Cultural Binge

Category: Drama

  • Julia (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★★

    Julia (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★★

    Written by Joanna Murray-Smith. World Premiere. Sydney Theatre Company. Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House. 31 Mar – 20 May, 2023 Friends, Aussies, Countrymen, lend me your ears. We have come to the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House today, not to examine the life and legacy of former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but…

  • Fences (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★1/2

    Fences (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★1/2

    Written by August Wilson. Australian Premiere. Sydney Theatre Company. Wharf Theatre. 25 Mar – 6 May, 2023. Sydney Theatre Company has struck a vein of precious gems with its presentation of overlooked African-American classics. First a dynamic production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in Sun, and now August Wilson’s tale of generational struggle, Fences.  Troy…

  • Cherry Smoke (KXT Broadway) ★★★1/2

    Cherry Smoke (KXT Broadway) ★★★1/2

    Written by James McManus. KXT Broadway. Mar 24 – Apr 8, 2023. Four excellent performances and slick, smart design work combine to bring James McManus’ Cherry Smoke to life and give the new KXT Broadway a proper launch. It’s just unfortunate the play itself doesn’t live up to all the good work done to bring…

  • Collapsible ★★★★

    Collapsible ★★★★

    Written by Margaret Perry. Old Fitzroy Theatre. Mar 9 – Apr 1, 2023. Read my review over on The Queer Review.

  • Bernhardt/Hamlet ★★★★

    Bernhardt/Hamlet ★★★★

    Written by Theresa Rebeck. Melbourne Theatre Company. 4 Mar – 15 Apr, 2023. Read my full review over on The Queer Review.

  • Gundog ★★★

    Gundog ★★★

    Written by Simon Longman. King’s Cross Theatre. 3 – 18 Mar, 2023. Simon Longman’s acclaimed play, Gundog, paints a grim picture of rural life in the UK as one family falls apart over time – the victims of circumstance, mental illness and economic desperation. It’s a gruelling story and definitely not for everyone. Sisters Becky…

  • Comfort, Spin, Travel ★★★★

    Comfort, Spin, Travel ★★★★

    Written by Lu Bradshaw. Meraki Arts Bar. 24 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023. Read my review over on The Queer Review.

  • Feminazi ★★★★★

    Feminazi ★★★★★

    Written by Laneikka Denne. Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs. 25a 22 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023. Read my full review on The Queer Review.

  • Sex Magick ★★★★

    Sex Magick ★★★★

    Written by Nicholas Brown. Griffin Theatre Company. 17 Feb – 25 Mar, 2023. Part of Sydney WorldPride. Read my review over on The Queer Review.

  • The Resistance ★★★★

    The Resistance ★★★★

    Written by Kip Chapman. Australian Premiere. Australian Theatre for Young People. Rebel Wilson Theatre. 16 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023. Plays about the climate crisis have tended to be didactic and dull so far. It’s hard to make drama about a slow-moving disaster coming our way. The Resistance at ATYP turns focus onto the youth…