Sydney Reviews

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 27 August 2012

Director Sanja Simic and the cast probably deserve as much credit for the final product as the writer. I gather this has been a deeply collaborative, fast-tracked process that began with just ten pages.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 24 August 2012

It's a collision of two cultures: half the band members originate from South Africa, the rest from down under. Well, not so much collision as complementation.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 20 August 2012

Headlining were Papa Pilko & The Bin Rats, every bit as eccentric, colourful and characterful as that invention would imply.

Details: Ashley Walker; 16 August 2012

Your five year old daughter returns after missing for nine months. Just what has gone on during this time? Perhaps these nine months have made her a completely different person.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 13 August 2012

Equator launched last Thursday, with a focus on 'Afrika', featuring two of Sydney's most explosive acts, sourced, or partly so, from that continent: AJ Davita and Keyim Ba.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 12 August 2012

Underneath it seems strangely hollow, not repressed but empty, with character, plot, and motivation becoming a little confusing.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 12 August 2012

The characters are engaging, the pace is tight, the largely conflict-devoid WWII setting is glamorous, the dialogue is funny and the romance is, for the most part, appealing. But the songs are what really sell it.

Details: Nicholas Routley; 10 August 2012

Simone Young conducts Wagner lovingly, indeed passionately, without a trace of bombast, and with a rhythmic plasticity which always serves the expression.

Most read Sydney reviews

Dancing at Lughnasa | New Theatre
A gifted embroider of words, Friel combines soft lyricism and hard meaning in his play, a tragical comical historical pastoral on a spree and spoiling for a spirited spar.
Stage Kiss | New Theatre
There’s a palpable playfulness to these performances, disciplined, drilled and delightful. There’s fire, bite and fun and lots of kissing.
The First Murder | Pinchgut Opera
In the care of Pinchgut Opera’s director, Erin Helyard, this music, formulaic as it indeed is in some respects, sprang off the page into an experience rich in emotions.
My Brilliant Career | Sydney Theatre Company
Based on an Australian literature classic, My Brilliant Career is destined to become an Australian theatrical classic.
Sistren | Griffin Theatre Company
Iolanthe and Janet Anderson work in cosmic, comedic accord, characterisation charismatic, timing impeccable, delivery precise, together a tour de force that ascends the cliché.