Category: Theatre Reviews

Ensemble Theatre, March 27 8/10 Acting is a challenging art. Playing real people – especially those with whom the audience is readily familiar – is tougher, still. Now the actor is torn between mimicry and shooting for something that blends reality and artistry. The audience, meanwhile, easily becomes preoccupied with…

Playhouse, Sydney Opera House, March 11 7.5/10 Julius Caesar was my childhood pathway into Shakespeare: a heady mix of history and gripping verse. I skated over the curious plotting: not so much that the titular character’s dead – if not quite gone – by half way, but that this vacuum’s…