la boheme
What a fabulous way to start off 2014 with this magnificent revival of Gale Edwards’s version of LA BOHEME, originally seen in 2011.
Lush, lyrical and romantic, passionately performed by cast and orchestra it feels as fresh as if it …
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on the shore of the wide world
There’s a billboard for another show in Sydney that has the quote “if only every night in the theatre could be as good”. It’s a quote worth purloining for the Pantsguys Griffin Independent production of Simon Stephens’ ON THE SHORE …
am i
With AM I, Shaun Parker & Company continues to redefine Australian dance and identity. This work relies heavily on traditional Indian forms of performance and Chinese martial arts, to create a new contemporary dance that is not only about Australia …
wittenberg
This production of David Davalos’s WITTENBERG is a fast-paced, witty triumph of a play in which the views of an unformed young Hamlet (Alexander Butt) are bounced around between the worldly John Faustus (David Woodland) and the earnest Martin Luther …
short and sweet theatre week 1
Short & Sweet Theatre Sydney is the largest festival of 10 minute plays in the world! This festival, now in its 13th year, takes place over a period of two months in the summer. The program, different every week, …
the hobbit: the desolation of smaug
In the second in a trilogy of films adapted from the ever popular book THE HOBBIT, by J.R.R.Tolkien, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG we follow the further adventures of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he dangerously …
saving mr banks
In SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, Tom Hanks was charged with the rescue of a sole surviving sibling soldier following the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy.
In SAVING MR. BANKS, Tom Hanks is charged with preserving his promise to make …
peter corris- silent kill
A Cormac McCarthy quoting Cliff Hardy travels to the Top End in Peter Corris’ latest instalment, SILENT KILL (Allen & Unwin).
Initially hired as a bodyguard for a whistle blowing political aspirant, things go pear shaped after a paramedic impersonator …
circus oz- cranked up
The excellent Circus Oz are back in town. Celebrating their 35th birthday, this year’s show is entitled, CRANKED UP.
The theme of the show is a construction site .The sold out house in the tremendous Big Top loved it …
august: osage county
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is a Midwestern melodrama, directed by John Wells, adapted for the big screen by the playwright Tracy Letts.
Wells’s film covers the lives of strong-willed women and their tag-along men. Their lives have diverged but are brought …