Sydney Reviews

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 17 April 2009

Tom Freund came onstage unceremoniously, belying the weight of his musical presence.

Details: Ashley Walker; 16 April 2009

When Kathryn Hunter scrambles on stage, you totally believe she’s an ape in a man’s clothing.

Details: Brett Casben; 14 April 2009

The Buddy Holly Story seeks to use the events of Holly’s recording career and some personal anecdotes to provide the links with the songs.

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

What? You haven't heard of Gavin Ahearn? Does that mean he's not such an eminent pianist? Uh-uh. It means he's been enjoying favour, for the best part of the last decade, overseas.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 09 April 2009

This fascinating play is a tight character drama with a simple yet captivating plot that deals with basic human foibles in a time of rising social and religious conservatism.

Details: Rebecca Whitton; 07 April 2009

The Distance from Here | Inscription & Griffin Independent

Neil LaBute’s fatalistic view of the sense of futility and rage that exists among the underclasses of suburban America provides an interesting, though unsettling, night in the theatre.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 06 April 2009

Her voice is supremely, sublimely, divinely beautiful; delicate, even fragile, yet, at the same time, incongruously strong.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 05 April 2009

This is a joyously raucous play.

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