Sydney Reviews

Details: Claude Lequereux; 26 June 2007

Roger Gimblett's evocative production of Forty Years On, will slingshot to mind, memories of tuck shop milk bottle confectionery, stoggy custard school dinners and assembly hymns sung out of tune

Details: Brenton Amies; 25 June 2007

A Porthole into the minds of the vanquished is just that - a porthole, a tiny vantage point which could do with some widening.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 18 June 2007

Although not groundbreaking theatre, The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is an excellent production of a howlingly funny musical, and a sure thing for a bushel of B-E-L-L-Y L-A-U-G-H-S.

Details: Aleksei Wechter; 13 June 2007

Abalone dreams of winning the local eisteddfod with all the associated glory, while his sister Gerture slowly slips away into her own private world where she works as a teacher.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 12 June 2007

Who could fail to be transformed by thought leader, Jeremy Boutsakis? Of course, the thoughts he'll lead you to, via the garden path, are simultaneously terrifying and hilarious.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 12 June 2007

While every effort has been made, no doubt, to fully explore characters' lives, the chain of relationships, separated by a mere six degrees, seems somewhat inconclusive and unsatisfying.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 08 June 2007

Aside from one too many references to cricket, this is a very well-observed and well-written piece, or, rather, pieces; comprising three vignettes, with the three cast handling three roles apiece.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 07 June 2007

Red Light Winter deals with the seriously dysfunctional romances of a small group of thirtysomethings, with an emphasis on sex and emotional inadequacy.

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