Ensemble Theatre, September 12 7/10 Most of us are hoarders at heart. Even if we don’t cram the home with junk, we cling to some object – whether a car, vase, necklace or hat – like a dog with its favourite ball. It’s hardly a sin with a musical instrument…
Category: Theatre Reviews
Roslyn Packer Theatre, September 9 8.5/10 A good production of The Importance of Being Earnest confirms that civilisation still exists. The barbarians may have vandalised art in favour of what they call popular culture, but if Oscar Wilde can still adorn our stages, the war’s not lost, and a difference…
Old Fitz Theatre, September 8 9/10 They smear their make-up on before our eyes: smudged white and garish red, making faces that might have delighted in the guillotine during the French Revolution, hooting when another head plopped into the basket. Then they pull on the ragged clothes that constitute their…