Theatre Now Review: Pomona
Kate's Score: 3.5 cthulhus
Pomona is a limbo land; an island of concrete and wilderness surrounded by the waters of the Bridgewater Canal and connected by a single roadway to the main city of Manchester....
Theatre Now Review: The Visitors
Veronica's Score: 4.5 Stars
The Visitors is a stunning achievement. I can't believe it took six years to get from a rehearsed reading at the Melbourne Theatre Company to the stage, but perhaps it has arrived...
Theatre Now Review: Family Values
Kate's Score: 4 birthday balloons
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The name David Williamson is woven through the history of Australian theatre and film. Defiantly Australian, his work has wryly embraced the language and character and zeitgeist of the white...
Theatre Now Review: The Life Of Us
Kate's Score: 4 Aspirational Stars
There is something deeply satisfying about viewing a show done really well; a sort appreciation of the creative synergy that all productions crave and audiences cannot help but appreciate. The...
Theatre Now Review: Poof! Secrets of a Magician
Caroline's Score: 4.5 Magic Tricks
James Galea’s rollicking Sydney Festival Show is called Poof! Secrets of a Magician but if you think you’re going to learn any real secrets behind his magic tricks, think again....
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 Silent Screams
Twenty years ago, at the turn of the millennium...
Theatre Now Review: The Snail And The Whale
Lynden's Score: 3.5 Adventures
The Snail and The Whale is the award winning 2003 children's book written by Julia Donaldson. The book was adapted into a stage play by the theatre company Tall Stories in...
Theatre Now Review: Every Brilliant Thing
Veronica's Score: 4 stars
"Holy f*ck I needed that!" came from one half of a couple walking ahead of me post-show as we left the Belvoir auditorium. He was right.
In the 72 hours since I...
Theatre Now Review: Colossus
Kate's Score: 3.5 Limon techniques
In an experiential frame of mind, I decided not to read anything in advance (publicity or programme) about Colossus, currently at Carriageworks and part of the Sydney Festival. I did...
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 party dress we first encounter Bryony Kimmings in a larger...
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