Archive for 'Theatre Reviews'
[THEATRE: Review] Gross Und Klein
Gross Und Klein
Until December 23/ Sydney Theatre
****1/2
There are a number of reasons to see Gross Und Klein (Big and Small) that have nothing to do with what the play is about: besides being one of our most talented and in-demand theatre exports, director Benedict Andrews is responsible for exhilarating recent Australian productions like Measure For [...]
Posted: December 5th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 440 (November 28), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Benedict Andrews, Cate Blanchett, Dee Jefferson, Gross Und Klein, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] As You Like It
As You Like It
Until December 24/ Belvoir Street Theatre
****
Shakespeare can often seem impenetrable; you hear of people reading Wikipedia synopses before going to see his plays, terrified they might have no idea what’s going on. This idea that the Bard must be studied to be understood is something that director Eamon Flack rails against. He [...]
Posted: December 5th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 440 (November 28), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Alasdair Duncan, As You Like It, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] Posts In The Paddock
Posts In The Paddock
November 10-19/ Performance Space
***1/2
My Darling Patricia’s Posts in the Paddock is nothing if not ambitious, seeking to evoke the tale of Jimmy Governor, an Aboriginal bushranger who is best known as the subject of the book and subsequent film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Earlier incarnations of his story have focused on [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 439 (November 21), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, Posts In The Paddock, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] Sprout
Sprout
Until November 19/ Old Fitzroy Theatre
***1/2
Sprout is the kind of play that could only be written by a writer. That might sound like a ridiculous statement, but hear me out. It’s set in a sort of post-apocalyptic world (I say sort of because it’s not clear whether there’s been an apocalypse or just a slow-burn [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2011 under Arts, Brag 438 (November 14), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, Sprout, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land
Until December 11/ Drama Theatre, SOH
****1/2
Until now I’ve never really understood Peter Carroll’s appeal. I’ve mostly seen him in Sydney Theatre Company productions, during his tenure with their Actors Company, and maybe it was the roles he was cast in – largely bumbling old men (given I didn’t see some of their most [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 437 (November 7), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, No Man's Land, The Brag