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REVIEW: THE LOVERS Is Brilliant Modern Musical Adaptation Of Shakespeare’s Magical Mixed Up Quartet of Young Lovers
Shake & Stir Theatre Co brings Laura Murphy’s (Book, Music & Lyrics) THE LOVERS back to Sydney with a fabulously fun new production....
REVIEW: PHAR LAP THE ELECTRO-SWING MUSICAL Is The Must See New Australian Musical
Steven Kramer’s (Book, Music & Lyrics) new work, PHAR LAP THE ELECTRO-SWING MUSICAL is a piece of pure genius....
Review: LA RONDE, excite, tease and amaze your senses beyond imagination
Get to the Grand Electric where LA RONDE electrifies your night to tantalize, excite, impress and take you beyond your expectations with its transcendent spark...
Review: SHIRLEY VALENTINE Is An Amusing Piece Of Nostalgic Comedy That Still Holds A Relevance In The 21st Century
Director Lee Lewis brings Willy Russell’s (playwright) one woman comedy SHIRLEY VALENTINE back to the Sydney stage with Natalie Bassingthwaighte as the famous housewife that talked to walls and rocks....
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power, PACA Productions’ staging of & JULIET bursts onto the Riverside Theatre stage with infectious energy, flair, and wit...
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Is A Fabulously Fun Adaptation of the 1985 Film
Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s time travelling movie is given a musical theatre makeover with BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL....
REVIEW: RENT Returns To Sydney with a Large Scale Production for the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.
Director Shaun Rennie delivers his third imagining of RENT, this time in his biggest staging of the musical to date in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of Sydney Opera House. 32 years after Jonathan Larson’s (Music, Book, Lyrics) musical theatre adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème was first ...
Review: See Hear Feel OVERTURE
OVERTURE exemplifies how dance, unlike a scripted production, is not always literal, yet its intent is vividly conveyed through the dancers' movements, leaving a profound impact. A remarkable feat...
REVIEW: In the constellation that is the Australian musical theatre scene, there is one BRIGHT STAR.
Sport for Jove’s production at Hayes Theatre, led by co-directors Miranda Middleton and Damien Ryan with Musical Director Alec Steedman, orchestrates an exceptional ensemble to deliver a radiant and masterful piece of musical theatre....
Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN Is A Wholesome And Heartwarming Celebration of The Queen of Country, Dolly Parton
With Dolly Parton’s blessing, Bruce Vilanch (creator), Gabriel Barre (creator & Director) and Tricia Paoluccio’s (creator and performer) new musical, HERE YOU COME AGAIN opens in Sydney to the delight of Dolly fans....
Review:The World Premiere of HOW TO WRITE A HIT IN TWO DAYS
Director, Lee Lewis, brings Melanie Tait’s new work to the ensemble theatre. The world premiere of HOW TO WRITE A HIT IN TWO DAYS. ...
REVIEW: Psychological Thriller THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY at The Sydney Theatre Company Stage
Joanna Murray-Smith’s stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 psychological thriller novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley is bought to the Sydney Theatre Company stage by Director Sarah Goodes....
Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hayes Theatre Potts Point
Showcasing the diversity of talent in Sydney, Once On This Island is a poignant tale of love and sacrifice. ...
Review: Crazy And Comic, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Shares The Power Of Art To Touch Deeper Than Expected
Annie Baker’s (Playwright) 2009 Obie Award winning Off-Broadway play, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION is presented with humour and heart by director Dean Bryant. ...
Review: 1984, from The Past, Predicting the Future, About Today
Shake and Stir, with director Michael Futcher, presents a gripping, expertly crafted production of 1984 that delivers a profound and lasting impact....
Review: A Pinteresque Triumph: BETRAYAL’s Raw Passion Shines at Old Fitz
BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter is a work that explores a complex love triangle, moving backward in time from 1977 to 1968. It follows Emma, her husband Robert, and Robert’s best friend Jerry, who is Emma’s lover. ...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Returns To Sydney Even Better Than Before
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone’s (book, music and lyrics) multi Tony and Laurence Olivier Award winning musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Sydney with the 2020 revisions which makes for an even better story...
Review: Seann Miley Moore Stuns With A Roof Raising Brilliant Performance of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
Directors Dino Dimitriadis and Shane Anthony deliver a brilliant and bold expression of John Cameron Mitchell (Text) and Stephen Trask’s (Music and Lyrics) rock musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH....
Review: CATS Returns to Sydney’s Theatre Royal After 40 Years
CATS, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s (Music) musical theatre adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats” returns its original Australian home, Sydney’s Theatre Royal. ...
REVIEW: The miracle of wonder as Scott Silven embraces THE LOST THINGS
In a serene forest setting, Silven guides us through a poignant memory of being lost in the woods at age 12—a defining moment that shaped his life. Each detail of that day carries enduring significance, reflecting on his experience as a child of separated parents....
Review: Bangarra Blooms with The Extraordinary Glow Of ILLUME
Bangarra Dance Theatre proudly takes a bold step forward, performing at the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Theatre, a venue celebrated for its world-class opera and ballet. After two decades at the Drama Theatre, and in their 36th year, Bangarra presents ILLUME, a groundbreaking production and the...
Review: MARY JANE at The Old Fitz Theatre
Amy Herzog’s MARY JANE directed by Rachael Chant at The Old Fitz Theatre, is a semi-autobiographical drama that immerses viewers in the life of Mary Jane, a single mother caring for her chronically ill son, Alex, who suffers from nemaline myopathy. Set in a modest Brooklyn apartment and various me...
REVIEW: WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Is A Madcap Musical About Love And Obsession
The mental health risk of misguided love plays out in the crazy comedy of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. David Yazbek (music and lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane (book) gave Pedro Almodovar’s 1988 film of the same name the musical theatre treatment in 2010 resulting in a madcap merging of Sp...
REVIEW: *UPDATED FOR ALTERNATE LEADS* The LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR Is A Breathtaking Celebration of The 40th Anniversary Of The Famous Musical
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Claude-Michel Schönberg (Book & Music), Alain Boublil (Concept, Book & Original French Lyrics) and Herbert Kretzmer (Lyrics) musical theatre adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR is a captivating, staged concert desig...
REVIEW: Agatha Christie’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is Classic and Comic Murder Mystery
Robyn Nevin (Director) brings another of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries to the Sydney stage with And Then There Were None. See here for more information! ...
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