Sydney Reviews

Details: Helen Barry; 14 February 2009

If you thought Joan Collins’ career was in the doldrums then you are sorely mistaken because she’s back in fine form in the Mardi Gras Festival’s Betcha Thought I Was Dead.

Details: jane barton; 14 February 2009

Baghdad Wedding has a certain hum and buzz surrounding it. Since its triumph at the Soho Theatre in London in 2007, theatre companies around the world have been eager to stage it.

Details: Augusta Supple; 12 February 2009

There is something that catches me, catches in my throat, with The Waifs...

Details: Eliza Eggler; 12 February 2009

Accompanied by the Australian Chamber Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, Miss Upshaw thrilled us with her beauty of tone, immaculate musicality and appealing stage presence.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 11 February 2009

A surprisingly contemplative play for a story about an underground boxer with a hair-trigger.

Details: Helen Barry; 09 February 2009

The first surprise about José González is the crowd he attracts. For an artist who dwells on the “folky” side of things I expect earnestly serious hippie types – but there’s barely a smattering.

Details: Augusta Supple; 31 January 2009

As a suite of plays there is an ample amount of variety, however on a Friday night, eleven 10 minute plays feels like a lot.

Details: Augusta Supple; 29 January 2009

Short and Sweet Festival always attracts attention. The sheer quantity of people involved is impressive.

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