Constricted and ingrown, the narrative of Born on a Thursday is fixated on the febrile relationship between Ingrid and April and never finds focus on other strands of the story, but thankfully the ...

Rebus Theatre’s Stages of Empathy arrives at the Ralph Wilson Theatre as a participatory, disability-led encounter with the complexities of access, care and organisational responsibility driven ...

As a journalist and writer of 19 th-century London, Charles Dickens witnessed the excesses of some social classes, and the degradation and exploitation of others. Observations informed many of his ...

Vivacious and virtuosic, Pinchgut Opera’s intimate rendition is rooted deeply in research and the practice of historical performance, yet unmistakably Sydney – unmistakably Australian – in its swift, ...

The plot is thin, and the characters feel so underwritten that even the most dedicated actor would struggle to make them fully dimensional.

The winners of Short & Sweet 2007 were announced last night at the Fairfax Studio at the Arts Centre, with 49 Stories about Brian MacKenzie winning the $5,000 prize for Best Overall Production, as ...

A Christmas Carol retains the essence of a ghost story, yet the supernatural elements are supported by some nifty technological innovations.

Nearly forty years on, David Williamson’s Emerald City is possibly more pertinent, poignant and passionate, the skewering satire and sparkling dialogue finding solid contemporary footing in Mark ...

It’s sex, lies and vertical blinds in Sport for Jove’s production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at the Old Fitz. Like Pinter’s earlier masterpiece, The Caretaker, Betrayal has three characters, this ...

Above – Kat Stewart. Cover – David Whiteley and Kat Stewart. Photos – Eugene Hyland. We’re all busy. Rushing from meeting to meeting, overloading our senses with so many screens that we can’t even ...

Ice cold likes Alex. Alex is a two year old born at 25 weeks, survivor of three strokes and a constant bundle of special needs care for his single mother, Mary Jane, the titular character of Amy ...