Category: Theatre
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Constellations (Sydney Theatre Co.) ★★★★1/2
Written by Nick Payne. Sydney Theatre Company. 28 Jul – 2 Sep, 2023. A beekeeper and an astrophysicist meet and fall in love. A beekeeper and an astrophysicist meet and don’t fall in love. A beekeeper and an astrophysicist meet and fall in love but it’s complicated. Don’t worry, if you search through the multiverse…
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Jailbaby (Griffin Theatre Co.) ★★★1/2
Written by Suzie Miller. Griffin Theatre Company. 7 Jul – 19 Aug, 2023. Playwright Suzie Miller has crammed a lot into 80 minutes with Jailbaby, her third new play staged in two years (after Anna K and RBG: Of Many, One last year). The story of AJ, a cocky youth who gets thrown into the…
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The Turn of the Screw (Seymour Centre) ★★★1/2
Written by Richard Hilliar (after Henry James). Tooth & Sinew and Seymour Centre. 21 Jul – 12 Aug, 2023. Henry James’ classic gothic horror novella has been given an extra layer of psycho-sexual intrigue in writer/director Richard Hilliar’s new stage adaptation that blurs the line of reality right up to the final minutes and keeps…
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Forgetting Tim Minchin (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★
Book, music and lyrics by Jules Orcullo. Belvoir Street Theatre. 12-29 July 2023. Ooh what a cheeky little show this is! It had me all living off the scrappy underdog vibe and then [SPOILERS]. I love a meta-musical about musicals as much as the next theatre nerd, but to add this much heart into it…
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On The Beach (Sydney Theatre Co.) ★★★★1/2
Adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy. Based on the novel by Nevil Shute. Sydney Theatre Company, Roslyn Packer Theatre. 18 Jul – 12 Aug, 2023. On The Beach opens with a tableaux of 60s beach-side bliss, all pastels, buff bodies and short shorts. Soak in the eye candy because things get darker from here.…
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The Hero Leaves One Tooth (KXT on Broadway) ★★★1/2
Written by Erica J. Brennan. KXT on Broadway. 14 – 29 July, 2023 Fucked up dinner parties are a theatrical staple. Get a bunch of characters around a table and let their personal drama’s play out as subtext, hidden by polite behaviour… at least at first. That basic premise gets turned into a speculative, body-horror-infused…
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City of Angels (Hayes Theatre) ★★★1/2
Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by David Zippel and Book by Larry Gelbart. Hayes Theatre. 23 Jun – 23 Jul, 2023. Cy Coleman’s City of Angels is possibly my favourite musical, it’s definitely in the top five. A sparkling, jazzy score filled with wickedly saucy lyrics and melodies only a professional could master. A book…
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Darlinghurst Theatre Co.) ★★★★★
Music & lyrics by Dave Malloy. Australian Premiere. Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Jul 7 – Aug 20, 2023. Dave Malloy’s cult Broadway hit, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 has landed in Sydney with a queer touch and a bold vision – this is the kind of show Sydney needs more of! Adapted from…
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London Week Five
On the final stretch now and my brain is starting to look ahead to life back at home. Going into the office, seeing local shows (I can’t wait to catch up on City of Angels, The Great Comet, Jailbaby etc) and sleeping in my own bed again. But first I have a couple of days…
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London Week Four
My final full week in London rolled up very quickly, and having seen most of my ‘must-sees’ I got to check out some other shows around town that piqued my interest and I’m really glad I did. Then, Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse) ★★1/2 Written by Christopher J Orton & Jon Robyns. Southwark Playhouse Borough.…
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