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Review: BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY at Belvoir St. Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre presents BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY, a debut work by writer Dalara Williams, directed by Ian Michael....
Review: BLOOM at Sydney Theatre Company
BLOOM fills your heart with joy. Director Dean Bryant brings BLOOM to the Syndey stage after a successful 2023 run with the Melbourne Théâtre Company. With exuberant music by Kate Weston and book and lyrics by Tom Gleisner of Working Dog fame, the productive Australian comedy team, known for Th...
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Ensemble Theatre
Director Liesel Badorrek brings Tennessee Williams’ career-defining debut work to the Ensemble stage with a bold, multifaceted production. With a fresh and inventive eye, she breathes exuberant life into this classic, eliciting richly layered performances full of subtlety and emotional depth from ...
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Opera Australia
Bright, bold and brilliantly fun, Frank Loesser’s (Music and Lyrics), Jo Swerling (Book) and Abe Burrows’ (Book) Tony Award Winning GUYS AND DOLLS delights audiences for Opera Australia’s annual Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour “event theatre” offering....
REVIEW: MJ THE MUSICAL Is A Captivating Insight Into The Factors That Informed And Influenced The King Of Pop’s Career And Creative Process.
Part pop concert, part biography, MJ THE MUSICAL is pure enlightening entertainment that shares the events and experiences that informed and inspired Michael Jackson’s creative process and his career....
REVIEW: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, Part Of Australia’s Contemporary Mythology, Is Given New Life With Sydney Theatre Company’s New Staging
Tom Wright’s adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK chills and thrills with Ian Michael’s (Director) crisp new production. Based on Lindsay’s 1967 novel, which was included in the “Big Jubilee Read” list to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, this mysterious th...
Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Crazy Philosophical Satire CANDIDE Is Presented With Colour And Clear Storytelling
Opera Australia brings Victorian Opera’s production of CANDIDE to the Sydney Opera House. ...
Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE is an Inventive Escapist Expression of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Comic Opera
Director and Adaptor Richard Carroll delivers an inventively paired back production of Arthur Sullivan (Music) and W.S. Gilbert’s (Libretto) comic opera THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. ...
Review: Come You Spirits’ Delivers A Unique Condensed Version of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Come You Spirits Theatre Inc delivers their take on Shakespeare’s tragedy of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA in an unusual multi-space staging....
REVIEW: The Gods Are Finally In The House as HADESTOWN Arrives In Sydney
The musical storytelling of the Ancient Greek myths comes to life as Anaïs Mitchell’s HADESTOWN opens in Sydney. Rachel Chavkin’s (Director) 8-time Tony Award winning musical is recreated for the Theatre Royal with an all-Australian cast....
Review: Nancye Hayes Returns To The Sydney Theatre Company Stage in 4000 MILES
Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer Prize nominated 4000 MILES shares a heartwarming and humorous tale of generations coming together....
REVIEW: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Is A Whimsical Pantomime Prequel To The Peter Pan Story
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is a wonderfully whimsical evening of entertainment for all ages. Based on Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s 2004 novel, this stage adaptation by Rick Elice (Playwright) and Wayne Barker (Music) is given an all-new Australian spin by David Morton (Director and Designer)....
REVIEW: Emma Rice’s adaptation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS Is A Clear And Captivating Expression of Emily Brontë’s Gothic Novel.
Told as a mythic legend, Emma Rice’s (adaptor and director) adaptation of Emily Brontë’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS is captivating combination of storytelling, music and movement. Following on from UK and US seasons, this co-production from A National Theatre, Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic an York Th...
Review: Enlightening and Inspiring, RACHAEL BECK: IN HER OWN WORDS Is An Intriguing New Verbatim Theatre Offering
Rachael Beck (performer, concept & curator) and James Millar’s (concept & curation) new work, RACHAEL BECK: IN HER OWN WORDS is a celebration of Australian women. ...
Review: PENN & TELLER in Sydney
You’ll laugh, your jaw will hit the floor, your mind will be challenged and your heart with fill with joy and amazement. Magic icons PENN & TELLER begin their 50th anniversary tour in Sydney Australia. The dynamic duo have been entertaining audiences since the late 1970’s....
Review: THE LORD OF THE RINGS – A MUSICAL TALE at State Theatre Sydney
Review: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on THE LORD OF THE RINGS – A MUSICAL TALE.
Epic story, Epic cast, Epic staging, Epic enjoyment....
REVIEW: Fabulous And Fun, SIEGFRIED AND ROY: THE UNAUTHORISED OPERA Is The Must See New Work
The World Premiere of SIEGFRIED AND ROY: THE UNAUTHORISED OPERA showcases fabulous Australian talent as it tells the brilliant and bizarre story of the famous magicians. ...
Review: DARK NOON at Sydney Town Hall
Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on DARK NOON as it duels it out with the Wild West legacy....
REVIEW: Contemporary New Work, CONVERTED! Uses Music And Humour To Shine A Light On The Conversion Camps That Targeted LGBTQI+ Youth
Vic Zerbst (Book, Lyrics and Music) and Oliver John Cameron’s (Lyrics and Music) CONVERTED! premieres as part of The Australian Theatre for Young People’s contribution to Sydney Festival....
Review: MULTIPLE BAD THINGS at Sydney Opera House
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on MULTIPLE BAD THINGS...
REVIEW: Ready For Christmas, ELF: THE MUSICAL Is A Whimsical Seasonal Treat For The Whole Family
ELF: THE MUSICAL brings David Berenbaum’s(writer) 2003 comedy film to the musical theatre stage to the delight of families looking for some festive magic. ...
REVIEW: HOLIDAY INN Is A Nostalgic Sweet Treat To Start The Festive Season
Irving Berlin’s (Music and Lyrics) feel-good film is given a stage musical makeover with HOLIDAY INN. ...
BWW REVIEW: THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT Is The Fabulous Final Season For The Wharf Revue
For a quarter of a century Jonathan Biggins, Phillip Scott and Drew Forsythe delivered an annual examination of Australian and International politics in the form of intelligent satire. This year’s offering, THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT, is listed as the last Wharf Revue that the trio will ...
REVIEW: The 50th Anniversary Tour Of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Provides Contemporary Clarity To The Musical That Started Life As A Concept Album
Timothy Sheader’s (Director) Olivier Award winning production of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music) and Sir Tim Rices (Lyrics) JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR arrives at Capitol Theatre 52 years after the rock musical made its Australian premiere on the same stage....
REVIEW: SUNDAY Shares An Imagining Of The Private Life Of Australian Arts Patron Sunday Reed
Anthony Weigh (playwright) and Sarah Goodes’ (Director) SUNDAY gives audiences a glimpse into the life and loves of Sunday Reed, the force behind the Heide Circle of modernist artists that included Sidney Nolan....
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