Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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The Hollow (Genesian Theatre) ★★★
Written by Agatha Christie. Genesian Theatre Company. 19 Aug – 23 Sep, 2023. After seeing both The Mousetrap and Witness for the Prosecution in the last year, I’ve been keen to see more of Agatha Christie’s plays. The Hollow is an adaptation of the Hercule Poirot novel of the same name, sans Poirot – a…
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The Approach (Flight Path Theatre) ★★★
Written by Mark O’Rowe. Flight Path Theatre. 16 Aug – 2 Sep, 2023. Mark O’Rowe’s The Approach became something of a Covid lock down hit when it was streamed live from Dublin. A circular tale of three women, having three conversations that mimic and loop around each other to slowly reveal the inner lives of…
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10th Queer Screen Film Festival 2023
I’m reviewing films at the 10th Queer Screen Film Festival 2023 for The Queer Review, so this page will be updated as new reviews go live. I’ve also included the films reviewed by other reviewers (clearly labelled) at The Queer Review to help make this a centralised hub. I’m sorting these by rating to make…
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Murder for Two (Hayes Theatre) ★★★★★
Music & book by Joe Kinosian, lyrics & book by Kellen Blair. Hayes Theatre. 4 Aug – 3 Sep, 2023. I’m just going to come out and say what I’m thinking. Murder for Two is the best thing I’ve seen at the Hayes Theatre in years. It’s exactly the kind of show the venue is…
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The Weekend (Belvoir St Theatre) ★★★1/2
Adapted by Sue Smith, based on the novel by Charlotte Wood. Belvoir St Theatre. 5 Aug – 10 Sep, 2023. The Weekend… No, not that one… No, no, not that one either… Definitely not that one! Not after watching The Idol! Anyway, The Weekend, the stage adaptation of Charlotte Wood’s novel now on at Belvoir…
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Interview: Seann Miley Moore star of Miss Saigon.
I got to have a quick, but far reaching conversation with Seann Miley Moore about Opera Australia’s upcoming production of Miss Saigon at the Sydney Opera House. Gender, race, musicals – it’s all in there. Read the interview over on The Queer Review.
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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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