Sydney Reviews

Details: Nicholas Routley; 02 December 2011

Pinchgut Opera is unique in Australia as an opera company dedicated to music of the 17th and 18th centuries, and it is also, deservedly, highly successful.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 24 November 2011

Belvoir's production of As You Like It is vivid, riotous and warm-hearted, a theatrical carnival of sound and spectacle.

Details: Augusta Supple; 20 November 2011

Gross Und Klein (Big and Small) | Sydney Theatre Company

Big ideas gathered in a small moment. Big voice, big emotion, in a simple idea. Both at once. Big and Small.

Details: Deborah FitzGerald; 19 November 2011

Games in the Backyard | Australian Theatre for Young People

The choice to tackle such a dark subject by the Australian Theatre for Young People could be considered brave or foolish. Either way, the performances by the young ensemble cast were courageous and confronting if a little uneven at times.

Details: Penny Spirou; 11 November 2011

The Australian Ballet’s production of The Merry Widow is, in a word, stunning. From beginning to end, the dances (and dancers) are mesmerising.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 10 November 2011

Sprout is one of those plays that I’ll remember and think about for a long time.

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 09 November 2011

Angela Betzien’s spellbinding thriller, The Dark Room, is a remarkable play and director, Leticia Caceres has assembled a high calibre, faultless cast who do this short, taut production absolute justice.

Details: Jodi McAlister; 03 November 2011

The human animal may have changed its society a thousand times between 44BC and 2011, but it has not changed its nature. Some things are universal. There will always, always be politicians.

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