Simon Phillips

Opera

the elixir of love

This comic opera gem by Donizetti is being performed in a rollicking revival production by Opera Australia. Simon Phillips’ direction of the opera buffa is set in rural Australia in 1915, complete with typical soldiers and civilians. It manages to …

Opera

the turk in italy

It is hard to believe that this is the bicentenary of the first production of this work, and that it has been rarely performed.  An absolute musical and visual treat, a hilarious blaze of slapstick and colour, ‘The Turk  in …

Theatre

rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead

Many talents contribute to the making of a fine play, and in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD which opened to an enthusiastic full house at the Sydney Theatre Company last Saturday, those talents were clearly visible.

The production was seamless, …

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