Marius Von Mayenburg's 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.
There is nothing uniquely contemporary about director Elijah Moshinsky's 17-year-old production of a 158-year-old opera, but it is adoringly faithful and recreates late-1800s Paris in all its opulence, writes Jason Whittaker.
AFI/BAFTA/SAG/Emmy/Tony/Globe/Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush radiates as Lady Bracknell in the Melbourne Theatre Company's new production of The Importance of Being Earnest, writes Jason Whittaker.
Music festivals have the problems other arts sectors would die for. The logistics are a nightmare -- like the recent Harvest Festival -- but the fans keep coming.
The Australian Ballet’s revival of its 1975 production of The Merry Widow loses nothing at all to the sands of time. It is flawless and resplendent in every detail, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Dolly was busting out. Her bus was too big, our roads were too small, her tour was at risk of deflating. Now Parton will meet the man who made it happen -- transport minister Anthony Albanese, writes Harrison Polites.
The reason opera is a "heritage" artform is that its audiences don't want to see new operas. Time to abandon the fiction that it deserves more public funding than anything else.
No Man's Land, which explores the rocky terrain of memory, is a play for those who appreciate their theatre, like their scotch, ‘as it is’. Michael Gow directs with the best hands-off tradition, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Bell Shakespeare’s current, touring production of Julius Caesar is one of the finest, most satisfying Bell productions yet and very possibly one of the finest theatrical productions in Australia this year, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Darlinghurst Theatre's production of No Way To Treat A Lady is clever enough, cute enough, corny enough, kitsch enough and touching enough to make for a thoroughly enjoyable evening’s entertainment, says Lloyd Bradford Syke.
