German dramatist Franz Xaver Kroetz’s ‘Request Program’, directed by Brendan Cowell, was the second production of the Sydney Theatre Company’s experimental arm, ‘Wharf2Loud’. There was considerable hype around the play with Cowell describing ‘Request Program’ as a ‘chilling, haunting piece
Woody Allen’s latest film ‘Match Point’ has Chris Wilton as one of Allen’s more interesting, edgier protagonists.
Wilton is a thirties something guy who is looking to establish a new career after having played on the professional tennis circuit for
The appropriately named hard candy of the title is precocious 14 year old American girl Hayley Stark. Through an internet chat website Hayley arranges a meeting with thirties something fashion photographer, Jeff Kohlver. After meeting at a hang-out called Nighthawk,
The South African film ‘Tsotsi’ is outstanding cinema. The film by Gavin Hood, based on Athol Fugard’s 1960’s novel, deservedly won the best foreign film award at this years Academy Awards.
Tsotsi’s story is that he is a 19 year
Playwright, documentary maker and academic Geoffrey Sykes’s production ‘Political Fiction’ recently played a season at the Old Fitzroy Theatre.
In ‘Political Fiction’ Karl is a disgruntled forty something member of the Australian government. He becomes emotionally attached to Lee, a
NTT productions, a regional theatre company based in the Hawkesbury and Penrith area, recently brought their production of ‘Allo, Allo!’ to North Sydney’s Independent Theatre. ‘Allo, Allo!’ is the theatrical adaptation of the popular TV comedy series and the play
Some productions are just great to see because they give some of the background to an important artist. Such was the case with Albion Productions and Canned Music’s presentation of the musical ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ at Kensington’s Fig Tree Theatre.
‘Tick,
The Sydney Theatre Company recently brought out the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of Alan Bennett’s ‘The History Boys’ for a five week season.
Bennett’s play is set in Britain in the 1980s. It is the Britain of
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
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