Author: Lisa Parsons
Review: Born On A Thursday Finds Grace In The Everyday
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Thursday’s child has far to go, and sometimes, that means coming full circle back to your family home. New Ghosts Theatre Company’s latest production, Born On A Thursday, offers a window into the pain and joy of ordinary life amidst tragedy, homecoming, and multiple pots of tea. The play tells…
Review: Stewart Dominates In A Ferocious Virginia Woolf That Refuses To Let You Breathe
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Edward Albee’s most famous and notorious play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, has opened at the Sydney Theatre Company, and it hits you like a drink thrown in your face. Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Offspring), making her debut on the Roslyn Packer stage, unfalteringly leads the cast of four in this…
Review: Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes Is Dark Absurd & Beautiful
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It’s a rare treat to see the inner machinations of a creative’s mind willingly and generously exposed on stage in all their beauty, absurdity and darkness. Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes, now showing at Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney in a co-production with Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre…
Film Review: Mrs. Warren’s Profession National Theatre Live
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The National Theatre Live’s screening of Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw arrives next week in select Australian cinemas. Shaw penned this controversial piece of social commentary in 1893, but it wasn’t allowed to be performed until 1902. Why? Because Mrs. Warren’s profession just so happens to be the…
Review: Definitely NOT A Hungry Game 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival
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If you thought Katniss was the protagonist of the well-known epic by Suzanne Collins, think again. Following their resounding success at Adelaide Fringe, Dramafreak Productions and L&D Projects return to Sydney Fringe with Definitely NOT a Hungry Game: A Parody Musical. And it’s definitely not what you’d expect. Co-written by…
Review: Traffic Light Party 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival
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Jezebel Productions’ debut show, Traffic Light Party, opened last night to a full house and left the audience buzzing. Written by Izzy Azzopardi, this dynamic production uses the concept of traffic light parties to highlight the complications of dating in an increasingly disconnected society. Jezebel Productions is a Sydney-based theatre…
