Sydney Reviews

Details: Nicholas Routley; 10 June 2020

In 2013 the Queensland Symphony Orchestra premiered the First Symphony by the well-known Australian composer and pianist Mark Isaacs. The symphony was entitled “First”, implying the intention of a second at some time. Last month he released his second symphony digitally, performed by the NotePerformer Virtual Orchestra, with Mark himself directing.

Details: Nicholas Routley; 16 February 2020

The myth of Faust, a brilliant man who sells his soul to the devil in return for a life unconstrained by any moral laws, fascinated the 19th century.

Details: Richard Cotter; 01 February 2020

Ben wants to be a victor, but being a self centred dickhead does prove a problem. Narcissistic, neurotic Ben is the agonising protagonist of Jessie Eisenberg’s The Spoils.

Details: Richard Cotter; 01 February 2020

Pomona is a play about the commodification of the body, especially the bodies of women. More shockingly, it presents this anatomical monetising presided over and propagated by women.

Details: Jack Teiwes; 24 January 2020

Poirot and More: A Retrospective | David Suchet

David Suchet's charm, modesty and gentle charisma come together to generate an unexpectedly commanding stage presence, whether simply in the mode of a delightful raconteur or in his brief moments of full-on character performance.

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Details: Richard Cotter; 24 January 2020

In Family Values, David Williamson softens us up with a string of rib tickling zingers, the dialogue dancing like a butterfly, before the zingers become stingers, a swarm of recriminations and rebukes, fanning out from the familial and into the wider world.