What a great story for a leading Australian theatre company like the Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) to tell at this time! And what timing! Whilst the show was still playing, on Australia’s Day, Koori AFL star Adam Goodes was announced …
Aerial acrobatics can be relied upon to provide exciting thrills, as it easily evokes sensations of tension and vertigo, but to create narratives and imagery that bear strong aesthetic appeal within that framework is a challenging one. OCKHAM’S RAZOR succeeds …
Undeniably this theatre work is inventive, unconventional, modern, well-performed and, given that it includes film, dance, music, actors stripping to their underwear, and even a person in a gorilla suit, a production of commendable variety. For some, no doubt, it …
An absorbing blend of dance, physical theatre and the warehouse/industrial environment Forklift is brought to us by KAGE from Melbourne as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival.
Directed by Kate Denborough, there are three female performers in the show (four …
One of the major highlights of the 2014 Sydney Festival CHI UDAKA is an explosively energetic blending of colour, rhythm, dance and music. Inspired by the forces of nature, ,’Chi ‘ is Earth ( the Taikoz musicians) and ‘Udaka ‘ …
There’s a complete and utter nutter already on the sparsely dressed stage when the audience enters the small theatre for the Sydney Festival production of Tim Crouch’s I, MALVOLIO.
The nutter is Malvolio (Tim Crouch), steward to the beautiful and …
With ALL THAT FALL, the Sydney Festival has given festivalgoers the opportunity to savour a great Samuel Beckett play in its original form, as a radio play, in an environment designed to give the play maximum impact.
We (the audience) …
LA VOIX HUMAINE (THE HUMAN VOICE) at Carriageworks was a heartbreaking experience to watch.
The play, a translation of Jean Cocteau’s classic 1930 play, tells the story of a young woman who is not able to move on after a …
A Sydney Festival 2014 show, this contorted acrobatic whirlwind sped along by a band playing funky jazz, rap and oompah, is a delight to the senses and keeps the heart beating rapidly.
Sxip Shirey’s music provides the score and some …
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 …