Thursday, March 6, 2014
The great epic poem An Iliad has been re-told many times throughout the centuries. Actor, Denis O’Hare and Director Lisa Peterson decided (not long after the USA invaded Iraq) that a curre…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:26PMWednesday, March 5, 2014
Trygve Wakenshaw’s new solo show is unusual, amusing and at times quite wonderful. He seems to not take anything too seriously during his laid back, physical and mesmerising presentation b…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:02AMMonday, March 3, 2014
It’s awesome to see two actors work well together, share the space appropriately, bounce off of each other and come up equal in regards to vitality and oomph. Katherine Shearer and Rowan…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:40AMThere is a quirky modern edge to this piece; the snappy writing by Robert Armstrong sitting somewhere between melodrama and black comedy. Basically, it’s about a horror movie is in the mak…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:28AMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Actors Ana Graham and Antonio Vega rush around in front of us as we enter the theatre; they dress with us and look at us. They break down the fourth wall and speak to us – directly; welcom…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:21PMSunday, February 23, 2014
There is not as much performance art around now-days as there was in the 80s /90s. So it’s a great surprise to strike this unique and out-there piece which encapsulates the sometimes undef…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:08PMSunday, January 5, 2014
A fun kid’s holiday show is always a treat around Christmas, and Angelina and the other energetic mice characters in this talented ensemble deliver all the goods needed for a great “…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:23PMWednesday, December 4, 2013
She’s stark naked and painted blue. She’s got big hair and bold makeup. She is full on, wicked… and totally out there! She’s Yana Alana – and she’s awesome. Her show’s …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:40AMBeau Heartbreaker is a great story-teller, guitar player and above all, a superb singer. He immediately makes the tiny audience in the small La Boheme space comfortable; the sign of an exper…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:21AMSunday, November 17, 2013
Hans bursts out of a big pink birthday cake, Marilyn Monroe style: “Let’s get this party started” he sings out at us… and we’re with him from the word go. Hans has been fla…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:22PMSunday, June 9, 2013
Mojo Juju saunters out with a drink in hand and quickly drags us into a 1940s world of downtown gangster hang outs and bars. She establishes that she is not your average gal, and that the do…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:52AMSunday, May 5, 2013
State Theatre Company artistic director Geordie Brookman has collaborated with playwright Joanna Murray-Smith to place Henrik Ibsen’s 19th century play Hedda Gabler in a modern setting. An…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:20AMSaturday, April 20, 2013
Patch’s magical Mr McGee and the Biting Flea has been delighting children (and some adults, I’m sure) for years now. It’s played to over 10,000 children in Australia and the USA, and w…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:56AMThursday, March 21, 2013
Into The Bloodstream is Archie Roach’s new live show and album. It is a deeply personal and honest account of Roach’s life – and also a moving reminder of the often devastating history…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:42PMSaturday, March 9, 2013
It takes a while to warm to the style of this production. And warming to the material? I didn’t. Others may have. Murder, is an adult puppet show — about murder. And with a title like Mu…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:00AMThursday, March 7, 2013
This is an extremely humorous show — with as many laughs as silly sub-plots. It’s so much a British comedy couple of hours — and the (mainly older) audience just loves it! Written by R…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:48AMMonday, March 4, 2013
The Playhouse stage floor twinkles — illuminated by a multitude of low lit candles, a small standing screen promises images, an armchair offers comfortable possibilities; and the stage is …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:59PMSunday, March 3, 2013
The empty Space stage is strewn with rubbish and dirt when writer and actor, Omphile Molusi enters, dragging a big tin trunk. From his appearance and energy we get a good idea of how he is l…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:35PMFriday, March 1, 2013
Twenty people (from Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm, Liurai Fo’er and Galaxy) went to a secluded site in remote Timor to create this production. It’s easy to sense the artistic bonds…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:29PMWednesday, February 27, 2013
Written and performed by Alirio Zavarce this autobiographical one-hander looks at how the central character has dealt with the madness and pain in his adult life. Inspired by the sad cancer …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:15PMI cringed a little when Alter Ego began; the wedding dance and accompanying matrimonial images, corny and much too long. (Maybe that was the intention!) But I forgot all that quite quickly w…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:53PMSunday, February 24, 2013
Bridie Connell’s one hour play is a light-hearted look at the world of the stage, show biz and more so the seeking out of one’s own celebrity. It’s a great idea for a Fringe… and in …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMFriday, February 22, 2013
Raton Laveur is an Australian/Canadian production and an unusual one — in that it’s funny, gruesome, confronting and occasionally thought-provoking all at the same time. It begins and c…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:30PMWednesday, February 20, 2013
If you’re a Neil Young fan (and there were plenty of them at The Promethean — me included) you are going to love this show. If you’re not… there’s still a very good chance that you…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:33AM 
