Reviews

Review: Cuckoo

Jane Miller completed Cuckoo as part of the Masters of Writing for Performance at VCA. Produced with the support of fortyfivedownstairs, it's beautiful writing…

11 years ago

Review: Akio! – Hayes Theatre Co

Sydney’s Hayes Theatre, a dedicated small space for musical theatre and cabaret, has branched out now into school holiday, family-friendly…

11 years ago

Melbourne Cabaret Festival: Reviewing the Situation

I am an unashamed fan of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! The film captured my imagination when I was very young and,…

11 years ago

Review: La Traviata – Opera Australia

Opera Australia’s current production La Traviata, directed by Elijah Moshinsky and first staged in 1994, is a sumptuous, desperately romantic…

11 years ago

Review: Bajazet, Pinchgut Opera

There’s no doubt that audiences are challenged by double-crosses and deceit of the story told in Vivaldi’s opera Bajazet. But…

11 years ago

Theatre Works: Saltwater & Letters Home

Saltwater and Letters Home is a double bill of solo shows by 20-something artists who were born and brought up in Singapore and…

11 years ago

More Female Parts

Lois Ellis first directed Evelyn Krape in Female Parts in 1982. Written by Franca Rame and her theatre collaborator, co-activist and husband…

11 years ago

Mother Courage and her Children – Belvoir

Michael Gow’s new translation of Mother Courage and her Children is an amiable one and Eamon Flack’s production for Belvoir…

11 years ago

Rob Mills is “Surprisingly Good” – Hayes Cabaret Season 2015

Rob Mills, or ‘Millsy’, has been in the public eye since he made the top 5 of Australian Idol back…

11 years ago

Review: Turandot — Opera Australia

Graeme Murphy's 1990 production of Turandot has an appealingly timeless quality; Murphy's ensemble movement crests across the stage like waves,…

11 years ago