Reginald Theatre, February 17 6.5/10 We have short memories. That’s how we recover from trauma. One day Iranians may be free from tyranny, and the current protests and consequent crackdowns will recede into a dim past. Similarly, the widespread embrace of Sydney WorldPride could lead a young member of the…
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Sydney Lyric Theatre, February 9 8.5/10 If you’re dragged to this with gritted teeth by someone you want to please, I promise you it will unclench those teeth. Yes, the stage is peopled with cartoon characters, but they have surprisingly big, three-dimensional hearts. And as the story (originally conceived by…
Ensemble Theatre, February 1 7/10 Melanie Tait is a fine playwright, but she’s just missed the bullseye on this one. As plays and films stretching from Macbeth all the way to Bernd Eichinger’s brilliant screenplay for Downfall (about Adolf Hitler’s final weeks) have shown, villainous protagonists are so much more…