The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Sydney, Australia.
MOTHER CLAP'S MOLLY HOUSE: A PLAY WITH SONGS is a bawdy, no holds barred play about a an enterprising woman and one of the earlier Gay Clubs and a modern sex party that explores sexuality, love, desire, passion, family, prejudice and stereotypes.
Nick Coyle's (writer/performer) one man show BLUE WIZARD is an endearing story of the experiences a very camp visitor from another planet has when he arrives with a crash on earth.
Dean Bryant's (Playwright and Director) GAYBIES gives the children of gay parents a voice and the public confirmation that those raised by gay parents are living satisfied, happy lives and have pride in their parents.
Opera Australia's new interpretation of FAUST is a delicious mix of hedonism, debauchery, desire and despair.
Sydney Theatre Company's Resident Director Kip Williams adds a new dimension to Tennessee William's already complex and surreal world of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER as he pairs live video footage with live performance.
BLOOD BROTHERS is primarily about secrets, and the lives of good people beholden to their very worst choices.
Mike Bartlett's 90 minute play, COCK looks at a different kind of Love Triangle with humour, emotion and passion as a man must choose between his long-time boyfriend, and the girlfriend he found at the bus stop.
The DOCTOR WHO SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR is just that, Spectacular.
Keith Bunin's THE CREDEAUX CANVAS is an astute analysis of how the combination of desire, passion, ambition, greed, and obsession effects the lives of three young adults trying to 'make it' in the big city.
Following a triumphant season at Hayes Theatre in Potts Point, the multi award winning SWEET CHARITY has transferred to the larger Playhouse stage at the Sydney Opera House as the first step on their four city tour without losing the of the intimacy of the original.
ABSENT FRIENDS casts a spotlight on the manners and misogyny of the 1970's as five 'friends' gather to welcome back and comfort an old friend on a suburban Saturday afternoon with unexpected outcomes.
Moffatt Oxenbould's (Director) staging of MADAMA BUTTERFLY is revived by Matthew Barclay (Revival Director) to share this doomed love story with new audiences.
On the face of it, AFTER DINNER is an amusing look at 5 middle aged singletons out for a good night out but look beneath the bright makeup and power suits and the timeless truths show along with the tragedy of their situations.
The Sydney's Theatre community gathered at the 2014 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS tonight for the 10th annual celebration of the best of the past year's work as judged by The Sydney Reviewers.
Actors/Directors/Writers Gareth Davies and Charlie Garber join together to bring back their play MASTERCLASS to open the 2015 season at the Old Fitz Theatre.
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's Pulitzer Prize winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL looks at the all too common, but not often enough discussed, issue of mental illness as it affects what appears to be a normal suburban family with respect and without judgment.
Opera Australia brings Puccini's classic TOSCA to life with John Bell's (Director) resetting which takes the story from the Neapolitan occupied Rome of 1800 during the French Revolutionary wars to Nazi occupied Rome 1943 during World War II.
The Australian Shakespeare Company's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is a wonderful family afternoon in the park with Kenneth Grahame's classic characters.
BAILA BRAZIL blends the primal tribal beats of Africa with the passion of the colourful streets of Brazil and the sultry melodies of South America in this exciting night of Afro-Brazilian dance and music.
UK Theatre group Tall Stories (THE GRUFFALO, ROOM ON THE BROOM) brings Julia Donaldson's children's story THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE to life in this heart-warming production.
Opera Australia presents a powerful, emotion charged re-imagining of Puccini's LA BOHÈME which proves once again that this love story remains relevant, regardless of which century it is set.
Opera Australia brings back Julie Taymor's modern interpretation of THE MAGIC FLUTE, for the 2015 Summer Season.
The much anticipated Disney adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS stays relatively true to the original musical but does omit some songs and modifies some of the plotlines.
Superb singer Rachael Beck and charismatic conductor Brian Castles-Onion thrill the audience at The Sydney Opera House's CHRISTMAS CAROL SINGALONG, the second of the shows as part of the CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE series.
The Concert Hall at Sydney Opera House was filled with Christmas Cheer as Brian Castles-Onion, the Sydney International Orchestra, Christmas Choir and singers Emma Pask and Eddie Perfect presented a somewhat eclectic mix of seasonal songs in CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE's JINGLE BELL ROCK.
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Holy Hell Old Fitz Theatre (7/14-7/24) |
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The Shark Is Broken Foundry Theatre (8/28-9/27) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre (9/12-9/12) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Albury Entertainment Centre (9/15-9/15) |
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The Red Room Concourse Lounge (7/18-7/18) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Burdekin Theatre (8/12-8/12) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation The Art House (9/10-9/10) |
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PAW Patrol™ Live! "Race to the Rescue" TikTok Entertainment Centre (8/15-8/16) |
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Rigoletto Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/21-8/21) |
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Weddings and Parties Over Coffee St Finbar’s Catholic Church (8/16-8/16) |
