Review: Trigger Warning (PICA)
Out of the settling darkness strode a woman, she took a deep breath in and, without masking her Australian accent, began to tell me a story. It wasn’t pleasant, and…
Review: A Tale of Two Cities (WAAPA)
A rather dull affair, this production’s failure to excite lies in its adaptation, not in the performance of WAAPA’s third year acting students. Samuel J. Cox Reviews.
Words with Writer/Director Sally Richardson
Writer and director Sally Richardson talks to Ruth Thomas on the new PICA production 'Trigger Warning', which blends solo monologues, theatre and noise music to tell stories of women and…
Review: The Trembling Giant (The Blue Room)
Unfortunately, the narrative follows standard plot conventions too closely. The script is interesting and engaging, however it may have interacted better with the other elements if it was less constructed…
Review: Little Shop of Horrors
"Anything that begins with narration by Lee Lin Chin and ends with world domination by a sassy, flesh-eating alien plant is booked as a good time in my opinion." Sophie…
Review: A Perfect Specimen (Black Swan State Theatre Company)
It was wonderful to question if Theodore could be forgiven for heralding his wife as ‘half-man, half-beast’ to a paying audience - was it just theatrical puffery, or the only…
Review: Coincidence at the End of Time (Subiaco Theatre Festival)
"A sweet, digestible, inconsequential production, and a textbook example of 'The Australian Bad Play'." Samuel J. Cox reviews.
Review: Genesis (West Australian Ballet)
The industrial feeling of the West Australian Ballet Centre in Maylands provides the perfect environment for the unique and short season of Genesis. Set against unclad red brick walls and…
Review: Moving On Inc. (Subiaco Theatre Festival)
"Moving On Inc. enjoyed great acclaim at its debut at FRINGE WORLD 2015, but I found it a rather dull affair." Samuel J. Cox reviews.
Review: Bring It On (WAAPA)
"At times goofy and a little heavy handed when espousing the lessons learnt along the way, this Broadway-quality spectacle is pure entertainment, and though my expectations were high, this far…