There are plenty of amusements in here but, at two hours, the show needs some sharp edits. There are flat spots and sometimes a sense of desperation to get laughs. With the talent gathered here that is no problem. But the ...

The text sits uneasily between its American origins and its re-setting in Australia and some imported phrasings jar on the ear, as do local particulars. But the play’s themes of friendship and loyalty have a sturdy directness ...

State Theatre has succeeded with a work which, despite its soft edges and easy resolutions, has gentle charm and poetic accomplishment. This production has given us a memorable glimpse, the first on an Australian mainstage, ...

Noelle Janaczewska’s monologue, commissioned by Vitalstatistix National Women’s Theatre, is a modest cameo, a small, well-made piece rather like the porcelain that Jennifer collects and admires. But, sometimes, less is ...

They are not a pleasant bunch in Mr Tracy Letts’s play but Brink’s version, with production support from State Theatre, takes us from Jerry Springer stereotype to a morality drama that is comic, shocking - and surprisingly ...

We know, and absolutely don’t want to know, how a single action, a single impulse can change everything. This is what we mean by a life-or-death moment, that split second, as we call it, when something irrevocable occurs ...

Marcel Marceau is a frail figure on stage now and, of course, has much less of the vitality of his heyday. But alone in the spotlight with his dexterity and pierrot sentimentality, he captivates an attentive and fond ...

A new play by Stephen Sewell is always an event. And more often than not, his plays are heralded by marvellous titles. There is a cadence to them - "The Blind Giant is Dancing", "Dreams in an Empty City", "The Father We ...

With only simple period decor and a touch of electric gaslight, the success of this Evening rests with the intelligence and nuance of Prunella Scales’ convincing presentation, restless in adolescence, smitten in marriage, ...

The Crucible was first performed fifty years ago and repeatedly since, because it not only describes the exponential insanity of the McCarthy period but those numerous occasions before and since when a community is goaded ...