Archive for the ‘Culture / Live reviews’ Category

Hold Me Closer Tony Danza: A show that brings joy in a sea of gloom

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

The show has an irresistible prankster vivacity with fake endings, improvised role playing, audience dress-ups and a daggy dance battle.

Hold Me Closer Tony Danza: A show that brings joy in a sea of gloom

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

The show has an irresistible prankster vivacity with fake endings, improvised role playing, audience dress-ups and a daggy dance battle.

Finnish duo breathe new life into the music of fellow Finn Sibelius

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

Our reviewers check out the best shows around town including those offered by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Comedy Festival.

Finnish duo breathe new life into the music of fellow Finn Sibelius

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

Our reviewers check out the best shows around town including those offered by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Comedy Festival.

A rare act of impersonation: Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

Friday, April 26th, 2024

Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat, but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.

A rare act of impersonation: Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

Friday, April 26th, 2024

Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat, but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.

Everyone feared this festival would implode, but there’s Alice Cooper waving a boa constrictor on stage

Sunday, April 21st, 2024

Despite the rough lead-up and dropping half of its acts, Pandemonium music festival didn’t live up to its name – and was ultimately a pretty good time.

Everyone feared this festival would implode, but there’s Alice Cooper waving a boa constrictor on stage

Sunday, April 21st, 2024

Despite the rough lead-up and dropping half of its acts, Pandemonium music festival didn’t live up to its name – and was ultimately a pretty good time.

Forty years on, Tell me on a Sunday finds the sweetness of nostalgia

Friday, April 19th, 2024

Director Blazey Best reimagines Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one woman 1970s show, honouring its original setting.

When this play premiered, its actors were arrested for obscenity. Now it’s back

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

A controversial classic, and a smart contemporary response to it, takes the stage at La Mama in an excellent double bill.