http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/my-cup-of-tea-shit-on-theatre-and-bloggers-fire-back/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/my-cup-of-tea-shit-on-theatre-and-bloggers-fire-back/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:05:08 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273671 The Global Mail opened its coverage of Australian arts on Monday with a curious piece from Stephen Crittenden about theatre blogging. Online writers haven't stopped talking about it since.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/my-cup-of-tea-shit-on-theatre-and-bloggers-fire-back/feed/ 4 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/10/review-a-chorus-line-her-majestys-theatre-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/10/review-a-chorus-line-her-majestys-theatre-melbourne/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273589 A Chorus Line is still a strikingly ambitious work. Glee has bred familiarity (and perhaps contempt) of this show, a master template for crafting contemporary musical theatre, writes Jason Whittaker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/10/review-a-chorus-line-her-majestys-theatre-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/07/review-yes-prime-minister-comedy-theatre-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/07/review-yes-prime-minister-comedy-theatre-melbourne/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:53:30 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272940 Yes, Prime Minister be captured in Australian theatre? Critics Jason Whittaker and Luke Buckmaster, who were there at opening night, duke it out.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/07/review-yes-prime-minister-comedy-theatre-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/23/review-tis-pity-shes-a-whore-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/23/review-tis-pity-shes-a-whore-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:28:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270546 ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore comes on strong, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/23/review-tis-pity-shes-a-whore-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/20/review-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll-playhouse-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/20/review-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll-playhouse-melbourne/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:22:54 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270003 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a play at once deceivingly complex and disarmingly simplistic, a steady drip-drip-drip of social commentary and kitchen sink drama, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/20/review-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll-playhouse-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/18/review-radio-muezzin-sydney-festival-everest-theatre/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/18/review-radio-muezzin-sydney-festival-everest-theatre/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:01:30 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269761 Radio Muezzin explores Islamist themes but leaves an odorous after taste, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/18/review-radio-muezzin-sydney-festival-everest-theatre/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/17/review-never-did-me-any-harm-sydney-festival-wharf-1/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/17/review-never-did-me-any-harm-sydney-festival-wharf-1/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269535 The Slap, is sophisticated, highly original and amusing, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/17/review-never-did-me-any-harm-sydney-festival-wharf-1/feed/ 0 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:48:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=268467 Gary Strauss.]]> http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-05/comedy-clubs-movie-tv-economy/52397846/1/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/12/review-babel-words-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/12/review-babel-words-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:22:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=268342 Babel (Words) presents a refreshing problem for a critic to have: a work so extraordinary one worries if one can even begin to do it justice in acclaiming it, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/12/review-babel-words-sydney-festival-sydney-theatre/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/10/review-the-taming-of-the-shrew-bicentennial-park-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/10/review-the-taming-of-the-shrew-bicentennial-park-sydney/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:17:06 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267909 Lloyd Bradford Skye. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/10/review-the-taming-of-the-shrew-bicentennial-park-sydney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/08/review-the-magic-flute-opera-theatre-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/08/review-the-magic-flute-opera-theatre-sydney/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:18:21 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267386 The Magic Flute is a children’s opera. Its enchanting and magical realm is as potent now as ever, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/08/review-the-magic-flute-opera-theatre-sydney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/05/review-annie-lyric-theatre-at-the-star-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/05/review-annie-lyric-theatre-at-the-star-sydney/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:45:55 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267293 Annie needs to no introduction and it's a great relief that Karen Johnson Mortimer's new adaptation is virtually flawless, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/01/05/review-annie-lyric-theatre-at-the-star-sydney/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:55:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=266808 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/feed/ 1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/13/review-nothing-personal-ensemble-theatre-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/13/review-nothing-personal-ensemble-theatre-sydney/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:01:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265048 Nothing Personal, which is based in the world of publishing, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/13/review-nothing-personal-ensemble-theatre-sydney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/2011/12/13/visiting-japans-tsunami-devastated-towns-eight-months-on/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/2011/12/13/visiting-japans-tsunami-devastated-towns-eight-months-on/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:30:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265042 Paul Johannessen headed into Ishinomaki, eight months since Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/2011/12/13/visiting-japans-tsunami-devastated-towns-eight-months-on/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/05/review-romeo-and-juliet-opera-theatre-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/05/review-romeo-and-juliet-opera-theatre-sydney/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:00:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263485 Romeo and Juliet, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/05/review-romeo-and-juliet-opera-theatre-sydney/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/putting-bums-on-seats-new-ways-to-sell-old-arts/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/putting-bums-on-seats-new-ways-to-sell-old-arts/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:49:50 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262885 Crikey speaks to arts marketers about the challenges of their jobs.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/putting-bums-on-seats-new-ways-to-sell-old-arts/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/01/review-story-of-a-rabbit-playhouse-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/01/review-story-of-a-rabbit-playhouse-sydney/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:31:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262945 Story of a Rabbit was a hit at Edinburgh Fringe and Barbican, and there's little wonder why. It's charming, magical and unique theatre, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/12/01/review-story-of-a-rabbit-playhouse-sydney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/28/review-the-ugly-one-griffin-theatre-sydney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/28/review-the-ugly-one-griffin-theatre-sydney/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:45:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261965 The Ugly One makes its Sydney debut under the auspices of Arts Radar and directed by Sarah Giles. It makes a serious but obsession with skin-deep beauty but is an over-rated play, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/28/review-the-ugly-one-griffin-theatre-sydney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/22/review-la-traviata-state-theatre-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/22/review-la-traviata-state-theatre-melbourne/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:04:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=260852 Jason Whittaker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/22/review-la-traviata-state-theatre-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/21/review-the-importance-of-being-earnest-sumner-theatre-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/21/review-the-importance-of-being-earnest-sumner-theatre-melbourne/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:27:02 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=260231 The Importance of Being Earnest, writes Jason Whittaker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/21/review-the-importance-of-being-earnest-sumner-theatre-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:41:01 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259952 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/feed/ 8 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/17/review-the-merry-widow-opera-theatre-sydney-2/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/17/review-the-merry-widow-opera-theatre-sydney-2/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:19:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259945 The Merry Widow loses nothing at all to the sands of time. It is flawless and resplendent in every detail, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/11/17/review-the-merry-widow-opera-theatre-sydney-2/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/how-lipgloss-smeared-albo-got-dollys-motor-running/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/how-lipgloss-smeared-albo-got-dollys-motor-running/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:09:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258710 Harrison Polites.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/how-lipgloss-smeared-albo-got-dollys-motor-running/feed/ 14 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/nothing-changes-in-opera-and-nobody-seems-to-care/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/nothing-changes-in-opera-and-nobody-seems-to-care/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:17:06 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258628 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/nothing-changes-in-opera-and-nobody-seems-to-care/feed/ 25