A Working Man – movie review
I cringe when I have to say this, but here is another one man against the world movie. Think quiet…
Guys & Dolls (Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour) – musical theatre review
Seventy-five years on, Guys & Dolls continues to charm and delight. The Handa Opera production on Sydney Harbour is polished,…
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Sydney Theatre Company) – theatre review
Is the rock a portal to other worlds, the conduit for transformative magic, which allows people to simply disappear? These…
MJ: The Musical (Lyric Theatre) – musical theatre review
What a powerhouse of a show this is. The music, the moves and magnitude of it all were certainly not…
4000 Miles (Sydney Theatre Company) – theatre review
Twenty-one-year-old Leo Joseph-Connell (Shiv Palekar) values his independence. He’s fallen out with his mother Jane and is on a cross-country…
Jesus Christ Superstar (Princess Theatre) – musical theatre review
One of the most powerful opening nights I have attended, the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar absolutely nailed it at…
Boys on the Verge of Tears (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review
Boys on the Verge of Tears is one of the toughest, grittiest plays I have come across. Having premiered at…
Lyceum Highway and Metropolis Monologues (Melbourne Writers’ Theatre) – theatre reviews
Can we escape a tortured past? That question is at the heart of the new drama Lyceum Highway, written by…
An Audience with Don Dunstan – theatre review
Strong socially progressive views, music and poetry distinguish Neil Cole’s new play An Audience with Don Dunstan. It shines a…
Kagami: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre) – theatre review
A Zen experience involving the late, great Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (17th January, 1952 – 28th March, 2023), Kagami fuses…