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Review: Tartuffe, The Hypocrite

Review: Tartuffe, The Hypocrite

Bell Shakespeare’s rollicking version of Moliere’s Tartuffe will have you laughing uncomfortably at the easy success of manipulation and deceit. Leon Ford shines as the wily, sanctimonious Tartuffe, the penniless stranger who, in the words of the sharp-tongued maid Dorine (played brilliantly by Kate …
The Man in Black returns to Sydney

The Man in Black returns to Sydney

  “From the rocking of the cradle to the rolling of the hearse the going up was worth the coming down,” croons Kris Kristofferson as he contemplates the life of country music legend Johnny Cash. And Australian rock legend Tex Perkins agrees …
Review: The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You

Review: The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You

  The intimacy of the Stables is the perfect setting for this energetic, almost manic, play about adolescence and the emotional whirlwind involved in the getting of wisdom. Michael Cutrupi dominates the space as 16-year-old Connor, an angry young man whose rage has …
Review: The Gigli Concert

Review: The Gigli Concert

If you haven’t yet caught Tom Murphy’s The Gigli Concert now on at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst you definitely should before the season ends on May 4. One could be tempted to describe as intense this satirical play about a quack …
Strictly Ballroom strictly fabulous

Strictly Ballroom strictly fabulous

Baz Luhrmann sauntered into the rehearsal room at Carriageworks on February 25 quipping over his shoulder “ I thought you said a couple of friends Bruce”. The joke was aimed at his publicist Bruce Pollack but the real targets were the close …
Short + Sweet reaches its climax

Short + Sweet reaches its climax

Sydney’s short play festival, Short + Sweet, is reaching its climax this weekend with two gala finals on March 21 and 22 at the Seymour Centre York Theatre. Now in its 13th year, the festival has spread to 40 other cities including …

Review: Falsettos

Last night Sydney enjoyed another fabulous Mardi Gras parade despite the threat of rain. The 36th parade, under the theme Kaleidoscope, roared to life in its customary spectacular fashion with the Dykes on Bikes convoy and featured a giant puppet of Russian …
Oscar Awards now possible for Flickerfest documentaries

Oscar Awards now possible for Flickerfest documentaries

FLiCKERFEST’S Short Documentary category will now be eligible for Oscar accreditation as it joins the already Academy® Accredited Best International Short Film, Best Short Animation and Best Australian Short categories. Recipients of the festival’s prizes in the above categories will qualify for …
Sydney braved the weather to call for action on climate

Sydney braved the weather to call for action on climate

Despite heavy rain thousands of Sydneysiders responded to the GetUp call for national action with more than 100 diverse community actions held simultaneously around the country. GetUp’s rallying call in the lead up aimed to mobilise the country: “We can’t let this Government think …