Sydney Reviews

Details: Helen Barry; 18 November 2007

Toy Symphony heralds the return of shining star Richard Roxburgh to the stage, after a seven year absence while he’s been romancing the big screen

Details: Augusta Supple; 17 November 2007

The charm of this piece is the bright and enthusiastic performers: the playfulness and the engagement of children. The joy of exploration and expanding a joke (especially a fart joke) into the stratosphere.

Details: Augusta Supple; 15 November 2007

What is the value of a house? Is it the market value? The stainless steel appliances? The location? Or the history it holds?

Details: Aleksei Wechter; 14 November 2007

Simply Fancy is a rollicking adventure in which Brian, Julie and Roy search for a pineapple, kiwi fruit and guava to make a fruit salad for Grandma’s birthday present. Sounds simple? Well it ain't!

Details: Jack Teiwes; 13 November 2007

Part of the brilliance of Casey Bennetto’s Keating! “The Musical We Had To Have” is that it isn’t really a musical, either structurally or musically.

Details: Selma Nadarajah; 12 November 2007

It is really difficult to appreciate the significance of this definitive period in ballet history when we now see ballet being performed in such diverse and experimental interpretations.

Details: Helen Barry; 10 November 2007

2,000 Feet Away | Frogbattleship / B Sharp

Something’s rotten in the state of Iowa. Terrible things are happening to children. Hysterical residents demand that something be done.

Details: James Waites; 09 November 2007

Respect – The Musical is a light-hearted celebration of women and their place in American popular song. It is a fun and well-realised show that many ticket-buying Sydneysiders would certainly enjoy.

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