Theatre Archive

Sydney Festival Review: Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid

There’s a very good reason Meow Meow’s shows sell out so quickly: she’s indisputably fabulous. Her latest show, Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid, which premiered at this year’s Sydney Festival, delights audiences with another impeccable virtuoso performance that doesn’t miss a beat. Part …

Interview with Natalie Medlock

Christ Almighty is pure, unadulterated, uncensored rock’ n’ roll theatre at its best. Crazy, chaotic, and ambitious, this play is the well-executed bastard brainchild of director and actor extraordinaire Natalie Medlock and co-writer Dan Musgrove. It is on at Bella Union, Level 1 …

Christ Almighty comes to Lygon Street

Last Saturday night, a quiet buzz filled the hallowed halls of Lygon Street’s Victorian Trades Hall. For on that not so silent night, inside the world’s oldest Trade Union building, the Bella Union Theatre opened its doors for the sold out Australian …

Review: A Riff on Keef, The Human Myth

Most fans of the Rolling Stones see Keith Richards as the epitome of everything the band stands for. He is the really cool dude despite the glamour and notoriety that surrounds frontman Mick Jagger. Sydney playwright Benito Di Fonzo evidently shares that …

Review: A girl with sun in her eyes

The powerhouse production, A Girl With Sun In Her Eyes, opened at The Old Fitz theatre in Woolloomooloo on Friday night. Written by the Chicago-based Joshua Rollins, this is the first time it has been performed in Australia. Audiences will love this …

Review: Dead Centre/ Sea Wall

Dead Centre/Sea Wall, two monologues from a collaboration between acclaimed Australian and British playwrights Tom Holloway and Simon Stephens, opened at the Old Fitz Theatre in Woolloomooloo on Thursday night. This world premier in Sydney is the result of another partnership between …

Review: Thank you for being a friend

With this warm and funny hand-puppet production, Thomas Duncan-Watt and Jonathan Worsley have created a show that will delight even the most discerning fan of the great 1980s hit sitcom, The Golden Girls. It was just like the old days with anticipation …

Review: Ride and Fourplay, Eternity Playhouse

Ride and Fourplay, two Darlinghurst Theatre productions at the Eternity Playhouse until October 4, both come from the wonderful mind of Jane Bodie, a celebrated Australian playwright known for plays that explore connections and modern relationships.

Review: Shellshock, Riverside Theatre

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 …

Review: Detroit, Darlinghurst Theatre Company

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 …