Reviews

The Histrionic

Until I hit Google, I didn't  know about Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. A quote from the New York Times that his works…

14 years ago

The City – presented by NowYesNow

Really good contemporary theatre has the potential to be quite hit and miss. Martin Crimp is a playwright that audiences…

14 years ago

MICF: Figments and Fragments

I take my hat off to anyone who has the courage to get up on stage and deliver a stand…

14 years ago

The Man in Black – The Johnny Cash Story

Don’t get me wrong, I love political theatre that is controversial and thought provoking but sometimes it is nice to…

14 years ago

Annie opens in Brisbane – review and vox pops

Annie, presented by the Gordon Frost Organisation opened at QPAC last week to a delighted audience and from the crowd’s…

14 years ago

MICF: Left the joke in San Francisco

The San Fran Melbourne Comedy Show illustrates the adage that “less is more”. In this case, the show would have…

14 years ago

MICF: Wynter of my discontent

Have you ever marvelled at the tuneless contestants who audition for Australian Idol? Encouraged by uncritical endorsements, they put themselves…

14 years ago

MICF: More Cosgriff please

Seeing some truly awful autobiographical cabaret has shown me that a compelling performance requires more than just telling strangers about…

14 years ago

MICF: The Willy Wonka of comedy

Emerging in a distinctive tall hat, Simon Munnery in Hats Off To The 101ers shows us the meaning of his…

14 years ago

Bell Shakespeare’s Macbeth – fresh and gripping

Macbeth - "The Scottish Play" - is famously believed to be cursed. According to theatre lore, the witches' incantation in…

14 years ago