Jess Sykes, Author at Onya Magazine

‘Dreamers’ by Daniel Keene: Exploring Marginalised Australia

Dreamers is a beautiful exploration of romance between two marginalised characters in a nostalgic and bigoted Australian society. Although Magid migrated two years ago, as a Muslim immigrant in Australia, we see

November 18, 2014

Performing Arts Review

‘But Wait…There’s More’ Mixes Wonder Of Circus With Politically Punchy Vaudeville

Circus Oz brings their own unique style and humour to their newest show, ‘But Wait… There’s More’, mixing the wonder of the circus with a politically punchy vaudevillian clown show. One of

July 3, 2014

Performing Arts Review

The Leenane Trilogy’s Third Installment – The Lonesome West

The Lonesome West rounds out Martin McDonagh’s wonderfully dark and hilarious trilogy staged by the KIN Collective. If you haven’t seen one or all of the instalments by now, then I’m sorry

June 17, 2014

Performing Arts Review

The Leenane Trilogy’s Second Installment – A Skull in Connemara

The second in installment of The Leenane Trilogy, A Skull in Connemara, deftly combines the intensely macabre mind of Martin McDonagh with the heavily naturalistic world of this small, character-ridden Irish town. Each year

June 10, 2014

Performing Arts Review

The Leenane Trilogy – The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The first instalment of the KIN Collective’s Leenane Trilogy was so beautifully done that it has created an almost unbearable amount of anticipation for the next two plays. Even as we entered

June 2, 2014

Performing Arts Review

Justin Hamilton: ‘Johnny Loves Mary Forever 1994’

From the second he stepped on stage, to the second he stepped off, Justin Hamilton filled his routine to the brim with his rapid, machine gun fire delivery, reviews Jess Sykes.

April 8, 2014

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Beautiful One Day

Most of us have been reared on Australian national stories that put a proud swagger in our step; Gallipolo and Pharlap included. 'Beautiful One Day' is a national story that needs telling,

December 2, 2013

Performing Arts Review

Straight

Straight picked out the difficulties of nudging thirty and feeling like you’ve either become a staid, boring old couple, or, conversely, that your single hedonistic lifestyle might be nearing pathetic. Jess Sykes

October 1, 2013

Performing Arts Review

Iphigenie

Jess Sykes reviews Lyric Opera's 'Iphigenie' and even without being an opera enthusiast, the atmosphere and experience was one everyone should try and have at least once. More if you enjoy great

October 1, 2013

Performing Arts Review

Savages

Jess Sykes reviews 'Savages', currently running at fortyfivedownstairs, where the direction of Susie Dee choreographed these men into what was essentially a 90 minute dance, dripping with barely restrained masculinity and misogyny.

August 21, 2013

Performing Arts Review

Foxfinder

Dawn King’s Foxfinder is both beautifully eerie and faintly soul crushing in its captivating exploration of governmental control and human frailty, writes Jess Sykes.

July 24, 2013

Performing Arts Review