Sydney Reviews

Details: Sonia Allan; 13 January 2009

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is a by-the-seat-of-your-pants romp through all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in 97 minutes (extra with interval).

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 12 January 2009

The Witches started life as a book, by Roald Dahl, but was adapted, by children's theatrician, David Wood, into New Theatre's latest summer holiday production.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 11 January 2009

The Ensemble Theatre continues it's longstanding, consistent record of setting a very high standard in children's theatre, this time in collaboration with Off The Cuff Productions.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 10 January 2009

Diabate, Lang & Singh meld mellifluously. While solo kora takes some exposure & experience to get inside, this almost definitive world musical trio breathtakingly demonstrates what synergy really means.

Details: lisa-maree botticelli; 10 January 2009

With a cast of 40 champion acrobats from Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Mongolia and Russia Le Grand Cirque Aerial Dreams transformed the Sydney Opera House into a fun house of amazing stunts, athletic prowess and aerial wizardry.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 09 January 2009

Penned by British playwright, Philip Ridley some time ago, Vincent River has enjoyed a recent revival elsewhere, but this is its first outing on an Australian Stage

Details: Jack Teiwes; 08 January 2009

These two pieces were developed through improvisation by playwright Jo Turner in collaboration with his cast and are not exactly traditional “plays” at all.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 08 January 2009

All-in-all, I must confess a creeping notion Short 'n' Sweet might be riding its own wave a little too ambitiously. Is there a whiff of veritable corporatisation about, in its quest for world domination?

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