Theatre Archive

The buzz of excitement palpable on the opening night performance of Justin Fleming’s  Shellshock when it premiered at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres on July 30 was amply rewarded. As the lights dimmed the audience is introduced to the storyteller who will guide them through this heart-warming tale of love and …

Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy Detroit, which opened at the Eternity Theatre on July 22, is a profoundly humorous, if rather disturbing, critique of the decaying economic and social structure of middle class America. The work was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize and …

The lights come on and a countdown begins, to what we don’t know. A solitary figure stands on stage, framed by a wide circle of light fittings that resemble a 1950s idea of the inside of a space ship. The lanky skinny guy …

  A unique new production, Like Me, will have audiences running wild in an 18th century mansion driving the direction of this immersive theatre experience. The stage is set, the actors are prepared and they are ready for you to run amuck when the …

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, now entering its three last weeks at The Lyric Theatre, is ideal Saturday night entertainment, but perhaps not for the whole family. Director Christopher Luscombe’s revival of the infamous cult musical is a two-hour production brimming with both energy …

  It comes as no surprise that Ira Levin’s play Deathtrap is the longest running thriller on Broadway of all time. Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, this well-oiled, two-act, one-setting play from the author of Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford Wives delivers …

  Anthony Gooley’s Orphans, performed at The Old Fitz – my new profoundly favourite pub-theatre in the centre of Sydney – is a heart-warming thriller with a social index: the abuse and neglect of orphaned children that is still relevant today. Walking …

  Le Noir, The Dark Side of Cirque, opened at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Thursday March 19 and plays until Saturday April 4. A unique and electrifying theatrical experience, it features 22 of the greatest circus performers in the world, all award-winning athletes and …

Most people didn’t notice him walk from the side of the stage to the back of the room, despite the fact he is seven feet tall, painted up in garish face paint and wearing a clown suit. Nor did most, their eyes …

Bell Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It is a pleasant lighthearted jaunt through an Arcadian world of love, deception and hidden identities. This fanciful tale begins with court intrigue as younger son Orlando (Charlie Gaber) confronts older brother Oliver (Dorje Swallow) about his …