Theatre

In this age of desensitisation due to TikTok, Artificial Intelligence and other media, it’s still possible to be astounded and amazed, knowing that what you’re seeing is real and is happening right in front of you.

Fly Girl is based on the life, times and career of Deborah Laurie who was the first female to pilot for a large commercial airline in Australia. In 1971, at age 18, Lawrie obtained her private pilot licence and her commercial pilot licence in 1973

Many plays, films, television series and musicals have been inspired by the classics. From Shakespeare’s The Tempest came the films, Forbidden Planet, The Journey to Melonia and Prospero’s Books.

Here You Come Again Director/Co-Author Gabriel Barre Co-Writer and lead Tricia Paoluccio Photo credit Cameron Grant Theatre Royal Sydney Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD Here You Come Again, currently playing at Sydney’s Theatre Royal, isn’t what I expected. Dusty is the story of Dusty Springfield, Jersey Boys is the musical biography about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Beautiful follows the life and work of Carole King and Tina The Musical features

Cruising With The Grandparents Club Playwright Richard Tulloch Composer and Musical Director John Field Director Luke Joslin...

The Sydney Fringe The Factory Theatre Marrickville Spanking the Age Barrier - Denzo Sometimes Give Up - Simon Bower Split Bill - Maddie Dockrill and Mariah Nickolas Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD With six individual venues within the complex, The Factory Theatre is hosting numerous Sydney Fringe shows every night this month. I caught three acts in one night. Denzo, who won the 2025 Australia’s Funniest Boomer award, presented Spanking the Age Barrier. We found out the amusi

Classic Penguins Performed by Garry Starr Conceived by Damien Warren-Smith The Grand Electric until October 12 Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD Garry Starr's Classic Penguins has opened at The Grand Electric. Where do I start with this show? Garry Starr entered stage centre, turning around on a swivel armchair to reveal himself smoking a pipe and wearing flippers, a tailcoat, an Elizabethan period ruff collar, a top hat and nothing else, so if you'd be

Newtown Hotel Reviewed 3 September Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD A few years ago, it seemed that you couldn’t be a...

We Aren't Kids Anymore by Drew Gasparini Production: Little Big Theatre Co Director Sarah Campbell Cast: Meg Robinson, Sam Hamilton, Andrew Topinio, Wolfe Black, Katie Green, Mo Lovegrove, Jim Williams Loading Dock Theatre until August 30 Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD It looks like a meeting room in any community centre in the world, complete with a bulletin board, plastic chairs and a long table that holds cheap powdered coffee and plain biscuits. Old

The 39 Steps Novel by John Buchan From the film by Alfred Hitchcock Concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon Director Damien Ryan Photo credit Cameron Grant Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre until August 30 Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD What is, or are The 39 Steps and what is the ultimate outcome? The 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock is an enthralling British spy thriller that has you on edge throughout. Richard Hannay, a Canadian living in London, inadvertently become

Spellbound Created and performed by Suhani Shah The Grand Electric until August 10 Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP It's a delight when a magician stages a show and doesn't feel the need to do lame old card tricks. To me, mentalism is the most interesting form of magic. Suhani Shah has opened Spellbound at The Grand Electric. She started with four audience members who each thought of a random object or place and Shah called all of them. There was no obvious fishing. With the drawi

werkaholics By Vivian Nguyen Director Nicole Pingon Producer: Empty Seat Theatre and Purple Tape Productions Belvoir Downstairs until...

Beyond Possible...Live Created and performed by Jackson Aces Sydney Opera House Playhouse until August 3 Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch the rock musical has opened at Carriageworks. The original production was first staged off-Broadway in 1998.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot Director Trevor Nunn Choreographer Chrissie...

The Lost Things Performed by Scott Silven Director Graham McLaren Photo credit Daniel Boud Sydney Opera House Playhouse until June 29 ...

Heaven By Eugene O’Brien Producer Bitchen Wolf Directed by Kate Gail Loading Dock Theatre until May 31 Photo credit...

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None has opened at Sydney's Theatre Royal. That was the eventual title of the book because the original name, Ten Little Niggers, might have had some pushback. That title was inspired by a popular 1869 minstrels song.

Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular Based on the novel by Victor Hugo Concept, Book and Original Lyrics Alain Boublil Book and...

The Party’s Over Created and performed by Reuben Kaye Enmore Theatre Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP, MAICD Didn’t think that I...

Annie Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charlin Director Karen Johnson Mortimer...