Sydney Reviews

Details: Jack Teiwes; 18 October 2007

Once again, New Theatre tackles the classics of political theatre with great conviction. Traitors is a powerful, unsettling play and, perhaps, a timely one.

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 18 October 2007

Margolyes is a performer of considerable wit, charm and skill and her physical and vocal expressiveness is faultless.

Details: Tessa Needham; 17 October 2007

All of the short works have been carefully programmed, and the resulting show is seamless and diverse.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 17 October 2007

A Bright Room Called Day is both a satisfying character drama and an engrossing fly-on-the-wall historical epic.

Details: Helen Barry; 12 October 2007

You’re walking home around midnight. It’s cold and dark and the streets are deserted. Suddenly, from nowhere, a stranger lurches from the shadows. “Got a light?”

Details: James Waites; 12 October 2007

Riflemind is the story of a once-famous rock band, of U2 standard, coming together for a weekend in a country house to decide whether to regroup

Details: Jack Teiwes; 11 October 2007

Class Enemy is a terrific piece of theatre, a riveting slow-burn perfectly realised by its exceptionally talented young cast.

Details: Tessa Needham; 11 October 2007

Short Sweet + Dance is an excellent opportunity for emerging and established choreographers and dancers to showcase new and, in many cases, innovative work.

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