Sydney Reviews

Before the irredeemable appallingness of your Marilyn Mansons, there was Alice, who gave licence to 'em all. There still is.

Solo Perspective 2 was a performance showcasing three of Australia’s classically trained, avant-garde musicians.

As far as cabaret goes, this particular incarnation by the girls who form Lady Sings It Better is spectacular, in the real showstopper sense.

The chaos is an illusion, the carnal nature of the performance is not.

The whole thing's delivered at an almost dizzying pace; it's snappy, self-assured and all the sexier for it.

'The Scottish play' that dare not speak its name is back, as topically as ever, around 400 years after its debut.

Frequently hilarious and also quite moving, something else that this excellent production has in spades is an evocative sense of place.

Mrs Petrov’s Shoe is a remarkable play with a distinguished cast, and a great way to read a book!

Dancing at Lughnasa | New Theatre
A gifted embroider of words, Friel combines soft lyricism and hard meaning in his play, a tragical comical historical pastoral on a spree and spoiling for a spirited spar.
The First Murder | Pinchgut Opera
In the care of Pinchgut Opera’s director, Erin Helyard, this music, formulaic as it indeed is in some respects, sprang off the page into an experience rich in emotions.
Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet
To Shakespeare’s text be true is the obvious goal here, and writer, director and actor have each scored.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Redfern Lane Productions
Unabashedly and unapologetically entertaining, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels delights in its hoax hokum, a whimsical hustle of musical comedy bustle.
Continuity | New Theatre
On the set of a big-budget Hollywood eco-thriller, the clock is ticking for an on time and under budget wrap.