Sydney Reviews

Details: Helen Barry; 06 December 2007

Tiger Country | Maelstrom Productions & Griffin

Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, or at least it’s as strange here in Jonathan Gavin’s new play, Tiger Country.

Details: Helen Barry; 02 December 2007

The Bee | Darlinghurst Theatre & MoFuCoSu

What is it with Japanese culture? Why does it have an urge to create ever weirder and wackier entertainment?

Details: Augusta Supple; 30 November 2007

Vital Organs | Easily Distracted & B Sharp

Jokes, songs about bacteria, facts about digestion and stories about bizarre sexual practices… all distractions from the heart, or perhaps the guts of the piece?

Details: Tessa Needham; 29 November 2007

On face value, this story seems straight-forward, but the placement in the politically charged context of apartheid provides many subtexts and resonances

Details: Brett Casben; 26 November 2007

‘Life’s a Lemon’ is billed as a Rock Musical. A musical it isn’t any more than mutton is lamb as Raylene observes in the show.

Details: Brett Casben; 26 November 2007

The drawing room comedy doesn’t get a lot of attention in the repertoires of Australian playwrights however it seems that Wayne Tunks has taken it up with something of a vengeance

Details: Helen Barry; 19 November 2007

Tales From The Vienna Woods | Sydney Theatre Company

The play itself is a frolicking rollicking romp that’s like having a few too many schnapps and waking up in someone’s chalet with the cast of The Sound of Music all trying to get into each other’s pants.

Details: Helen Barry; 18 November 2007

Toy Symphony heralds the return of shining star Richard Roxburgh to the stage, after a seven year absence while he’s been romancing the big screen

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