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Angels at Belvoir Street: Perestroika 9 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
Perestroika is the dramatic conclusion of Tony Kushner’s epic Angels in America duology and, for many, it’s the finer of the two plays. It almost can’t not be. It is designed to provide closure to a c...
Angels at Belvoir Street: Millennium Approaches 9 Jun 2013 | 12:58 pm
Angels in America arrives on any stage with a heavy mandate. There’s a TV movie that lingers. Flashes of titans – Meryl, Patrick Wilson, Pacino and Mary Louise Parker, Emma Thompson… There are images,...
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is a Homophobic Rag 5 Apr 2013 | 11:32 am
Now I know what you’re thinking: this really is old news. If you Google “Sydney Daily Telegraph Homophobic” and scan through the pages, there are some choice pieces of vile bigotry available for your ...
Why Smash is Killing Me 8 Mar 2013 | 06:59 am
I was once unashamed to admit that I joined the ranks of the Smash obsessed from the first inspiring 10 minute promo video. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was about 1am, I couldn’t sleep, and...
An Open Letter to Barbra 15 Sep 2012 | 05:57 pm
Dear Barbra, I would like to open by thanking you for releasing a new album. I’ve pre-ordered it on vinyl and given that this will most likely take some time to arrive from the US I have no doubt I’ll...
Survivor Queensland – Outwit, Outplay, Outlast 23 Jun 2012 | 02:36 pm
I was born and raised in Queensland, but I moved to Sydney in 2007. Ostensibly I made the move to study acting, but truthfully, I was looking to escape the conservative lifestyle I was living at the t...
An Open Letter to Margaret Court 29 Jan 2012 | 05:52 pm
Dear Mrs Court, I’ll start by apologising. I’m not a sports fan so, until your recent spate of negative publicity regarding your comments about sexuality and marriage equality legislation, I had neve...
Annie – Revival or Survival? 17 Jan 2012 | 11:27 pm
Todd McKenny attempting to convince his co-stars it's all a big practical joke. Australia’s print media theatre critics are a pretty mealy mouthed, spineless lot. In this day and age, in the mer...
The Curious Case of Meg Giry (and how her subplot unravelled a musical) 4 Sep 2011 | 05:52 pm
This week gone I have had the pleasure of witnessing two very bad musicals. Both of which suffered the exact same disease – what can only be called an utterly abominable case of bad Book writer. And b...
Paint Never Dries – But Divas are Forever 2 Sep 2011 | 01:45 pm
Its finally here, within touching range and I have to admit I’m almost a little nervous! In a little over eight hours I will be walking up Collins Street and into the foyer of the Regent Theatre. Ins...
