Sydney Reviews

Details: Jodi McAlister; 08 October 2011

Living as we are in an Australia where people smuggling is a hot button issue, this is an important piece of theatre with something to say to everyone in the audience.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 29 September 2011

A Very Black Comedy Indeed | Chalkline Productions

The thing I found the most frustrating about A Very Black Comedy Indeed was that there was clearly a good idea underpinning it, but this idea had not been properly explored.

Details: Nicholas Routley; 29 September 2011

With Mozart’s Don Giovanni the inner significance has to do with the immensely disruptive force that the unbridled sexuality of the protagonist has on contemporary society.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 29 September 2011

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Belvoir

While some might describe this staging of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll as a “revival”, the truth is, it’s never really been away.

Details: Emily Garrett; 27 September 2011

There aren’t too many reasons you’d want to watch acting that’s uninspired and unsure, the performer (Paul Morrison) flopping his jelly about on-stage, self-indulgently carrying on in a variety of strained accents.

Details: Emily Garrett; 27 September 2011

The raw quality of the acting coupled with the thought provoking subject matter makes for a very enjoyable and highly entertaining piece.

Details: jane barton; 26 September 2011

Loot is a classic farce, burnished warmly by history’s hand. But this production doesn’t spark in the way it might and the reasons are unclear.

Details: Rose Hodson; 25 September 2011

Devised by Sondheim and Julia McKenzie, Putting it Together is set against the backdrop of an all-night, black tie cocktail party.

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