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BWW Review: SWALLOW Peeks Into Three Lives As They Struggle To Cope With Fear, Pain And Isolation.
Stef Smith's SWALLOW is a confronting examination of the physical manifestation of human emotions as three women deal with life, loss, isolation and identity....
BWW Review: A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR Blends Standup Comedy, Social Analysis And A Lot Of Vodka
David Geary's A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR is glimpse at the woven tapestry of a couple and the other people that enter a bar....
BWW Review: HAY FEVER Is A Hilarious Look At When Bohemia Meets High Society
Imara Savage's (Director) staging of Noel Coward's HAY FEVER for Sydney Theatre Company proves the farcical comedy of manners, written in 1925, is truly timeless....
BWW Review: THE GREAT FIRE TAKES YOU BACK HOME at Belvoir St Theatre
The Great Fire takes place in the all-too-familiar Australian disaster zone: mum and dad's place at Christmas. On an idyllic Adelaide Hills property, a family gathers to decide the next phase of their lives as part of the ever-gentrifying arts industry in this domestic drama written by Kit Brookman....
BWW Review: SHUT UP AND DRIVE DELIVERS LOCOMOTIVE INSIGHTS at Kings Cross Theatre
Shut Up and Drive; or Sex, Liberty and the Automobile. I wonder if Milennials: The Musical was also considered for this vibrating take on 20th-century disease zeroed-in on the global symbol of independence and consumerism. A series of stories that weaves into itself as the play progresses, subtlenua...
BWW Review: THE PEASANT PRINCE Brings The Story Of Mao's Last Dancer To Life For The Young And Young At Heart In A Beautiful, Moving Expression
Monkey Baa Theatre Company has created another wonderful work for children with their interpretation of Li Cunxin's children's book THE PEASANT PRINCE....
BWW Review: THE NAKED TRUTH Gives You Heart and Body at Blood Moon Theatre
On stage, a very promising triad of stripper poles to set the scene where we meet the camp and cavalier characters. The body confident Bev, a perfect fit for Melinda Ryan who drove every moment home, is finding her way toward a loving relationship. Trisha, enthusiastically played by Hayley Flowers, ...
BWW Review: THE ORIGINAL GREASE Is A Gritty, Honest Return To The Darker Side Of 1959 Working Class Chicago
Squabbalogic captures Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's (Book, Music and Lyrics) original vision of the iconic story in THE ORIGINAL GREASE....
BWW Review: SAVAGES Is Brutal, Confronting, And Downright Terrifying In Its Honest Portrayal Of A Large Sector Of Australian Society.
Patricia Cornelius' SAVAGES is a timely analysis of the aggression and self-entitlement that bubbles beneath the surface of a scary portion of the male population....
BWW Review: Bright and Wholesome, GEORGY GIRL Reconnects Audiences With The Fabulous Music Of The Seekers
Hit songs of the 60's are recreated in GEORGY GIRL – THE SEEKERS MUSICAL as the scandal free history of The Seekers is recounted....
BWW Review: KING CHARLES III Contemplates A Time When The Longest Serving Heir Apparent Ascends The British Throne
Drawing on the style of Shakespeare, writer Mike Bartlett looks to a future where Charles, Prince of Wales finally becomes KING CHARLES III....
BWW Review: The Australian Ballet Brings Stephen Baynes' SWAN LAKE Back To The Sydney Stage To Enchant Audiences With The Tragic Romance
Blending traditional and new choreography, Stephen Baynes' interpretation of SWAN LAKE is beautiful and poignant....
BWW Review: UNFINISHED WORKS Challenges The Idea That Names Mean More Than The Underlying Substance In Art And In Life
Thomas de Angelis' UNFINISHED WORKS contemplates the value society places on recognition rather than actual quality and doing what makes money versus what really means something....
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Sees A Traditional Musical About The Precariousness Of Life Return To Sydney
Examining the variability of life and the power of love, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a touching tale of the challenges a father faces in a changing world....
BWW Reviews: THAT EYE, THE SKY WAXES LYRICAL IN RURAL BAMBOOZLE at New Theatre
There comes a moment for every child when you realise that the floor is not made of lava, and not because it suits you for it to be carpet so you can stop playing and have dinner, but because lava and carpet are completely different things that can never be the same or cross-mutable. Suddenly your e...
BWW Review: The Story Of An Imperial China Under Threat Of Being Left Without A Ruler Because Of The Cold Hearted TURANDOT Unfolds In Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour
For its fifth year, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour and Opera Australia have delivered another stunning production with TURANDOT, confirming its position as one of the world's greatest outdoor operas....
BWW Review: Classic WUTHERING HEIGHTS Is given New Life With A Contemporary Adaptation
Shake & Stir Theatre Company has bought Emily Bronte's dark and twisted story of love and revenge into the 21st Century with its interpretation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS....
BWW Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL Pairs Cinematography, Live Performance And Magic To Bring The Paranormal Love Story Into The 21st Century
The 1990 movie of love beyond death is bought to the stage with GHOST THE MUSICAL....
BWW Review: Sydney Symphony Orchestra's LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Brings British Tradition To The Sydney Opera House
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS delights Anglophiles with a recreation of the relaxed closing concert of the British summer season....
BWW REVIEW: An Amalgam of Artforms, GOLEM Is A Contemporary Cautionary Fairytale for Audiences Of All Ages
Bright, energetic and extremely precise, GOLEM is a modern fable warning of the dangers of blindly following trends and allowing technology to dictate human existence....
BWW Review: CULTURAL CRUSH DELIVERS LITERARY LOVE-IN at The Art Gallery Of NSW
If you could interview one living person in the litany of Australian creative gems, who would you choose?...
BWW Review: DEAD MEN TALKING DEVILISHLY GOOD FUN at Pitt St Uniting Church
A long-time favourite among Australian audiences, Dead Men Talking made a one-night stop in Sydney to tell the next chapter in the lives of two of the nation's best-known writers. In a fantastically irreverent move, the premise is Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson meeting up in Heaven to carry on a s...
BWW Review: 80 MINUTES NO INTERVAL LEAVES 'EM WANTING MORE at Old Fitz Theatre
No concept is ever simple, ladies and gentlemen, but if you are lucky the mercy will be in whether the concept is short and sweet, or exhaustive and painful. If you are an audience member of 80 Minutes No Interval, you are in luck, and you're the only one I might add. A might-be-absurdist-but-don't-...
BWW Review: Sydney Symphony Orchestra's FROM THE CANYONS TO THE STARS Pairs Contemporary Orchestral Work With Landscape Images
Artistic Director and Conductor has paired Olivier Messiaen's contemporary orchestral work, Des Canons aux etoiles (FROM THE CANYONS TO THE STARS) with Deborah O'Grady's images to present a unique experience....
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