Category: Theatre Reviews – Archive

March 11, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Hayes Theatre, February 22 Starting a cabaret show with Rose’s Turn from Gypsy is certainly a statement. Larger than life and built for belting Ethel Merman-style, this emotional big dipper shouts at the audience, “Hey! Listen! Where most people end their shows is where I begin!” Daring to test one’s…

February 15, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Playhouse, February 10 For all Dame Edna’s technicolour bravura and Sir Les’s slobbering buffoonery the most telling segment of a Barry Humphries show could often be Sandy Stone’s. Suddenly a cloud of wistful poignancy passed across the comedy. At the end of Max Gillies’ one-man show Once Were Leaders he…

January 12, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Fairmont Resort, January 11 Twenty-four hours of insistent rain washed away all hope of Sport For Jove’s The Crucible going ahead in the intended outdoor setting at Leura Everglades, and the twisting road to the alternate venue at the Fairmont Resort was so shrouded in fog as to bewilder even…