Joan Sutherland Theatre, September 6 8.5/10 It seeps through this production as it did through Julie Andrews’ creation of the role of Eliza Doolittle in 1956: warmth. Where most sopranos, whether for musical theatre or opera, exude a glacial beauty, Julie Andrews had the miraculous ability to communicate felicity and…
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Hayes Theatre, July 1 7/10 If part of the point of cabaret is to give insight into the person behind the roles on stage or screen, then Simon Burke’s Something About Always certainly ticks the box, and an immensely likable person emerges. The 70-minute show begins with footage from Fred…
Ensemble Theatre, July 21 7/10 Harold Pinter wrote Betrayal with almost Shakespearian detachment. Despite all three lead characters betraying at least one of the others, no one’s behaviour is portrayed as villainous and no one is even deemed to be at fault. Perhaps this detachment is unsurprising, given that Pinter…