Two hours of solid laughter is guaranteed when you see The Play That Goes Wrong at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. As the fictional Cornley Polytechnic Theatre Society attempts to stage The Murder at Haversham Manor, this whodunit immediately goes awry — and the…
Shakespeare’s Henry IV (1 and 2) is seamlessly combined with Henry V under a title called Superhal. This is set in a modern superhero universe… Still cannot get your head around it? Imagine an alternate England where magic exists, where princesses can…
Ever wanted to feel like your heart was about to pour out onto the floor beneath you during a stage production? Then don’t see MEMBER, a new play from Fairly Lucid Productions about the frightening world of gang affiliation as…
The Old Fitzroy Hotel, with its timeworn brick interior and rabbit warren of rooms, had a welcome feel to it on a sultry Sunday afternoon. However, my plus one and I lingered at the bar only a few minutes. After…
The Trouble with Harry is a play based on the true story of Eugenia Falleni and written by the Australian multi-award winning dramatist Lachlan Philpott. It’s being performed in Sydney from 16 February to 3 March at the Seymour Center. When I…
The Yellamundie Festival opened its doors to the public for the opening ceremony and two play readings. The Yellamundie festival is a biannual event, for which six plays are chosen to be read on stage by actors. Since 2013, 65…
The Glen Street Theatre lifted its curtain on Tuesday to present the play ‘Relatively Speaking’ from the 1960s. ‘Relatively Speaking’ is a cleverly written play that follows the humour of today’s Sitcoms. The play is all about misunderstandings, when the…
It’s an intriguing title: I Hate You My Mother. Theatre company Redline Productions performs this play at the Old Fitz Theatre in Woolloomooloo. It’s the first of twelve new Australian works this year in honour of the theatre’s 20th anniversary. And what a…
Seeing the opening night of Odd Man Out at the Ensemble Theatre begged a lot of questions seeing this type of play, especially for my first time. We immediately started with a general setup: boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy,…
One question I always find myself asking while watching a play or movie adaptation of a favourite childhood book, is whether the author would be satisfied with the performance. Recreating the illustrations of Quentin Blake and the magic of Roald…