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Clever staging and a talented cast create the perfect ‘icy’ setting for a heartwarming rendition of ‘Frozen Jr’ with North Shore Theatre Company. The Zenith Theatre at Chatswood is packed with an enthusiastic audience, there to support the opening performance of the Snowflakes cast. Little ones in Elsa and Anna dresses all around me are suitably impressed with the visual growth and character development that occurs seamlessly on stage, as Young Anna and Young Elsa grow up bef

Before seeing The Man From Earth at Henry Lawson Theatre, I deliberately avoided learning too much about the play. I did not want to compare it with other productions or be influenced by the 2007 film. I wanted to meet the story on its own terms, in the room, with this cast, and allow the premise to reveal itself as intended. That proved to be the right choice, because this is a work that depends heavily on discovery. Its power sits in the slow unfolding of an extraordinary c

The Theatre on Chester is celebrating their 70th anniversary by revisiting plays from their past. First up is Michael Gow ’s Away , an Australian classic that is, at its heart, an exploration of grief. Away is an ambitious play that can be difficult to stage due to its scale. Tonally, it shifts between comedy and tragedy. (But never both at the same time.) The director must also figure out how to work in Shakespeare, clowning, supernatural elements, a play within a play and

I have seen a lot of theatre in the last few years, and one thing I have learnt is that I have a shocking blind spot for classic shows. When I started getting into theatre, they weren't at the forefront of the zeitgeist. But every now and then one of them pops back into rotation and I get to fill in the blanks. All I had ever known about Guys and Dolls before making my way to Rockdale Town Hall to see the Regals' latest production were the songs Sit Down, You're Rockin' the