Sea Symphony
I can still recall imagery in my mind’s eye after reading Joseph Conrad’s vivid stories about the power of the sea. The fear, the vulnerability, the mystery and the delights of …
Review
Blackout Songs
Red Stitch Theatre’s production of ‘Blackout Songs’ is a powerful representation of the affects alcoholism and mental illness. Sarah Sutherland and Jack Twelvetree play a couple who both experience addiction. …
Julia
It was 9th October 2012 when Prime Minister Julia Gillard drew a line in the sand. … when she refused to stay silent any longer. To that point she had …
Late To My Own Party
Ellen O’Connor presents their show “Late To My Own Party” at the Butterfly Club and it was a comedy trip! From the moment the show started, O’Connor was on point …
Carpet and Sand
Call it searching for creativity or a descent into madness. That is a matter of interpretation. Carpet and Sand is a fanciful re-telling of a trip that English theatre and film …
100 Reasons for War
Tom Holloway’s 100 Reasons for War (2015) has been updated to reflect present day conflict in Calamity Practice’s uproarious, disturbing production of the work. At one point, all eight actors that …
Multiple Bad Things
Just what are people capable of? Can we exist in harmony? Is symbiosis even possible? Those questions are explored in the darkly comedic, at times disturbing, strikingly original theatrical work Multiple …
Club Vegas
Spectacular, colourful and creative headdresses, feathers and finery are front and centre as performers from Club Vegas hit the stage. Broad smiles, popular song and dance numbers, athletic, dare-devil acrobatics and …
Sunset Boulevard
To bastardise a popular expression, those flying closest to the sun shine brightest before they burn up. That set of words could be the starting point for the Andrew Lloyd Webber …
Shimmery Burlesque
Saucy and stylish, creative and captivating. Such is a very special burlesque show that breaks new ground in a long-standing, traditional form of entertainment that can be traced back to the …