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BWW REVIEW: Trevor Ashley's Outrageously Absurd Pantomime For Adults, THE LYIN' QUEEN Returns, Revamped for 2021.
by Jade Kops - December 03, 2021

Trevor Ashley (Conceiver, Writer, Director, Performer) and Phil Scott’s (Writer) THE LYIN’ QUEEN returns for a booster shot of absolutely insane pantomime pitched for a grown-up audience....

BWW REVIEW: Heaped To The Brim With Heart And Humor, The Absurdity Of Traditional Pantomime Is Given An Australian Makeover For A Grown Up Audience in THE BOOMKAK PANTO
by Jade Kops - November 29, 2021

Drawing on the absurd live performance genre of pantomimes, Writer, Co-Director and performer Virginia Gay’s latest work is the hilarious and heartwarming THE BOOMKAK PANTO. ...

Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE LOVELY BONES
by Jade Kops - November 26, 2021

The Lovely Bones bare the aftermath of a family tragedy....

BWW REVIEW: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR Is The Latest Work To Get The Stage And Live Screen Treatment In Kip Williams' New Adaptation For Sydney Theatre Company
by Jade Kops - November 21, 2021

Kip Williams’ (Director) new imagining of William Shakespeare’s tale of Ancient Roman power plays reinforces that politics hasn’t really changed as the 21st century is layered over the classic tragedy of JULIUS CAESAR....

BWW REVIEW: WHEREVER SHE WANDERS Considers The Ongoing Challenge Of Dealing With Consent In College Environments
by Jade Kops - November 14, 2021

Kendall Feaver’s WHEREVER SHE WANDERS is a new thought-provoking work that contemplates the progress, or lack thereof, of society’s attitude to sexual assault in higher education environments....

BWW REVIEW: Friendships And A Focus On Honest Art Lose Out To Fame And Fortune in Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.
by Jade Kops - October 29, 2021

The challenge of staying friends as people grow and ambitions evolve is analyzed with mid century modern clarity in Dean Bryant’s production of Stephen Sondheim (Music and lyrics) and George Furth’s (Book) MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. ...

Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ONCE
by Jade Kops - June 11, 2021

ONCE, A love story you must experience....

BWW REVIEW: Ensemble Theatre's New Staging Of Joanna Murray-Smith's HONOUR Reinforces That The Issues Examined 25 Years Ago Remain
by Jade Kops - May 02, 2021

Director Kate Champion presents a crisp expression of HONOUR, Joanna Murray-Smith’s study of the breakdown of a relationship based on the seductive nature of a power and influence imbalance. ...

BWW REVIEW: Contemporary Opera Takes On Popular Television And Cultural Tropes with Blush Opera's CHOP CHEF.
by Jade Kops - April 25, 2021

Directors Kenneth Moraleda and Nicole Pignon bring Julie Koh (Librettist) and Paul Smith’s (Composer) new Australian satirical comic chamber opera CHOP CHEF to the stage. ...

BWW REVIEW: JACQUI DARK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN NEWTOWN Captures The Intensity Of Jacques Brel's Music With A Personal Twist.
by Jade Kops - April 24, 2021

Multi award winning Australian opera singer Jacqui (Jacqueline) Dark returns to the Cabaret stage with JACQUI DARK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN NEWTOWN. ...

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE REMOVALISTS.
by Jade Kops - April 23, 2021

THE REMOVALISTS, one of Williamson’s revolutionary works, is back at the New Theatre with gusto, guts and gravitas....

BWW REVIEW: The Dangers of Dismissing Reality by Disappearing Into Fantasy Worlds Is Delivered With 1950's Flair In Laura Wade's HOME, I'M DARLING.
by Jade Kops - April 17, 2021

Capitalizing on the popularity of reconnecting with vintage aesthetics, Laura Wade’s (playwright) HOME, I’M DARLING considers the danger of delving too far into the retro fantasy and trying to recreate a 1950’s life in the 21st century....

BWW REVIEW: THE TWINS Pairs Popular Comedian and Performer Greg Fleet and Acclaimed Documentary Film Director Ian Darling 40 years After They Last Shared A Stage As Schoo
by Jade Kops - April 10, 2021

Presenting both an insight into both the creative process behind adapting a play and the strength and frailty of human relationships, THE TWINS puts real life on stage as co- writers, Greg Fleet and Ian Darling are also the performers, portraying themselves....