Reviews

Hetherington is the heart of this production

The Production Company finish their 2012 season with 1968's Promises, Promises and, for all its promise, it seemed to leave its audience…

14 years ago

Captain Ruin, One Night Stand

At times predictable, but charming to the tips of his Mohawk, Captain Ruin (Mitch Jones) was an entertaining One Night…

14 years ago

Kill your darlings

There should be a cautionary tale for theatre groups planning a journey to the Fringe wonderland. Perhaps, a company distracted…

14 years ago

Blind Tasting – In vino veritas

Winemakers know that you can’t make great wine if you start with inferior grapes. So it is with scripts. Blind…

14 years ago

Gusto and wasabi

What I love about the Melbourne Fringe Festival is that it provides the opportunity for fresh new acts to try…

14 years ago

Pump up the puns

I'm so not a poet I can't rhyme for shit So cheer out loud and thank the gods for Telia Nevile:…

14 years ago

Sing! Even if it hurts

In recent Fringes and festivals, Sarah Collins has brought us gorgeous tales about adorable misfits who never lose hope. Choir Girl is as…

14 years ago

Tender Napalm – Brisbane Festival

If contemporary dance could give a running commentary, it would look and sound a lot like the genre defying piece…

14 years ago

Peeling back the onion

In a socialist workers paradise, no one, not even children, can be complacent. Fortunately, the Department of Propaganda and Agitation…

14 years ago

Still a bit green

According to director Iris-Edwige Gaillard’s notes, Banana Republic, a live performance in which a roving video camera relays certain aspects…

14 years ago