
Paul Capsis is a national treasure, and anyone who saw his solo piece Angela’s Kitchen will know he can carry a show. He is, purely and simply, the best thing about this production.

The music has always been what people remember and want to hear, so it's little wonder that concert versions have proved popular around the world, and kept this gem of a show alive.

O’Neill pays homage to her father, an Alzheimer’s sufferer, and ties in the above with stories of her ancestor Owen Roe, who led a rebellion against the English in the 1640s, as well as stories of her romantic life and motherhood.

In this big, bold, inventive and innovative production of The Taming of the Shrew, license has been taken with Will’s quill, with Shakespeare’s Shrew shaken into a sea shanty, a silent film melodrama, and a silly arse farce, but the dizzying discipline on show from the entire ensemble keeps the engine of the narrative and plot at full steam.

Ladies and Gentlemen. No dance experience necessary. Must revel in a sense of community and be prepared to find themselves in an engine room for romance. House Band, Meat Tray and Supper on offer. Emcee, “Mints Bitch” and “Bellboy” included in ticket price.

This is a deeply intelligent reading of a classic play, one that manages to be both contemporary and of its own time; a memory play that is (as playwright Tennessee Williams intended it to be) a ‘penetrating and vivid expression of things as they are’.

Written specifically for a young cast, but offering challenging themes against a dystopian backdrop, The Trolleys is neither the stuff of crowd-pleasing youth theatre or the kind of edgy show used to break up a repertory season.