Fiona Hallenan-Barker

Theatre Now Review: Charlie and the War against the Grannies

"It is a compelling and bittersweet humorous pretence, especially for all of the parents in the audience." "Warhurst and Brough composed the music together...

Theatre Now Review: Mountain Goat Mountain

Melbourne Fringe Learning to appreciate the small things in life, nature, family, love and laughter has been a big part of adjusting to living in...

Theatre Now Review: Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam

3 and a half Kleenex   At the beginning of Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam we know that something isn’t right.  Ben (Liam Nunan) is now eighteen years...

Theatre Now Review: Anthem

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” - James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Fiona's Score: 4...

Theatre Now Review: I’m A Phoenix, Bitch

Fiona's Score: 5 out of 5 wings rising from the flames   Running onto stage breathless, crying, in high heels with big hair and a sequined...

Theatre Now Review: Spot

Fiona's Score: 4 Paw Prints For almost forty years young readers have been delighted with British illustrator Eric Hill’s picture book adventures about a big...

Theatre Now Sydney Review: Mercury Fur

Fiona's Score: 3.5 Stars Drugs, sex, violence, nihilism, fantasy, memory and story-telling make for an unforgettable night in Phillip Ridley’s seminal play Mercury Fur. It...

Theatre Now Sydney Review: Possum Magic

It is unimaginable to have grown up in Australia in recent decades without having read Mem Fox’s Possum Magic.  This iconic children’s story of a young...

Theatre Now: Merciless Gods

Occasionally the most powerful moments in the theatre can happen silently in in the dark listening to the breathing around you and the occasional...
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