Category: Theatre Reviews

September 8, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

PACT Theatre, September 4 7/10 The title is metaphorical. It does not refer to the voices that Joan of Arc believed came to her from her god, but to the multifarious ways her bold stance against a cruel and morally bankrupt patriarchy rattled the bones of history. Although not the…

August 30, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

Roslyn Packer Theatre, August 23 5.5/10 How much Gothic can an innocent young city like Sydney, so absorbed in trains and whales, bear? In less than six months we’ve had Frame Narrative, Dracula, The Woman in Black and now Gaslight. On this night’s evidence, that’s one too many. Gaslight, you…

August 29, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

Belvoir St Theatre, August 22 8/10 Christopher doesn’t do non-verbal communication. Nor does he do metaphors or lying – so he’s deeply suspicious of plays and acting. And he hates being touched so much that he instinctively lashes out at the offender. What he does do is maths and physics.…