In the march to the Oscars, Quentin Tarantino has swept up a swag of nominations for his wacky way-out Western, DJANGO UNCHAINED (MA).
This wayward oater is up for the main prize, Best Picture, as well as Best Actor in
LITTLE EGYPT’S BURLESQUE is definitely a show to catch.
It’s a theatrical burlesque take on a Rhythm and Blues revue, with soulful, sultry songs and some dangerous dirty dancing from burlesque beauties, Kelly Ann Doll and Danica Lee.
Creator, musical
This is an unsettling, powerful and provocative triple bill from the wonderful Nederlands Dans Theater. This time the umbrella title of the program screened was called ‘An evening with Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot ‘, the artistic directors. It is
Short and Sweet Festival’s second week hosts ten plays that are abundant with innovative ideas, performances and interesting variant themes.
The following plays were outstanding in content and performance:-
“Waiting” – a wonderful and sad exploration of loneliness and music,
Seventeenth Century English poet Alexander Pope wisely wrote, ‘Know then thyself/ presume not God to scan/ the proper study of Mankind is Man’.
Great theatre makes for powerful studies of mankind. They explore how people tackle some of the most
The subject of Matthew Whittet’s new play SCHOOL DANCE is the highs and lows of turbulent adolescence. Where better to place all this angst than in the context of the annual school dance!
Whittet comes up with an intriguing mix
The Genesian Theatre Company has been performing in this lovely, intimate and unique old church since 1954. It’s latest production of CHARLEY’S AUNT has been directed by Shane Bates with contagious humour and energy.
This 120 year old play, first
Like its adaptor Caleb Lewis, I first encountered Craig Davidson’s story collection RUST & BONE in 2007 when Picador published the volume here.
Like Caleb, I was arrested by Craig’s physical phrasing, sinewy prose and muscular narrative. On the page
43 degrees Celsius in Sydney- a day of catastrophic fire danger- and the acutely timely opening of a new theatrical production, TINDERBOX. TINDERBOX represents Zoe Carides’s directing debut as she helms local playwright Alana Valentine’s well researched play.
In her
After the overblown Mumbai jumbai of LIFE OF PI and the atrocious vanity of JACK REACHER, the first half decent film of 2013 has arrived.
HITCHCOCK (M) has Anthony Hopkins playing the portly film maker Alfred Hitchcock at the time