a pandemic induced delay. ...
Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ONCE
ONCE, A love story you must experience....
BWW REVIEW: The Farcical Comedy Of THE CHERRY ORCHARD Is Captured With Emotional Depth In Eamon Flack's Adaptation Of Chekhov's Last Work.
Highlighting the precariousness of entitlement and shifting social status Eamon Flack’s (Director) adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD proves that Anton Chekhov’s work retains a relevance in the 21st century as the mighty families can fall and those that once served may end up in charge. ...
BWW REVIEW: THE LINDEN SOLUTION Highlights The Dangers Of An Apathetic Society Content To Watch As Others Takeover How Their Societies Are Run.
THE LINDEN SOLUTION shines a shocking spotlight on the dangers of complacency as extreme right-wing ideals bubble dangerously beneath the surface of society and history threatens to repeat itself....
BWW REVIEW: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's THE LITTLE PRINCE Comes To Life With Dance, Acrobatics And Immersive Video Projection Scenes
The visually captivating Parisian production of THE LITTLE PRINCE blends contemporary dance with circus elements and modern technology to bring the 76 year old work to a new generation. ...
BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming, Hilarious, Harrowing and Heartbreaking But Ultimately Honest, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Will Resonate Regardless Of Your Experience With Love
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS shares the personal stories gathered from over 800 anonymous submissions in a powerful piece of verbatim theatre....
BWW REVIEW: ULSTER AMERICAN is a Deliciously Disturbing Dark Comedy That Will Have You Vacillate Between Whether To Laugh or Gasp.
The ugly truth behind the faux ‘modern woke man’ is laid bare as ULSTER AMERICAN strips back the veneer with hilarious and horrific consequences....
BWW REVIEW: Virginia Woolf's Famous Lectures Published As A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN Are Adapted for the Stage With A Bold Blend Of Monologue And Imagery.
Returning for and Encore season, Carissa Licciardello and Tom Wright’s adaptation of A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN reinforces how much gender inequality and its effect on opportunities for women remain almost a century after Virginia Woolf addressed the Newnham Arts Society at Newnham College and the ODTT...
BWW REVIEW: Ensemble Theatre's New Staging Of Joanna Murray-Smith's HONOUR Reinforces That The Issues Examined 25 Years Ago Remain
Director Kate Champion presents a crisp expression of HONOUR, Joanna Murray-Smith’s study of the breakdown of a relationship based on the seductive nature of a power and influence imbalance. ...
BWW REVIEW: The Musical Adaptation of Alison Bechdel's Graphic Memoir Comes To Life With Power And Poignancy In The Australian Premiere of FUN HOME
Captivating, heartwarming and heartbreaking, Jeanine Tesori (Music) and Lisa Kron’s (Book and Lyrics) adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir FUN HOME has finally opened in Sydney after a pandemic induced delay...
BWW REVIEW: CLAUDEL Tells The Story Of French Sculptor Camille Claudel Through A Beautiful Blend Of Dance And Drama.
Wendy Beckett’s (Writer and director) CLAUDEL exposes the challenges Camille Claudel faced when choosing to pursue a life as female artist in 19th Century Paris. ...
BWW REVIEW: Contemporary Opera Takes On Popular Television And Cultural Tropes with Blush Opera's CHOP CHEF.
Directors Kenneth Moraleda and Nicole Pignon bring Julie Koh (Librettist) and Paul Smith’s (Composer) new Australian satirical comic chamber opera CHOP CHEF to the stage. ...
BWW REVIEW: JACQUI DARK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN NEWTOWN Captures The Intensity Of Jacques Brel's Music With A Personal Twist.
Multi award winning Australian opera singer Jacqui (Jacqueline) Dark returns to the Cabaret stage with JACQUI DARK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN NEWTOWN. ...
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE REMOVALISTS.
THE REMOVALISTS, one of Williamson’s revolutionary works, is back at the New Theatre with gusto, guts and gravitas....
BWW REVIEW: The Dangers of Dismissing Reality by Disappearing Into Fantasy Worlds Is Delivered With 1950's Flair In Laura Wade's HOME, I'M DARLING.
Capitalizing on the popularity of reconnecting with vintage aesthetics, Laura Wade’s (playwright) HOME, I’M DARLING considers the danger of delving too far into the retro fantasy and trying to recreate a 1950’s life in the 21st century....
BWW REVIEW: THE TWINS Pairs Popular Comedian and Performer Greg Fleet and Acclaimed Documentary Film Director Ian Darling 40 years After They Last Shared A Stage As Schoo
Presenting both an insight into both the creative process behind adapting a play and the strength and frailty of human relationships, THE TWINS puts real life on stage as co- writers, Greg Fleet and Ian Darling are also the performers, portraying themselves....
BWW REVIEW: Eugène Ionesco's EXIT THE KING Holds Even More Relevance With Megan Wilding's 21st Century Australian Vision.
Almost 60 years after the premiere of EXIT THE KING, Eugène Ionesco’s absurd tale of a self-centered belligerent King who refused to listen to his Queen as his kingdom crumbled retains a significance in the 21st century....
BWW REVIEW: Acclaimed Journalist Sally Sara's STOP GIRL Highlights The Toll Reporting Tragedies Has On Those Tasked with Bringing The Stories To The Rest Of the World
Multi-award-winning journalist Sally Sara uses her experience as an ABC Foreign Correspondent returning from years reporting from war zones as an inspiration for her first foray into writing for theatre with the powerful new work STOP GIRL....
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Macbeth Sydney Opera House (11/18-12/06) |
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Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke Seymour Centre (5/29-5/29) |
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The Jungle and the Sea Belvoir Theatre (7/11-8/02) |
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Carousel Foundry Theatre (10/15-10/17) |
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Selene Riverside Live @ PHIVE (5/28-5/28) |
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The Drover's Wife Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (8/07-8/15) |
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Confetti & Chaos - Pokolbin Hunter Valley Resort & Farm (8/20-8/20) |
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