Unfortunately, despite an impressive cast and some outstanding performances, this King Lear is as exciting as boiled cabbage.
- Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney
The classic 1955 D’Arcy Niland novel has been dapted by Kate Mulvany and directed by Jessica Arthur for the Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company’s newest offering is The Talented Mr. Ripley. Is Australian theatre over-reliant on novel adaptations?
Set in the turbulent early Roman Republic the play follows the glorious rise of Coriolanus, a terrifying war machine on the battlefield.
This new production from Sport for Jove presents eight of Shakepeare’s history plays in order. It is stupendously absorbing and exquisitely realised.
This new production of Henry 5 shows director Marion Potts is a master of her art.
Robert Menzies is outstanding as a physically feeble yet emotionally volatile Lear.
I took my young son Heathcliff to the show, and his perspective helped me see it through a kid’s eyes.
This new work from Sport for Jove is more daring and ambitious than a mere adaptation of Shakespeare’s poem.
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