Winner of last year’s Theatre Works Melbourne Fringe Award, These Are the Isolate is restaged here as part of Theatre Works’ exciting 2011 season. But there are crucial differences in this latest production, writes Andrew Fuhrmann.
Handel's Partenope hardly rates as one of the most famous operas of all time, but it's definitely one of the most fun. And Opera Australia has given it a whole new lease of life, says Lloyd Bradford Syke.
It’s not opera. Even ‘operetta’ as a description seems to defy this triumphant production, which owes more to modern musical theatre, even screwy golden-era Hollywood rom-coms, than anything else, writes Jason Whittaker.
A new performance work from Karen Martin probes the murkiest corners of the human psyche and the most repugnant regions of contemporary political debate. Grace Jennings-Endquist was moved by the beauty and brutality.
Dressed in sequinned and chintzy drag Taylor Mac attacks the songs in his first unoriginal covers homage to musos including David Bowie and Tiny Tim. His Sydney show was genius, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.
The story of a Greek muse with an Aussie accent descends from the heavens to a California beach to inspire a struggling artist to achieve his dream of creating a roller disco? Stupid concept but it's a lot of fun, writes Jason Whittaker.
You lose something watching opera in a cinema. But for a fraction of the cost you can watch the world's best opera performances -- while eating popcorn.
To many, ballet is an island where others live -- a place just seen in glimpses. In a reasonable universe, the Australian Ballet’s production of Madame Butterfly would be one to dent that idea, says Robert Lukins.
So much to like, so many things to admire: the costumes, the infectious score, the witty and whimsical set, the superb cast. Simply put, The Barber of Seville is the best opera production theatre reviewer Lloyd Bradford Skye has ever seen.
As an examination of the line between idealism and extremism, Alexi Kaye Campbell's substantive 2009 play about an art historian is a heady and timely brew, writes Jason Whittaker.
