Author: Christian Claye Edwards
Review: A Lie Of The Mind Finds Wicked Humour In Wounded Souls
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As a true friend of the show, dear reader, you well know that we of Scoop Central delight as much in unearthing raw talent as we do in grooving among the great. And this month in Newtown, there will be lashings of both as the New Theatre hosts Light the…
Review: Twelfth Night, Or Whatever Presented by Bar’d Work
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It’s nothing less than a tribute to the genius of this troubled nation that I spent Thursday night in a lovely Sydney pub, quaffing beers and watching some very beautiful Shakespeare in the form of Twelfth Night, Or Whatever. That I drank, ate and laughed my arse off is more…
Review: Antigone Sydney Dramaturgical Co 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival
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Those who enjoy both Ancient Greek tragedy and stabbing (the two are far from mutually exclusive) will be delighted with the audacious stab at Antigone by Sydney Dramaturgical Co. It’s shedding blood this week as part of Sydney Fringe Festival. Sophocles, the Dan Brown of political metaphysics, remains as intellectually…
Review: Bright Star Shines With Music, Memory And Hope
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Turns out there’s a reason why Steve Martin’s Bright Star didn’t click with Broadway. Despite a warm reception, Martin’s own star power and a bunch of Tony nominations, the 2016 run at the Lincoln would be over after barely 100 shows. Now, if Mr Martin had braved the rain and…
Review: How To Plot A Hit In Two Days Ensemble Theatre
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Among the unlikely heroes of Tuesday night in Kirribilli is someone special who somehow assembled, at Ensemble Theatre, the absolute royal jelly of ‘80s Australian telly.That blokes like Shane Porteous and Grant Dodwell were on hand to witness the world premiere of Melanie Tait’s How to Plot a Hit in…
A.K. Wregg Reimagines Dorothy In Oz With Magic And Cocktails
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The emphasis is on the interactive and unpredictable as we count the minutes before the curtain rises on the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival extravaganza. First animal off the ark this year is A.K. Wregg’s Dorothy in Oz: An Immersive Cocktail Adventure, which makes its world premiere run from 3…
Review: Doomers Sydney Dramaturgical Co 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival
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It was high drama indeed when the curtain rose at Sydney’s gorgeously appointed new burlesque cabaret and theatre space Two80, for the Australian premiere of Matthew Gasda’s Doomers, playing as part of the 2025 Sydney Fringe. Tucked as we were deep inside one of the grungier pockets of Surry Hills…
Film Review: The Thread Is French Cinema At Its Best
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That wonderful French cinematic aesthetic – let’s call it une certain lingering ecstatic agony makes a dynamite return to Aussie screens this week in Daniel Auteuil’s casually devastating legal thriller The Thread (Le Fil). Based on the real-life prosecution of accused murderer Nicolas Milik, The Thread reaches local audiences after the controversial…
Review: A Magical Macbeth Boiled Down To Its Essence
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This intrepid reporter managed to catch an outstanding, if somewhat abbreviated Macbeth, which dropped rather clandestinely last week in Chatswood and in the lower colon of Darling Harbour’s delicious Darling Theatre. Bottled up into a six-handed drive-by of the Scottish play’s usual themes – ambition, guilt, loss, power and corruption…
Review: Othello Finds New Meaning With An All Female Ensemble
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On Wednesday night, somewhere near Enmore, I suddenly understood how much we’ve been crying out for an accessible yet reasonably priced, all singing, all Aussie, all female dysto-punk one-take of Shakespeare’s Othello. Well, for once, the Universe has answered the call and that wrong has been righted following this intrepid reporter’s overnight…
