Richard Eyre’s film ‘Notes on a Scandal’, adapted by Patrick Marber from the novel by Zoe Heller, is a brilliant drama.
A delicate balance hangs over the characters in ‘Notes on a Scandal’. Cate Blanchett plays Sheba Hart, a bubbly,
Sydney’s Raw-Em Theatre Company presented the premiere Australian production of provocative American playwright Sam Shepard’s latest play, ‘The God Of Hell’. Shepard has always been a critic of the Bush regime, and this is where the play’s satire and venom
Patrick White wrote ‘The Season at Sarsparilla’ in 1961 at the end of the Menzies era. The play brilliantly magnifies the seemingly trivial routines of three families- the Boyles, the Pogsons and the Knotts, in their neighbouring homes in Mildred
Woody Allen is found in fine form with his latest film ‘Scoop’. With ‘Scoop’, Allen continues in the non-naturalistic vein of films such as ‘Zelig’ and ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo’. ‘Scoop’ has an original, intriguing scenario.
On his way
The Sydney Theatre Company’s Theatre In Education wing recently put on a successful season of Matt Cameron’s well crafted ‘Ruby Moon’ which was part of this year’s HSC syllabus.
‘Ruby Moon’ told a fractured fairy tale. Life appears idyllic in
Carlo Verdone’s new comedy ‘My Best Enemy’, which took out the main categories at last years’ Italian Film Awards, was good entertainment.
‘My Best Enemy’ is a variation of the buddy flick , featuring two people who can’t stand each
One of my highlights of the Sydney Festival was the visiting Gate Theatre from Dublin’s production of a of three works by Samuel Beckett. The Gate Theatre under the direction of Michael Colgan mounted these productions to mark the centenary
It’s that time again for the biggest little play festival in the world, Short and Sweet 2007. The Festival opened at the Newtown Theatre on Tuesday 16th January, and is running at three different venues, with a Gala Final and
The Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House was home to Meryl Tankard and Taikoz’s production of ‘Kaidan: A Ghost Story’, part of this year’s Sydney Festival.
‘Kaidan’ is based on a great Japanese ghost story, ‘Of a Mirror and
Mother and son entertainers, Toni Lamond and Tony Sheldon, have teamed up together to come with a fine, well presented show, ‘Times of My Life’, documenting Toni’s colourful life in the industry.
‘Times of My Life’ had a winning recipe.