Sydney Reviews

Did you know that Mary Poppins appeared in a series of children's books long before Walt Disney got his hands on her?

The show is most a rollicking good time, packed with song after song, clever humour and boiling over with an energy that carries you along.

Isaacs and co manage to make very complex music utterly accessible, while drawing on blues, soul, gospel & even classical genres.

Beyond the Neck examines in raw, gripping detail a family struggling with the consequences of the Port Arthur tragedy all those years ago.

Gatz, at around 6 hours duration, is a challenge, for company and punters alike.

Ward has a tremendous gift of the gab and a seemingly effortless natural hilarity to go with it.

When the Rain Stops Falling is an impressive and unique experience which I am sure will be regarded as one of the great Australian plays.

Any residual notion of Sydney's wild, or mild, west being a cultural desert is defunct.

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.