Sydney Reviews

Details: Nicholas Routley; 13 February 2012

This Turandot is as good as it gets. A fabulous production directed and choreographed by Graeme Murphy, a great cast headed by Australia's answer to Pavarotti, Rosario la Spina, and passionate, committed conducting from the Estonian conductor Arno Volmer.

Details: Emily Garrett; 12 February 2012

The whole piece unfolds carefully like an extended trance – an ongoing trail of emotion and experience.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 07 February 2012

Midsummer (a play with songs) is an utterly, utterly gorgeous piece of theatre. It is riotous and chaotic and hilarious and tragic and messy and beautiful (and yes, it has songs).

Details: jane barton; 06 February 2012

Overall the sense of joie de vivre of the show is irrepressible. It’s still a great night out, though a little longer and a few more acts would keep the show fresh.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 03 February 2012

I won't pretend I know Cam or his band members. I plead ignorance. But if playing's any guide (and what else is, if not that), they've been around some.

Details: Deborah FitzGerald; 26 January 2012

Ordinary Days | Squabbalogic and Darlinghurst Theatre Company

This is a clever, witty, entertaining piece of musical theatre. It asks the audience to remember the simple things in life while reminding it of the challenges that lurk on every street corner.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 15 January 2012

Terra Nova harks back to a time when destiny came as a birthmark.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 07 January 2012

An Evening with Miss Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly Girlys

While Polly Rae's creativity is certainly mocking, it falls into that naughty, playful niche that preys on more than our minds; it toys with our capacity to reconcile the aesthetically pleasurable with raw desire.

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