Category: Theatre
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Clyde’s (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★1/2
Written by Lynn Nottage. Australian Premiere. Ensemble Theatre. 5 May – 10 June, 2023. Lynn Nottage, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, comes to the stage with a lot of expectations. Her new comedy, Clyde’s, hits Australia with a reputation of being the most staged play in America last year. There’s clearly something good here. In…
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At What Cost? (Belvoir) ★★★★★
Written by Nathan Maynard. Belvoir St Theatre. 4 – 21 May, 2023. While many people spent the night watching the Coronation of King Charles III, Australia’s new Head of State, a smaller group were sitting in the Belvoir St Theatre watching a play rooted in the intergenerational damage of British colonialism. At What Cost? Nathan…
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Metropolis (Hayes Theatre) ★★
Book and Lyrics by Julia Robertson. Music by Zara Stanton. Presented by the Little Eggs Collective in association with Hayes Theatre Co. World Premiere. Apr 21 – May 20, 2023 Metropolis, the new musical receiving its World Premiere at Hayes Theatre, is an ambitious piece. Adapting an acclaimed film (and novel) about a revolution between…
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U.F.O. (Griffin Lookout) ★★★1/2
Written by Kirby Medway. Griffin Theatre Company. 18-29 April, 2023. We’ve seen the blending of film and theatre on stage a fair bit recently, from Kip Williams’ ‘Cine-Theatre’ productions for Sydney Theatre Co (like The Picture of Dorian Gray), to Redline’s recent Collapsible. Now Griffin is playing host to re:group Collective’s U.F.O. Part cinema, part…
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La Cage aux Folles (State Theatre, Sydney) ★★★
Music & lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. State Theatre, Sydney. April 19-23, 2023. Full review up on The Queer Review.
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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…
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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…
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The Divine Miss Bette (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) ★★★★★
Written and performed by Catherine Alcorn after Bette Midler. Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Eternity Playhouse Mar 29 – Apr 1, 2023. From gay bathhouses to Broadway and beyond, Bette Midler has performed everywhere. Everywhere that is, except downtown Darlinghurst, but Catherine Alcorn is here to, um, plug that hole in her schedule with The Divine Miss…
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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…
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Into The Woods ★★★1/2
Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine. Belvoir St Theatre. 18 Mar – 30 Apr 2023. Read my full review on The Queer Review.
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