Tag: Benedict Andrews
[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: Feature] Gross Und Klein
Gross Und Klein
Benedict Andrews on madness, method and working with Cate
By Dee Jefferson
When Cate and Andrew gave their 2011 season briefing, in September 2010, one production in particular stood out: a post-Cold-War reimagining of Botho Strauss’ Gross Und Klein, to be helmed by internationally renowned theatremaker Luc Bondy. Not only was it to be Blanchett’s [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2011 under Arts, Arts Feature, Brag 438 (November 14), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Benedict Andrews, Cate Blanchett, Dee Jefferson, Gross Und Klein, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] The Seagull
The Seagull
Until July 17/ Belvoir Street Theatre
****
In the hands of Benedict Andrews (Measure For Measure; The War of the Roses), Anton Chekov’s The Seagull is the epic work of metatheatre it was meant to be: a play whose gaze is turned inwards on itself, by a writer whose gaze is turned inwards onto himself, [...]
Posted: July 18th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 420 (July 11), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Anton Chekov, Benedict Andrews, David Wenham, Dee Jefferson, Dylan Young, Emily Barclay, Gareth Davies, The Brag
Theatre Review: Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure / Until July 25 at Belvoir St Theatre
Densely populated with characters, subplots and politics, Measure for Measure is at risk of losing an audience – particularly those of us who haven’t studied or read the play, for whom unlocking Shakespeare’s compressed ‘language bombs’ can feel like mental gymnastics. While director Benedict [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 367 (June 21), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Belvoir St Theatre, Benedict Andrews, Measure for Measure