Category: Theatre Reviews

May 20, 2023 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Ensemble Theatre, May 9 7.5/10 Only ex-cons work at Clyde’s. It’s a purgatory through which they must pass before re-entering the pearly gates of normal life. The theological metaphors don’t end there, because while the setting might be a truck-stop sandwich shop on a B-road in backwoods Pennsylvania, it has…

Hayes Theatre, April 26 7.5/10 Before a note is sung you’re seduced by Nick Fry’s set. The angular art deco shapes ornamenting upstage windows are echoed in downstage panels depicting skyscrapers. This elegance contrasts with the brutalist world between them: one of metallic walls and beefy rivets, of grills, switches…

April 29, 2023 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Sydney Lyric Theatre, April 21 8/10 Most people just see the stars, not the dark sky behind. They see the artists who become famous and wealthy beyond belief, feted and adored with sold-out tours, hit films and best-selling books, and think it must all be quite a lark. You get…