Reviews

Underdogs

 There's something really refreshing about Underdogs. Maybe it's that it's unabashed entertainment. Maybe it's that it's entirely unpretentious. Or maybe it's…

14 years ago

Smashed – Griffin Independent Season

 Smashed is another short piece in what appears to be a trend toward ‘playettes’ that run at about 40 – 45…

14 years ago

Man of La Mancha – SQUIDS – Brisbane

Man of La Mancha, presented by the fairly young musical theatre society SQUIDS (South East Qld Independent Dramatic and Musical…

14 years ago

Human Interest Story – Belvoir – Sydney

Admittedly, I haven’t been to many contemporary dance works in my twenty-four years. However, I couldn’t help feeling I saw…

14 years ago

Pirate Rhapsody, Mermaid Requiem – Sydney Fringe Festival 2011

 Pirate Rhapsody, Mermaid Requiem invites its audience to take a dip into the irreverent, hilarious and insightful sea of Tommy Bradson’s…

14 years ago

Julius Caesar – Bell Shakespeare

 Julius Caesar isn't the sexist of Shakespeare's writings. It's one of the politics and togas plays that's favoured in high schools…

14 years ago

The Book of Everything

The Book of Everything, penned by award-winning Dutch author Guus Kuijer, is a multidimensional novel for children that balances youthful…

14 years ago

Closer – Sydney Fringe Festival 2011

 “Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it’s better if you do,”…

14 years ago

The Threepenny Opera – STC season

The Threepenny Opera can on its surface seem inaccessible. Bertolt Brecht wrote to challenge his audience and political satire can be…

14 years ago

Tell them that it rained too hard

 While Platform Youth are confronting the perception of teenage sluts in Tenderness, independent company Attic Erratic give a very different…

14 years ago