Roslyn Packer Theatre, October 3 8.5/10 John Cleese once observed that an English person’s greatest fear was embarrassment. This is the premise behind British writer Steven Moffat’s debut play – and what a debut! Moffat, having written scores of TV scripts (including Sherlock and Dr Who), has turned to theatre…
Category: Theatre Reviews
Ensemble Theatre, September 30 7/10 They’re joined at the hip, aren’t they? Politics without satire leads to pollies who takes themselves too seriously, and the phenomenon known as Kevin Rudd on the one hand, or a penchant for totalitarianism on the other. And satire without politics can simply equal a…
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, September 22 9/10 Someone said to me, “Not My Fair Lady, again!” But when it’s this good, 10 years seems rather too long between elocution lessons. It still makes most other musicals seem trashy, with their cartoon characters, simplistic stories and limp or overwrought…