The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow has been a long time coming for the First Nations people of Australia.
The Bangalow Music Festival, jewel of the classical music calendar of the Northern Rivers of NSW, has just had its 18th incarnation.
This unapologetically irreverent musical, more in the vein of a spoof or even a roast, ridicules the Corbys and the attending media alike, giving them all a blast from both barrels. Its approach to the topic might work as a series of revue sketches, but as a feature-length show it requires further development.
From its shockingly hilarious beginning to its shockingly powerful brick through a plate glass window ending, City of Gold is pure theatrical gold.
A View From the Bridge is a masterclass in acting and direction, and a sensational revival of a powerful play from one of the greatest modern American playwrights.
Whiteley is a triumph. I hope that, like The Eighth Wonder, it will have several revivals, But it left me with one question.
Not only do we look forward to the music on offer at Bello WM, we commit to the whole ‘journey’ that is a four day weekend in Bellingen, a magical place indeed.
shake & stir theatre co have risen to the challenge in a spectacular way and deliver Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts with all the joy, delight and mutiny that is present in Dahl’s infamous work.