American entertainer Steve Martin has had a fabulous career, from his early, frenetic days as a wild and crazy stand-up comic to his prolific acting career in Hollywood films and now to a burgeoning writing career. He is now back
The Mike Mills film ‘Thumbsucker’ only lasted a short time in cinemas in Sydney. This was a shame because it was a very likeable film.
The main characters’ journey was unusual and engaging. The arc was enormous, Justin starts off
In American playwright Rebecca Gilman’s ‘Boy Gets Girl’, Theresa Rusell is a thirties-something single New York magazine journalist who leads a comfortable, middle-class existence. Her life is thrown into jeopardy after she dates, and tries to give the flick pass,
Every year there is a new Woody Allen film. With each passing year Woody’s films come under increasing scrutiny and debate. Has the great New York filmmaker still got what it takes or is he simply churning them out ad
The Willoughby Musical Society recently presented the premiere Sydney season of ‘The Witches Of Eastwick’ the Musical with entertaining results.
‘The Witches Of Eastwick’ started its life as a best selling novel by John Updike. Many will remember the movie
Sydney fringe theatre audiences are still able to enjoy some of the best ‘fruits’ from last January’s ‘Short and Sweet’ season at the Newtown Theatre. Short and Sweet Artistic Director Alex Broun selected nine of his favourite one person shows
In Steve Rogers’s play ‘Ray’s Tempest’, currently playing upstairs at the Belvoir Theatre, we come face to face with Ray Brink. The suitably named rink, is a middle aged man in crisis. He is estranged from his family, is about
Hannie Rayson’s ‘Two Brothers’ is currently playing the Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. ‘Two Brothers ‘is the story of high profile siblings who find themselves on different sides of the political fence. James ‘Eggs’ Benedict (Gary McDonald) is
The Waverley Lugar Brae Players, founded in 1959, recently put on an entertaining production of the classic World War 2 musical, ‘South Pacific’ at their ‘headquarters’ in the Church in the Market Place at Bondi Junction.
The classic musical was
I have seen a lot of politically based theatre of late. Much of it has been good. I definitely broke the trend when I went to see Rebecca Clarke’s autobiographical play ‘Unspoken’ at the Old Fitzroy. This was theatre of