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The current show at the New Theatre is a revival of British playwright Joe Orton’s 1965 satirical farce LOOT.
LOOT follows the fortunes of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis. Together they rob the bank next to the funeral parlour …
It’s giggles from the get go, for New Theatre’s retro production of Terence McNally’s THE RITZ, a run amok revolving door romp set in a gay sauna circa 1975.
Play opens with Old Man Vespucci, a minor Mafia don on …
Sorry readers, while the underlying concept behind this show is fascinating and the excellent cast gave their all, this production felt quite flat and in need of some reworking.
Part of this years’ Sydney Fringe, written by Paul Wilson and …
WOLF LULLABY by Hillary Bell considers the themes of parental guilt and responsibility and the nature of evil in children.
In this powerful and emotional play there are no winners, just hard choices each with its own dire consequences.
The …
WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM could be seen merely as an absurdist theatrical response to the War on Terror sparked by the attack on the Twin Towers. The real absurd response was the invasion of …
Faced with the inevitable comparisons any audience would make with the classic 1962 film in which Gregory Peck so deservedly won the best male actor Academy Award, any playwright, director and actor involved with presenting a production of TO KILL …
Written in 1977, this “play with music” appeared just two years before the inaugural Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. It contains some of the earliest progressive depictions of same sex relationships, and is an excellent choice for the …
For this year’s Short + Sweet Dance Week 1, I was able to see the very exciting second ‘company’ , Company B . (There are four ‘ companies ‘ in all over the two weeks in the dance division) . …
