A whimsical, fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s music transports us to the world of Swan Lake, not the Classical ballet but the Ice skating ballet. Performed by ‘The Imperial Ice Stars’ who hail from Russia and as the website tells us “have performed to nearly 3 million people across five continents…even in Cyprus in an outdoor [...]
Tarantara Tarantara! The song the Sergeant of Police, Todd Keys sings with his ‘lads’ all donned in English policeman garb was going around in my head on the way to the carpark! I was surprised how much I enjoyed The Pirates of Penzance! Written by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan this show was first performed [...]
Sydney Theatre Company. Wharf Theatre. 14 August – 4 September Sitting in the front row allows one to see everything, every detail or lack thereof. Tusk Tusk opened with promise but then within minutes lost me. I was in a constant state of wondering. Why are the characters doing this? Who is this person? I [...]
The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House. August 13 – 21 What a gem, an absolute hoot, a woman with big hair who’s witty – That’s Kitty. Normally I find I’m not a fan of the stand-up fem comedienne. I generally find that I just don’t find them as funny as men. Why? I don’t know. It’s [...]
Steam Productions. Newtown Theatre. August 13th – Sept 4th Love, lust, anger, attraction, confusion and more. From Chekhov with Love’consists of three short plays by Anton Chekhov. Having three plays on offer in one production is refreshing and delightful for audiences, as there is no time to get bored as a new story is always [...]
Written and Performed by William Zappa. Darlinghurst Theatre (NSW). August 10 – 22 ‘You are the sum of all you’ve been and done.’ What then for an actor who has played numerous parts from villains to heroes? Do they know who they’ve really been and what they’ve really done when they have been playing other [...]
Warning: If drug references, gay jokes, racial comments, religious comments, fat jokes, sex jokes and more offend you, then you should probably pass on attending a Stephen Lynch gig. His latest show, The 3 Balloons Tour does not shy away from what he’s known for delivering, that is, all of the above-mentioned. Lynch is, as [...]
The Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires. State Theatre, Sydney. Aug 4 – 6 The ornate beauty of the State Theatre conjures up elegance, tradition and opulence. However, on entering the auditorium for the opening night of Tango Inferno – The Fire Within I was a bit taken aback by the performers onstage, who were [...]
By Eugene O’Neil. Sydney Theatre Company and Artists Repertory Theatre. Sydney Theatre. July 3rd to August 1st Pulitzer Prize-winning and two-time Tony Award winning play, Long Day’s Journey into Night by American Playwright Eugene O’Neil is largely autobiographical and hits the audience with the torment and longing for normality that this family crave. These characters [...]
The Rabble in association with CarriageWorks 25 June – 3 July A smokey haze fills the air as we walk into the space, we make our way past the set which is a big cube with 3 wooden sides and the 4th front side is Perspex so we can indulge our voyeurism. Once seated we [...]
"When I dare to be powerful,
to use my strength in the service
of my vision, then it becomes less
and less important whether
I am afraid."
Audre Lorde
