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Genesian Theatre: Macbeth – Review by Rowan Greaves
One of the many challenges of staging Shakespeare’s Macbeth - or, as I like it call it, The King, The Thane, His Wife, and the Witches –...
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Mar 18, 20254 min read


Hunters Hill Theatres: Sylvia - Review by Astra Milne
It's not an uncommon story: a middle-aged man on the brink of an existential crisis, finding solace in a younger female, and thus...
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Mar 18, 20252 min read


Castle Hill Players: Improbable Fiction - Review by Daniel Conway
I am happy to be proven wrong when it comes to theatre. It is always a pleasant surprise when I have expectations, and they manage to be...
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Feb 19, 20252 min read


Genesian Theatre: An Inspector Calls - Review by Kimberlea Smith
A drawing room play that asks what we owe to one another, J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls is a scathing indictment of the British...
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Jan 19, 20253 min read


Antipodes Theatre Company and Hays Theatre Co: Ghost Quartet - Review by Daniel Conway
Photos courtesy of Angel Legas/ 3 Fates Media I had never seen a song cycle before attending the opening night of Ghost Quartet at the...
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Jan 18, 20253 min read


Ensemble Theatre: The Heartbreak Choir - Review by Faith Jessel
When words fail, music speaks—a sentiment that forms the very core of The Heartbreak Choir. With a blend of comedy and pathos, the late,...
danielconway0
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Penrith Musical Comedy Company: Into the Woods - Review by Kevin Rodrigueza
Into the Woods makes its way to Penrith Musical Comedy Company, inviting audiences once more through a mystifying forest with the iconic...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read


Hunters Hill Theatre: Mother and Son - Review by Helen Bell
Christine Rule and Brenton Amies have been perfectly cast as Mother and Son Maggie and Arthur Beare. Without mimicking or parodying the...
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Nov 25, 20243 min read


Camden Musical Society: Little Shop of Horrors - Review by Simon Peppercorn
Little Shop of Horrors has a fascinating history. First staged off-off-Broadway in 1982, it began as an inventive retelling of a...
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Nov 25, 20246 min read


Henry Lawson Theatre: Clue - Review by Daniel Conway
There is something to be said for being original. When theatre is new, exciting, and cutting-edge, it can feel important. This being...
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Nov 19, 20243 min read


Castle Hill Players: Grand Horizons – Review by Rowan Greaves
Plays often begin with what’s known as ‘an inciting incident’: a surprising occurrence from which the action springs. Bess Wohl’s play...
danielconway0
Nov 19, 20242 min read


ZAP at the Factory Theatre: HAIR – Review by Rowan Greaves
As someone who loves HAIR, originally subtitled “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”, news of a new production can fill me with...
danielconway0
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Holroyd Musical and Dramatic Society: The Wedding Singer - Review by Daniel Conway
Adaptations are tricky; they require you to be true to the original while creating something truly unique. Some musicals based on beloved...
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Nov 13, 20243 min read


Rogue Projects/ Old Fitz Theatre Present: The Female of the Species - Review by Sherene B. Mitchell
If you are looking for a fantastic night out at the theatre, with laughs a-plenty, then look no further; Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Female...
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Nov 8, 20243 min read


Pymble Players: The 39 Steps - Review by Kimberlea Smith
Theatre requires the suspension of disbelief of an audience, a willingness of the audience to accept a play as reality in order to enjoy...
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Nov 5, 20243 min read


Hornsby Musical Society: Urinetown - Review by Selina Wong
The Hornsby Musical Society has truly surpassed expectations with its production of Urinetown . This delightfully sharp and rapid-fire...
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Nov 3, 20243 min read


Bankstown Theatre Company: Sweeney Todd - Review by Tracy Payne
From the moment audiences entered the theatre, it was clear that this new production of "Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”...
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Nov 3, 20243 min read


National Theatre of Parramatta & La Boite Theatre: Yoga Play - Review by Sherene Mitchell
Namaste. Joan (Andrea Moor) is the CEO of Jojomon, an “athleisurewear” company hoping to expand their range and their profits, when...
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Oct 30, 20242 min read


North Shore Theatre Company: We Will Rock You - Review by Helen Bell
Creating live theatre based on songs and vocal performances that so many people know and love so well must be a daunting task. But when...
danielconway0
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Willoughby Theatre Company: Singin’ in the Rain -Review by Kevin Rodrigueza
The opening weekend for Willoughby Theatre Company’s Singin’ in the Rain at The Concourse shows us why this production is not to be...
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Oct 16, 20243 min read
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