Urban Display Suite
A play that ends far too soon, Jessica Barlow reviews Urban Display Suite - a musical theatre show that's sure to delight everyone in Melbourne - no matter which suburb they live in.
Urban Display Suite
Following sold out sessions at both the 2011 Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs, hit musical Urban Display Suite is set to return to Melbourne this January at the MTC Theatre’s Lawler Studio. Jessica Barlow reports.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Samuel Burt reviews Human Sacrifice Theatre's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - and deems it, overall, a case of too many ingredients in a simple and beautiful soup.
The Horse’s Mouth – A Festival of Autobiographical Performance
Nick Marland visits the festival with a twist - The Horse’s Mouth - featuring some of Sydney’s most talented, spiky, engaging performers getting all autobiographical on the intimate stage of the Old Fitz.
Bell Shakespeare’s Stripped Back Julius Caesar – Minimalist, but By No Means Reduced
Dominica Nicholls reviews Bell Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - costumed in relentlessly modern business wear, striding about streamlined chairs and a single rotting Corinthian column, the characters present a powerful, stark, political parable.
Site UnSeen: Spend A Night With The Street As Your Home
Venture into the underworld of Site UnSeen where social exclusion and homelessness collide with mirth, satire, beauty and grim reality. An interactive multimedia theatre piece, Site UnSeen literally walks its audience through the darkened streets of St Kilda.
Sweet Bird Flys
Translated by rising Sydney actor and director Ben Winspear and directed by the multi-talented widely experienced Laura Scrivano, Sweet Bird is an exhilarating international experiment. Dominica Nicholls talks to Laura Scrivano.
Faustus
Dominica Nicholls reviews Faustus - a terribly clever play that's alienating, emotionally effective, entertaining and unsettling in turns.
Princess Dramas
Kait O'Callahan reviews Elfriede Jelinek's first Australian production, Princess Dramas. Feminism, stereotypes, and male dominance are all hard-hitting themes explored within the play, but unfortunately, it's simply too much hard work.
A Fitzroy Romance
Kait O'Callahan reviews A Fitzroy Romance by Kieran Carroll - a play that will draw you in with laughter, nostalgia and some good, solid questions.
Next to Normal
Katie Found reviews Next to Normal - a musical that would have benefited from a great deal of paring back, as the director seemed to hold no confidence in the subtleties of the play - or the audience.
The Bad Boys of Music Theatre
Sandi Sieger reviews The Bad Boys of Music Theatre in A Fine Bromance - a cabaret show so full of wit, banter and bromance, it borders on exhausting. Thankfully, it's got enough charm and humour to make it all worth it.
