Monthly Archives: May, 2018

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Theatre Now: Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine, Willy Russell’s 1986 monologue about a deflated, lonely housewife, can seem a little dated at times, especially on paper, but powerhouse performer...

There Now Review: Seraphim Trio

Billed as a program of works representing early forays into Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, to their credit the musicians of Seraphim Trio:...

Theatre Now Review: The Importance Of Being Ernest

After Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde is probably the most quoted playwright in the history of English literature and The Importance of Being Earnest, considered one...

Theatre Now Review: Gypsy

Luckiest Productions and One Eyed Man Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co present Gypsy Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics...

Theatre Now Review: Good Cook. Friendly. Clean.

Good Cook. Friendly. Clean. By Brooke Robinson is an overdue response to the housing crisis facing Sydneysiders and, perhaps, even city-dwellers worldwide. The premise...

Theatre Now Review: Pacific Opera Mothers’ Day Concert

The occurrence of classical concerts at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney, has been a most rewarding recent discovery. Tickets for concerts within their annual...

On The Screen Review: Tully

Con's Score: 4 Diapers I’m not a parent but the appeal of Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody (writer of Juno) coming together with Charlize Therone...

Theatre Now Review: Kiss of the Gallery Guard

Art galleries are perhaps the most accepting and tolerant places to be. Everyone’s opinion is equally valid, equally valuable. Because each one of us...

Theate Now Review: Troilus and Cressida

Deciding to produce Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare is a brave move indeed as it is a fragmented work and one that is...

Theatre Review: The Aspirations of Daise Morrow

Some months ago in a dusty secondhand bookshop I happened across a not very good adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. It was...

Theatre Now Review: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.

SYDNEY Alice Birch’s Revolt She Said. Revolt Again. is a gutsy, full-throttled play that drives home a message of rebellion and revolution without any brakes. As...

Theatre Now Review: A Poison Crown

I find it incredulous to learn that it has only been 50 years since capital punishment was abolished in Australia and Britain. It is...