Sydney Reviews

Details: Helen Barry; 18 June 2008

Hamlet most certainly is alive and kicking in Cowell’s incarnation as a prince who truly “rocks” (in the rockstar sense) as a very modern royal.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 16 June 2008

Arlo Guthrie is a freakin' genius. I rarely resort to expletives, in reviews, let alone their Americanised cousins, but, since he peppers his banter with same, it seems oddly appropriate.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 15 June 2008

Renee Geyer needs no introduction whatsoever and there isn't one that can begin to estimate her prodigious talents. As it turns out, she's not just a difficult woman, but a pithy, funny one too.

Details: Cameron Bayley; 15 June 2008

August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is a dense, powerful play concerning class, desire and love, and the struggles between, and within, each of these.

Details: Brett Casben; 15 June 2008

If you like your faith sweet and syrupy with your cup running over you’ll love the boy’s ‘Raise the Praise’ tour. It’s Billy Graham on soufflé, it’s redemption on tick.

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 14 June 2008

A farcical and highly improbable plot is served up through slapstick and mime to produce a very funny, fresh and inventive show.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 13 June 2008

Wayne Tunks has revived the 'wow' factor in his work. The Rules of April is a damn good title for what is, in the main, a damn good play.

Details: Augusta Supple; 13 June 2008

If you are up for seeing a man propped up two meters off the ground by 4 pointy tipped spears: this one is for you.

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