Sydney Reviews

Details: Cameron Bayley; 05 July 2009

A couple in crisis. A child reciting twisted limericks. A manic nurse. A grand piano. Blood. All the signs are there: you’re taking a journey to the dark side of suburbia in the Sydney Theatre Company’s new production, The City.

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 04 July 2009

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk | Arts Radar and B Sharp

This story canvasses the universal issues of oppression, classism and sexism from a Russian, rural, working class perspective pitched against a backdrop of Christian morality.

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 03 July 2009

The story of Pericles as interpreted by the Bell Shakespeare company is a superstition-laden tragedy in its purest form.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 30 June 2009

All-in-all, it's a mixed bag. Loyalists will love it.

Details: Helen Barry; 29 June 2009

It’s a lovely set up, with carefully considered characters that are well observed, and as the play progresses there is a nice sense that this pair have much more in common than it first appears.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 26 June 2009

Flamenco is, arguably, flavour of the month.

Details: Augusta Supple; 18 June 2009

Savage River is one of the most anticipated new plays of the year.

Details: Anna Solar-Bassett; 15 June 2009

Anger inducing. Debate demanding. Cud to chew.

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