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…
Tucked away in the King’s Cross Hotel, right in front of the Coca-Cola billboard, Stories Like These presents a quirky but romantic love story titled BLINK at the King’s Cross Theatre. It’s a simple but complex scenario: country boy comes to…
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…
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’…
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…