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Packemin Productions: Les Misérables - Review by Daniel Conway
I have never understood people who don't go back and revisit media that they like. I can, and have watched the same movies and TV shows...
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Aug 1, 20235 min read


Henry Lawson Theatre Inc: All Sorts 2023 (Short Play Season) - Review by Matthew Doherty
Henry Lawson Theatre’s production of All Sorts delivers seven very different one-act plays. They range from being very funny, to very...
danielconway0
Jul 10, 20233 min read


Genesian Theatre: Bronte - Review by Jordan Anderson
The works of the Brontë sisters live in our collective mind, whether or not we’ve read them, their influence on society is palpable and...
danielconway0
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Hunters Hill Theatre: When Dad Married Fury - Review by Joshua Straw
I remember having to perform David Willamson’s The Removalists in high school, and how much I enjoyed seeing and being part of something...
danielconway0
Jun 19, 20234 min read


Carrot and Stick Productions: Rabbits on a Red Planet - Review by Daniel Conway
I am not a person who is surprised very often; I am just not trained to be used to it. My birthday is so close to Christmas that people...
danielconway0
Jun 11, 20233 min read


Miranda Musical Theatre Company: The Addams Family - Review by Joshua Straw
Almost everyone knows about the wickedly wild inversion of the ideal family known as the Addams Family, and if you do not, then you are...
danielconway0
Jun 10, 20235 min read


The Regals Musical Society: Carrie - Review by Jeffrey Victorino
As a high school teacher, I see every day how interactions between teenagers can be quite confronting. When people don’t understand...
danielconway0
Jun 10, 20233 min read


Castle Hill Players: 33 Variations - Review by Jordan Anderson
It starts pianissimo, with a slow-building tremolo of rolling chords in the left hand, and then finally, a soaring melody rings...
danielconway0
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Genesian Theatre - The Hound of the Baskervilles Review by Jessica Scopelliti
When you walk towards The Genesian Theatre lit up by a wide, waxing moon on a winter’s night in Sydney, a good amount of theatrical...
danielconway0
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Hills Musical Theatre Company: Peter Pan - Review by Annalise Pittman
As one of Disney's most beloved movies, it is no surprise that ‘Peter Pan’ has also become a much-loved musical. A well-known story with...
danielconway0
May 29, 20233 min read


Henry Lawson Theatre: Love’s Labours Lost - Review by Annalise Pittman
“A hardeth task it is to doth perform a play lest known by the bard himself” said Shakespeare about performing his plays… well he didn’t...
danielconway0
May 21, 20232 min read


Pymble Players: Things I Know To Be True - Review by Holky Bramble
On my first visit to the Pymble Players, I felt like I had discovered a special place. The front of house volunteers provided a warm...
danielconway0
May 20, 20232 min read


Blackout Theatre Company: The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Review by Nicole Madden
I’m sure almost everyone remembers the first Disney movie they ever watched and that feeling of being completely transported into the...
danielconway0
May 19, 20236 min read


Lane Cove Theatre Company: Assassins - Review by Daniel Conway
A common complaint I have heard about theatre in Australia is that too often it is the same shows trotted out over and over again, with...
danielconway0
May 15, 20234 min read


Glenbrook Players: Ada and the Engine -Review by Rhonda Hancock
I always enjoy a visit to the Glenbrook Theatre. It has a certain old-world charm – the foyer decked out with vintage movie posters; and...
danielconway0
May 15, 20233 min read


Camden Musical Society: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Review by Nicole Madden
As someone who grew up on musicals, it’s a surprise I’d never actually seen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang before sitting down to see Camden...
danielconway0
May 13, 20233 min read


Willoughby Theatre Company: The Sound of Music - Review by Daniel Conway
Nostalgia can be really powerful when it comes to how we judge things. Nothing will ever taste as good as the pizza from your childhood...
danielconway0
May 13, 20234 min read


Penrith Musical Comedy Company: Little Shop of Horrors - Review by Daniel Conway
Cult hits are funny in that they can be so well-known but also kind of niche. So many musicals live in this space. They are either...
danielconway0
May 7, 20233 min read


Holroyd Musical & Dramatic Society: The Producers - Review by Daniel Conway
One of the best things about comedy is that it's something that rewards rewatching, particularly when that comedy has broad appeal. You...
danielconway0
May 6, 20234 min read


North Shore Theatre Company: Be More Chill - Review by Jessica Green
We all know the story. A classic tale of a high school filled with drama, romance, angst, and a microscopic AI taking over the world...
danielconway0
May 6, 20234 min read
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