away

Michael Gow’s classic play ‘Away’ recently had its memorable 20th anniversary production at the Stables theatre. The play tells of three families from the same school who meet up during their summer vacation. Gow, currently the Artistic Director of the

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urinetown

During June the Sydney Theatre Company presented the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of the Broadway hit, ‘Urinetown’ (music by Mark Hollman and book by Greg Kotis) at the Sydney Theatre.

‘Urinetown’ is a modern parable that takes place in a

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peribanez

Belvoir’s Company B’s latest production is of Spanish playwright Lope de Vega’s ‘Peribanez’ (translation by Tanya Ronder), performed upstairs at the Seymour Centre.

Reading the media release, it is a shame, in a way, that the play isn’t about De

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pan

B Sharp’s current production, in association with ‘The Working Group’ productions, is ‘Pan’ by Sydney actor and writer, Toby Schmitz, adapted from J.M. Barrie’s classic children’s story.

This was a fun, hip night at the theatre. Director Joseph Couch and

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they’re playing our song

On a cold, winter’s night in Sydney, Mark Kilmurry’s production for the Ensemble theatre of Neil Simon’s ‘They’re Playing Our Song’ brought some much needed warmth.

The springboard for Simon’s play comes from the romance that took place between composer

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lawyers in love

Prolific playwright Tony Laumberg’s new play ‘Lawyers in Love’ recently played a successful five week season at Darlinghurst’s Tap Gallery.

‘Lawyers in Love’ is Mr Laumberg’s fifth play in successive years. Each of his plays, except for the play about

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wind in the willows

The Genesian Theatre Company is currently performing a season of ‘the family favourite, ‘Wind in the Willows. Director Rebekah Jennings has chosen to use Alan Bennett’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s popular tale about riverbank animals.
Roger Gimblett played the Toad

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losing louis

The Ensemble Theatre Company new play is a play from London, playwright Simon Mendes Da Costa’s ‘Losing Louis’. Da Costa’s fine play has had a successful run on the West End, and is due to open in Broadway in October.

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gaslight

The Phoenix Theatre Company recently put on a production of the classic psychological thriller ‘Gaslight’ at Chatswood theatre. This classic psychological thriller was first performed in 1935 and has since received many stage and even film productions since.

In ‘Gaslight’

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mother courage and her children

Bertolt Brecht’s play ‘Mother Courage and her Children’ which he wrote back in 1941 has lost none of its dramatic power.
As a bit of historical background Brecht wrote the play shortly before World War 2 as a warning to

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