Category: Theatre Reviews – Archive

June 15, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Belvoir St Theatre, June 2 4.5/10 Although someone who’d never seen nor read The Cherry Orchard would be only marginally more familiar with the work after attending this production, it is true to Anton Chekhov’s intent that the play be a comedy. But intent, alone, does not a comedy make,…

June 9, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Q Theatre, May 28 7/10 Ever wanted the floor to swallow you rather than be the sacrificial lamb on the altar of audience participation? Having been warned of this show’s extreme level of audience involvement, we wore masks, studiously avoided eye-contact and survived. Many were not so lucky. But here’s…

June 6, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Wharf 1 Theatre, May 25 7.5/10 It could easily have been hammered together as a soapbox, but instead Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman built a play. They wrote a series of stories adding up to the big one that won’t go away: the original inhabitants of this continent woke up…