Kerrie Davies Archive

Fawlty Towers Live

  Is there a Basil Fawlty in all of us? John Cleese’s memorable character from the TV show Fawlty Towers barely tolerates strangers constantly invading his seaside hotel. Airbnb’ing my bedroom to offset the rent of an ageing Bondi Beach apartment, that …

Review: Romeo and Juliet, Bell Shakespeare

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Art thou Leonard Whiting, who Franco Zefferelli, director of the 1968 classic film, described as having “a magnificent face, gentle, melancholy, sweet, the kind of idealistic young man Romeo ought to be”? Art thou Leonardo Di …

Lean in: intimate theatre

A choking man spits out a hunk of chicken that lands near our feet. A wheelchair is suddenly illuminated by our seats. A crying woman shakes beside us, her tears visible on her face. Participatory theatre? Not intentionally. Try instead intimate theatre …

Sydney Festival Review: Djuki Mala

Sydney Festival’s poster girl is Meow Meow whose orange mermaid fish lips adorn bus stops across the city. But while the cabaret performer is dominating publicity, the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent in which she performs is also hosting lower profile yet equally dynamic …
Once in Harry Greenwood’s City

Once in Harry Greenwood’s City

In 2013, his first year out of NIDA, Harry Greenwood, 24, made his theatre debut as an angry teenager in the Sydney Theatre Company’s Fury and starred in the short film, The Gift, which premiered at the Palm Springs International ShortFest. His …
Sydney Festival: 100 Million Nights

Sydney Festival: 100 Million Nights

  Daniel Boyd and electro duo Canyons are collaborating at the Sydney Festival with 100 Million Nights. The first sign that Daniel Boyd is an artist is his sneakers, which are a Pollock-like palette of splattered paint. Looking down at his shoes, …
Review: The Great Gatsby

Review: The Great Gatsby

“I don’t get it,”  my 14-year-old whispered half way through The Great Gatsby. “It’s a love triangle between Gatsby, Daisy and Daisy’s husband,” I explained. Having read F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel in anticipation of Baz Luhrmann’s new film, I had a …
50 shades of play at Hellfire

50 shades of play at Hellfire

Sydney’s Hellfire Club is having a ‘50 shades of Play’ night in response to the erotica bestseller Fifty shades of Grey sparking  interest in the club’s bondage/fetish culture. “We’re having a few more inquiries and people signing up,” said Hellfire Sydney Club …