Sydney Reviews

Details: Aleksei Wechter; 29 September 2009

Gabriela lives with her cat in the Californian desert. Her life is on hold while she waits for her husband, Benito, to return from war.

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 21 September 2009

The Only Child is essentially a play about the dysfunction that exists within relationships, both familial and sexual.

Details: Brenton Amies; 21 September 2009

What makes this production unique is that it’s beautifully stripped back to the bare bones of pure theatrical storytelling

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 19 September 2009

As cogent as the material is, or ought to be, it amounts to 90 minutes or so of pointlessness, with what little pathos there might've been spiralling into unintended parody.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 11 September 2009

All this hype aside, it is on several levels an excellent musical, filled with fascinating ideas, engaging characters and production values virtually second to none.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 10 September 2009

It's a glamourous-looking production, polished to a high sheen, but the underlying script sometimes buckles, with less than dazzling wit.

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 10 September 2009

Originally a play for radio, Under Milk Wood was written by the late, great Dylan Thomas in 1953.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 09 September 2009

Fire - A Retrospective | Bangarra Dance Theatre

It's exuberant, unexpurgated, unafraid, edgy and bold. At the same time, it reflects the highest possible standards of athleticism, craft and choreography.

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