CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY is very theatrically presented. A theatricality that is informed by the bible-thump of proselyting and the leftover shame of “unholy, impure practices”. You can hurl the boy out of the Mormons but that eager-to-please-ness is …
Tired feet and rainbows everywhere that’s Mardi Gras FAIR DAY. With over 200 stalls, Fair Day is a free event spread out through Victoria Park and it is a joyous start to Mardi Gras Season. This year’s theme is …
“Being an artist you have to abandon any notion of things making sense.” Maria Irene Fornes makes this comment late in the film despite living with Alzheimer’s disease. It is fascinating to observe Fornes’ openness, thoughtful insights and …
The Sydney premiere of THE MOORS by Jen Silverman and directed by Kate Gaul, looms darkly through the fog before its opening to previews on February 7.
After being lured by mysterious letters, Emilie takes the position of governess in …
Drumroll…… crash! Kim Carpenter has brought us a marvellous show about the life and times of controversial, larger than life famous Australian artist Brett Whiteley .I was fortunate enough to catch the last performance of the Riverside season . Brett …
This adaptation by William Zappa after Homer, has been 7 years in the making. Zappa has researched 17 translations, travelled far and wide, testing the work. He always knew Homer came from a tradition of professional guilds of storytelling, the …
COUNTING & CRACKING is a Sri Lankan story made into a powerful stage play about a family’s journey to remain united across countries, and across generations following a long-term civil war that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.
It …
As the three generations of women meet for the weekend there are obviously some topics that are “forbidden”. ‘What ifs’ is right up there. Along with the perils of too much drinking, smoking and wallowing in grief and …
One of the major highlights of this year’s Festival of Sydney, this stunning show is a hypnotic, cross-cultural music and dance collaboration, where the audience are also performers. ONE INFINITY blends traditional Chinese music and contemporary dance, the audience an …
Lucibela has a powerful but mellow voice and used it to great effect in her Sydney Festival show at City Recital Hall. Lucibela is from Cape Verde, an island country off the coast of Africa and a former Portuguese colony. …