Tag: Ensemble Theatre
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Aria (Ensemble) ★★★★
Aria seems like a broad comedy, but it could just as easily be a wildlife documentary.
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The Queen’s Nanny (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
The more I think about The Queen’s Nanny, the more it makes me smile.
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Master Class (Ensemble) ★★★½
Famed soprano Maria Callas is played, mostly, for laughs in Terrence McNally’s Tony Award winning play, giving Lucia Mastrantone the chance to work the room and terrorise her fellow performers.
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Switzerland (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★½
I can’t imagine the team at Ensemble Theatre knew that Netflix would drop its long anticipated ‘Ripley’, a new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ at the same time as they had programmed Joanna Murray-Smith’s play Switzerland but synchronicity is a wonderful thing.
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The Great Divide (Ensemble) ★★★1/2
Retirement obviously does not sit well with playwright David Williamson, or maybe Australia is just in need of its great chronicler to help illuminate the way and he’s heeded the call to duty… whatever the reason, he’s back.
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Summer of Harold (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★1/2
Written by Hilary Bell. World Premiere. Ensemble Theatre. 8 Sep – 14 Oct, 2023. Hilary Bell’s triptych of short plays focuses on the way memory interacts with our present-day lives. From heart-warming stories of youth, to tales of past snubs and regrets. Summer of Harold, Enfant Terrible and Lookout are beautiful vignettes of life, showcasing…
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Suddenly Last Summer (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
Written by Tennessee Williams. Ensemble Theatre. 18 May – 10 Jun, 2023. Tennessee Williams’ hypnotic play, Suddenly Last Summer heats up the autumnal nights at Ensemble Theatre with a stunning new production from director Shaun Rennie and a stellar lead performance by Andrea Demetriades. Compact, precise and haunting; to quote a very different show, “I’ve…
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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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Boxing Day BBQ ★★★★1/2
Written by Sam O’Sullivan. World Premiere. Ensemble Theatre. Dec 5, 2022 – Jan 15, 2023 All shows should be this good. Boxing Day BBQ may look like a light, festive comedy from the outside, but once you pop the hood you’ll find a tight family drama that is finely tooled and smarter than it needs…
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Interview: Sam O’Sullivan, writer of Boxing Day BBQ at Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre currently have two festive shows running, A Christmas Carol, and the new comedy, Boxing Day BBQ by Sam O’Sullivan. “It’s Sydney. It’s Boxing Day. And it’s stinking hot. Grandad Stephen was the family’s BBQ king and his adult children have gathered to honour his memory. Wine snob Peter and cynical Connie reluctantly get…
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