Words with Christopher Dragon (OperaBox)
“People should not be put off just because it’s an opera. I think it is just people’s perceptions of opera - that it is not accessible - that is completely…
Vive La Feminist Comedy Night: Words with Alyce Wilson
Feminist Comedy Night is set to return for its third instalment this Sunday, after a successful two shows earlier this year. Hayden Dalziel spoke to Alyce Wilson, who put the…
Review: TILT – Program One (WAAPA)
Thematically loaded, these passionate theatre makers attempt to comment on human nature and our emotionality in a variety of different ways, making for an engaging evening of theatre. Samuel J.…
Review: Clinton: The Musical (Black Swan State Theatre Company)
Full of inappropriate lyrics, wildly addictive melodies and a plethora of multicoloured pantsuits, you’ll be left falling asleep to images of Hillary Clinton dancing with invisible maracas for days. Caitlin…
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…