Sydney Reviews

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 26 June 2012

Eastern Lounge is like a giant defibrillator for the north shore, reanimating a musical life on the mild side of the bridge.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 22 June 2012

I love Jane Eyre. I've loved it for a long time, and seeing new versions of it is always something that excites me. This one, however, is not one that I can recommend.

Details: Paul Andrew; 20 June 2012

Writer, Director and Composer Chris Aronsten makes his mark with Malice Toward None, four broken characters, three highly evocative monologues, four memorable performances.

Details: Helen Barry; 12 June 2012

Men model their behaviour on the fathers who raise them. But what happens in the absence of a man on which to model? How do these boys learn to become who they are and in turn raise male offspring of their own?

Details: Penny Spirou; 10 June 2012

The English National Ballet have a mixed bag of performances at this event; a 'greatest hits' that really showcases the talent of the classically trained dancers.

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 09 June 2012

Truck Stop is a salutary insight into worrying contemporary teenage sexual mores and the resulting pressures faced by young people.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 08 June 2012

Charcoal Creek has everything going for it. It has a fantastic cast, is well directed, beautifully designed, and has all the resources of Merrigong's excellent development program behind it. Unfortunately, it is let down by the writing, and what lies beneath that writing.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 06 June 2012

Something Old, Something New | Ali McGregor

By her own admission, her show, Something Old, Something New is a kind of 'trash 'n' treasure'. But Ali McGregor, as it turns out, can turn just about any old 'trash' into treasure.

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