Sydney Reviews

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 21 February 2016

The Blind Giant is Dancing conjures an image of an enormous, unwieldy, dangerous and mischievous creature, set to cause havoc. Is the giant capitalism or is it the self doubt in us that drives the need for approbation and power, whatever the cost?

Details: Emily Shaddick; 17 February 2016

All My Love is a misfortunate love story that spans not only time but the earth itself. It is a slow story of a love that was cut short by a meddling mother.

Details: Dennis Clements; 15 February 2016

Ladies Day | Griffin Theatre Company

The heart of the work derives from a series of revealing monologues peppered throughout the piece, that have been drawn from interviews with men and women from Broome and environs.

Details: Richard Cotter; 14 February 2016

Life Without Me | Illuminate Educate

A confluence of errors – certainly not a comedy – made my viewing of Illuminate Educate's production of Life Without Me by Daniel Keene at the Reginald Theatre in the Seymour Centre, truncated, to say the least.

Details: Ashley Walker; 13 February 2016

Arcadia sees the much anticipated return of the work of Tom Stoppard, grandmaster of the play of ideas, to the Sydney Theatre Company. This time he tackles literary History and Chaos Theory.

Details: Richard Cotter; 11 February 2016

The Pride is a striking production that speaks to us all about engaging in an authentic life and not playing at fancy dress.

Details: Dennis Clements; 11 February 2016

Perch | The Leaps

This particular production does not achieve the level of success that the writing – or indeed the festival – deserves. I wish they had entrusted it to someone else to stage.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 11 February 2016

Godspell Reimagined | Room8

This presentation of the rock opera does not especially evoke the Summer of Love nor tonally invite its audience to tune in, turn on or drop out, and as a result the undisguised Christian thrust of the piece comes across all the more clearly.