John Shand Posts

August 31, 2024 / Features - Archive

“I have put my genius into my life and only my talent into my works,” Oscar Wilde fibbed, having liberally sprinkled that genius over the likes of Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest. WB Yeats called him “the greatest talker of all time”, and between his works, letters and…

August 30, 2024 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Roslyn Packer Theatre, August 23 5.5/10 How much Gothic can an innocent young city like Sydney, so absorbed in trains and whales, bear? In less than six months we’ve had Frame Narrative, Dracula, The Woman in Black and now Gaslight. On this night’s evidence, that’s one too many. Gaslight, you…

August 29, 2024 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Belvoir St Theatre, August 22 8/10 Christopher doesn’t do non-verbal communication. Nor does he do metaphors or lying – so he’s deeply suspicious of plays and acting. And he hates being touched so much that he instinctively lashes out at the offender. What he does do is maths and physics.…