Wentworth Falls School of Arts, January 18 8/10 “Nothing that is so is so,” says Feste the fool, the only character in Twelfth Night who has a firm grip on his own heart, mind and identity. The rest are pretenders, double-dealers, liars, spongers, narcissists, sycophants, self-deceivers, maniacs, or all of…
Category: Theatre Reviews
Riverside Theatre, January 17 6/10 Rather like that of an early Shakespeare comedy, the plot of Bran Nue Day spirals into ever greater silliness. To hold the audience, however, it needs to ride a mounting wave of joy – a joy that can’t be faked. You should feel it as…
Bankstown Arts Centre, January 15 7/10 You could be forgiven for thinking the stage has become a soapbox, rather than being a surprising, sacred and profane space, where actors convey stories about the sad, weird, cruel, funny, compassionate, sexy, visionary and gripping ways in which humans interact. If a play’s…