A cross between Robin Hood and Braveheart, MICHAEL KOHLHAAS is a bleak, brooding and brutal tale of 16th century feudalism.
At his most enigmatic photogenic best, Mads Mikkelsen plays Michael Kohlhaas, an honest horse trader continually cheated by a …
Apart from his Oscar winning performance in The Artist, Jean Dujardin is possibly best known for his series of spy spoofs starring as secret agent OSS117.
In MOBIUS he shrugs off the spoof and plays a spook for real, a …
A fractured fairytale is a fair way to describe UNDER THE RAINBOW, a multi layered fable interwoven with strands of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
Flic opens with a dreamy blue dream sequence narrated by the dreamer, …
IT BOY, a film turning on the older woman/younger man scenario, is a fizzy, frothy confection starring the gorgeous Virginie Afira as Alice, a nearly 40 career woman, divorced single mum.
She’s been in cold blooded training to break the …
Wildcards Programme Week 5 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 Festival, had nine new short plays this afternoon. A little bit of clever comedy with some drama to entertain, and to make you think and to challenge your imagination.
JUSTICE by Dona …
TOP 80 Week 5 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 – a most excellent adventure in theatre this week with eleven plays, each less than ten minutes.
FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS was written, directed and performed by Mark Fowler. Outsourcing comedy at it …
This was the culmination of two very exciting weeks and four companies with some extraordinary performances, the selection of this year’s best and audience favourites. For some reason at the matinee I attended two works listed were not performed.
There …
Company C of Short+Sweet dance continues the exciting season with twelve more short works. Overall there was some very interesting work, but I found several of the pieces unclear and perhaps in need of more development and polishing .
The …
Wildcards Program Week 4 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 Festival, has eleven short plays, and yes one playwright, for irony, decided to cleverly misuse “exit pursued by a bear”.
ENTER MAC, DS by Johnm Levine. Director: Olivia Clement. CAST: Mark Nagle, …
Company D of Short + Sweet dance showcased some very strong, exciting work that was full of challenging, thought provoking discoveries.
It opened with a film entry ,‘Traces’ choreographed by Graeme Spencer. Traces of memories of movement in haunted rooms …