Sydney Reviews

Details: Helen Barry; 30 May 2009

Featuring a cracking, rapid-fire script by Brendan Cowell, the action revolves around one Ruben Guthrie, ad man extraordinaire, who we meet at the pinnacle of his success, and excess

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 29 May 2009

Bodytorque 2.2 should be the sophisticated 'new movement in ballet' it's being cannily marketed as. Especially given the imprimatur of the organisation producing & presenting it. It is. But only, I think, to a limited extent.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 25 May 2009

Deeply Offensive and Utterly Untrue | Version One Point Zero

It's just possible Version One Point Zero have pioneered a new form of theatre. It's nothing if not didactic (and therein, perhaps, lies both a strength and a problem).

Details: jane barton; 23 May 2009

Gary is a young man in a small country town whose bored existence is without opportunity and reason.

Details: Ashley Walker; 23 May 2009

The Knowing of Mary Poppins | Darlinghurst Theatre & the nest

Did you know that Mary Poppins appeared in a series of children's books long before Walt Disney got his hands on her?

Details: Jack Teiwes; 22 May 2009

The show is most a rollicking good time, packed with song after song, clever humour and boiling over with an energy that carries you along.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 22 May 2009

Isaacs and co manage to make very complex music utterly accessible, while drawing on blues, soul, gospel & even classical genres.

Details: Anna Solar-Bassett; 20 May 2009

Beyond the Neck | Bambina Borracha & B Sharp

Beyond the Neck examines in raw, gripping detail a family struggling with the consequences of the Port Arthur tragedy all those years ago.

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