Reviews

Midsumma: Technostalgia

It really is astonishing to realise how much has changed in technology ­– phones, computers, the way we listen to…

8 years ago

Midsumma: The Happy Prince

I remember reading Oscar Wilde’s fairytale The Happy Prince when I was young, and I remember its beauty and sadness…

8 years ago

The Testament of Mary – Sydney Theatre Company

History has traditionally been told through the words and stories of men, and the Gospel is no exception. Sydney Theatre…

8 years ago

The Encounter – Sydney Festival

In 1969, National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre became lost in the depths of Brazil’s remote Javari Valley and found himself…

8 years ago

Midsumma: A Night at the Musicals starring Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo

Gender-defying demi-drag divas Jonny Woo and Le Gateau Chocolat wage a dazzling assault on some of the best-loved staples of…

8 years ago

Midsumma: I am my own wife

Doug Wright’s play I Am My Own Wife, at fortyfivedownstairs for Midsumma, is a most remarkable piece. Its story twists…

8 years ago

Midsumma: Dolly Di*mond’s Bl*nkety Bl*nks

I’m not going to beat around the bush. Dolly Di*mond's Bl*nkety Bl*nks is a hot mess – but it’s the…

8 years ago

MTC: Born Yesterday

A tycoon moves to Washington DC to use his money to influence politics and politicians.   When the Melbourne Theatre…

8 years ago

Measure for Measure – Sydney Festival

For some, seeing Shakespeare in English is complicated enough. For the crowd that packed into the Roslyn Packer theatre on…

8 years ago

The Season – Sydney Festival

Nathan Maynard’s The Season is a wonderfully authentic new Australian work, celebrating tradition without overlooking the challenges often associated with…

8 years ago