Tag: World Premiere
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Hubris & Humiliation ★★★★
Written by Lewis Treston. World Premiere. Sydney Theatre Company. Jan 20 – Mar 4, 2023 Read my full review over on The Queer Review
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Blue ★★★★
Written by Thomas Weatherall. World Premiere. Sydney Festival. Belvoir St Theatre. Jan 14 – Jan 29, 2023. Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High) cements his place as an Australia talent to watch by writing and starring in his own one-man show, Blue, at Belvoir St Theatre. And it’s good! Very good! As you enter the upstairs Belvoir…
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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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A Christmas Carol ★★★1/2
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Adapted by Hilary Bell. World Premiere Ensemble Theatre Nov 25 – Dec 29, 2022. Christmas has come to Ensemble Theatre and a classic is being revisited with an air of freshness I wasn’t expecting. Australian legend John Bell leads a troupe of performers in retelling Charles Dickens’…
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RBG: Of Many, One. ★★★★
Written by Suzie Miller. World Premiere. Sydney Theatre Company. Oct 29 – Dec 17, 2022. There is a calculation to Suzie Miller’s new play, RBG: Of Many, One, now playing at Sydney Theatre Company. The calculation of a very intelligent woman (far more intelligent than I) looking ahead to the next step. This exploration of…
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The One ★★★1/2
Written by Vanessa Bates. Ensemble Theatre, Sydney. World Premiere. 22 July – 27 August 2022. Read the full review on The Queer Review.
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