My thoughts will now be haunted by a new image of malevolence – the innocent yet sinister face of Kate Mulvaney as Shakespeare’s masterful villain, Richard the Third. As is its’ want, Bell Shakespeare Company has again redefined The Bard’s…
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new circus in town. Barbu (French for ‘bearded’) is a new show for adults. Gone are the elephants, tigers and animal cruelty of old — here to stay are the breathtaking performances of…
While this wasn’t my first classical performance at a major venue, it was my first at the Sydney Opera House, which is, let’s be honest, a pretty big deal to anyone interested in the arts. The performance: Vivaldi: The New Four…
John Waters’ and Stewart D’Arrietta’s two-man show Lennon: Through a Glass Onion has returned to Sydney for its silver anniversary tour. It’s done the rounds off-Broadway, in London’s West End, at the Edinburgh Festival and even, daringly, in the Beatles’…
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…
Warning: this show is suitable only for people who believe in magic. It’s hard to say ‘that is not possible’ when you’ve just seen ‘Circus 1903‘. If before I thought some things were impossible, after the show, I firmly believe…
Tracky dacks? Permitted. Shia LaBeouf? Present. Moderation? No siree. This was Bingefest – a celebration of all things best consumed in bulk, of Sundays lost to entire TV series, of couches indented by stay-put behinds, and the time sucking abilities…
Complete with bartending acrobats, a roller skating ukulele player, and a woman with pelvic floor muscles so powerful she can play a kazoo with her vagina, Club Swizzle is everything you never knew you wanted to see. If this is…
As part of the Graphic Festival 2016, George Lucas’s 1970s seminal cult classic film THX 1138 was rescored live by Asian Dub Foundation. The audience witnessed something completely fresh and different – this version of the score had never before been performed…
A weekend doesn’t seem to go by in Sydney without some kind of festival or celebration taking place. Whether it’s The Rocks Aroma Festival warming up winter, Sydney Cellar Door food and wine festival setting taste-buds alight, or Harbourlife hailing…