Arts and Entertainment Archive

They’re playing our song  Theatre Royal, Friday May 3, 2013 The opening song “Fallin” returned the audience to the late 1970s; well-structured melodic songs reminiscent of Bert Bacharach, Elton John or Peter Allen. They’re playing our song  premiered in Los Angeles in 1978 …

Patrick White’s 1947 play The Ham Funeral is the stuff of legend. It was inspired by William Dobell’s painting The Dead Landlord, and loosely based on White’s recollections as a young man in London. White’s absurdist tragicomedy is a visionary text written …

The unrepentant but charismatic reprobate Falstaff owns the stage in Bell Shakespeare’s latest work, Henry 4, now at the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre until May 26. John Bell has always wanted to play Falstaff, and it shows. He throws himself into the role with evident …

I was very curious about how the extreme violence of A Clockwork Orange, the Anthony Burgess literary classic and the 1971 Stanley Kubrick film, would work on stage. But the Action to the Word Les Currie production, directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones, manages to convey the …

This intense drama is worth catching, as much for the strength of the Stephen Adly Guirgis script as for the capable performances if its five cast members. Under the direction of Adam Cook, all the actors shine in their pivotal scenes. Troy …

Soaking up the rootsy atmosphere at this year’s Byron Bay Bluesfest (often to saturation point), I began thinking on music and the notion of authenticity. To be honest, I began to get a little irked by the relentless barrage of worn leather, …

The concept of a movie revolving around revenge and redemption has been dragged, dusted, re- used and over-killed in Hollywood. There is also no dearth of action thrillers these days, with filmmakers churning them out faster than audiences can consume them. In …

Rene Saavedra is Chile’s answer to Don Draper, a visionary advertising executive who can distil the hopes and dreams of an entire nation into a thirty-second commercial. Rene usually lends his creative genius to selling microwaves and icy cans of cola. But …

Jurassic Lounge came to life for the final session this summer with a mammoth closing night party, complete with live music, art, comedy and popup bars. More than 2000 people turned up to celebrate the end of the fifth season. Nostalgia reigned …

The bi-annual Glebe Record Fair is back soon, and it’s worth every penny. Let the music play, let the tunes guide your steps, let your feet tap to the beat, and let the vinyl records spin for come Saturday, April 20, the …