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Details: 19 January 2009

The Comedy of Errors | Sydney Shakespeare Festival

Was one of Shakespeare's earliest plays the world's first sitcom? Debatable. What's much less so is The Comedy of Errors is pithier than Friends. And sports much richer, intrinsically comic characters.

Details: 19 January 2009

The first act’s impressive talent included Marney McQueen presenting a very funny rendition of Making Love Alone. David Harris followed with a beautiful version of Save the Last Dance and a tribute to Peter Allen

Details: 19 January 2009

The Dream Children | Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre

There are so few positive things I can think of to say about La Mama’s opening show for 2009, The Dream Children, that it might be best to say as little as possible.

Details: 19 January 2009

The Tell-Tale Heart is Kosky at his most minimal, drawing on the source material from his aesthetic confederate with just the right mixture of respect and rebellion - it just wouldn’t be Kosky without some kind of bodily fluid!

Details: 17 January 2009

This is one of Shakespeare's shorter tragedies and, as such, well-suited to the vagaries of a Sydney summer, under wildly unpredictable, globally-warmed skies.

Details: 16 January 2009

As the saying goes, one man’s art is another’s pornography. This has always been true of burlesque, a blend of cabaret, circus acts and striptease.

Details: 16 January 2009

Taming of the Shrew | Australian Shakespeare Company

A balmy summer evening, a picnic in the surrounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens, champagne, and a little bit of Shakespeare. The Australian Shakespeare Company really is onto something.

Details: 15 January 2009

The War of the Roses | Sydney Theatre Company

For some, the prospect of committing ten hours to Shakespeare’s bloody conflicts over the English throne is an exciting prospect, for others, a daunting one.

The Comedy of Errors | Sydney Shakespeare Festival

Showqueen | Trevor Ashley

The Dream Children | Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre

The Tell-Tale Heart

Macbeth | Sydney Shakespeare Festival

The Burlesque Hour

Taming of the Shrew | Australian Shakespeare Company

The War of the Roses | Sydney Theatre Company