Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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Anastasia (Sydney Lyric) ★★★★
Anastasia is here to sweep you up with its mix of luxurious costumes and stunning vocals.
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Flora (Australian Ballet & Bangarra Dance Theatre) ★★★★
To see two of Australia’s great companies move together with such fluency is quietly thrilling.
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The River (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Jez Butterworth’s creepy cabin-in-the-woods emotional thriller, picks at the ghosts that haunt relationships and the toxic patterns we develop.
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Till The Stars Come Down (KXT) ★★★★
It’s not trying to break any rules or be too clever — it’s here to take the audience on a journey, and it does it beautifully.
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Femoid (Old Fitz Late) ★★★
Femoid wants to incite your rage about the “manosphere” but instead it elicits a feeling of inevitable sadness.
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A Transgender Woman on the Internet, Crying (Old Fitz) ★★★½
If you’re feeling starved for new stories on stage – this one’s for you.
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Niusia (Qtopia) ★★★★
Niusia has snuck into Sydney with little fanfare — which is odd, given it arrives laden with awards from Melbourne, Adelaide and a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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The Prom (Teatro) ★★★½
I don’t know how many branches of Spotlight they had to ram-raid to make the sequin-clad set of The Prom at Teatro, but it was worth it.
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The Phantom of the Opera (Handa Opera) ★★★★
Dress up, grab a glass of bubbly and settle in – this is exactly as magnificent as pop-opera should be.
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Bette & Joan (Ensemble) ★★★
Those who relish the details of Hollywood’s golden age will love the specificity, and with two great performers anchoring the play, there is a lot to enjoy.
Cultural Binge 