http://www.sydneytheatre.net/ Sydney Theatre en Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:23:00 GMT Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:23:00 GMT info@sydneytheatre.net info@sydneytheatre.net http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-halpern-johnson-ensemble-theatre/ Halpern & Johnson is a brilliant two-hander. Starring Henri Szeps (Joseph Halpern) and Garry McDonald (Dennis Johnson) it concerns two elderly gentlemen who meet at the graveside of the woman... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-halpern-johnson-ensemble-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-halpern-johnson-ensemble-theatre/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:23:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-tales-from-the-vienna-woods-sydney-theatre-company-stc/ C_P: This is the election night special of the Sydney Theatre blog... Important things first: shock, horror -- Hayley McElhinney goes topless in this play. HAL: Look, I know you... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-tales-from-the-vienna-woods-sydney-theatre-company-stc/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-tales-from-the-vienna-woods-sydney-theatre-company-stc/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:46:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/cost-of-independent-theatre-in-sydney/ For the prurient, and the insane. ~~~ A producer earlier this year gave me the following guidelines: -- 120-capacity theatre (presumably places like The Edge), 4 week run, 5 shows... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/cost-of-independent-theatre-in-sydney/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/cost-of-independent-theatre-in-sydney/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:51:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-glorious-ensemble-theatre/ CP: I suppose the first question to ask is: Is Glorious! better than Riflemind? HAL: Glorious! is the most theatrical fun I've had all year. CP: What does that mean... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-glorious-ensemble-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-glorious-ensemble-theatre/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:49:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-riflemind-sydney-theatre-company/ CP: This interview has been a long time coming. How long ago did you actually see Riflemind? HAL: Hmm... a good time ago. CP: You know, the last time I... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-riflemind-sydney-theatre-company/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-riflemind-sydney-theatre-company/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:57:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-one-more-than-one-darlinghurst-theatre-company-atypical-theatre-company-kidsthesedays/ What sort of people should see this play, Hal? Oh, gosh, that's a new question. Well, short people, tall people, all kinds of people -- Asians, caucasians, everyone. Would you... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-one-more-than-one-darlinghurst-theatre-company-atypical-theatre-company-kidsthesedays/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-one-more-than-one-darlinghurst-theatre-company-atypical-theatre-company-kidsthesedays/ Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:33:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-bone-ride-on-production-seymour-centre/ Cultural_philistine dragged Google_fanboy to the Seymour Centre, then harrassed him for feedback. Here are the search results. ~~~ Would you recommend it to anyone? Sure. If I told you tickets... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-bone-ride-on-production-seymour-centre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-bone-ride-on-production-seymour-centre/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:14:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-dons-party-sydney-theatre-company-and-melbourne-theatre-company/ Cultural_philistine watches HAL_9000 give the thumbs up to the STC's latest blockbuster. ~~~ So, David fucking Williamson. You don't like David Williamson? Some people like him, and some people don't... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-dons-party-sydney-theatre-company-and-melbourne-theatre-company/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-dons-party-sydney-theatre-company-and-melbourne-theatre-company/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:26:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-mongrels-actors-college-of-theatre-television/2/ Mongrels, by Nick Enright, in a production by the graduating class of the Actors College of Theatre and Television, has just finished its run in Surry Hills. Cultural_philistine extracted some... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-mongrels-actors-college-of-theatre-television/2/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-mongrels-actors-college-of-theatre-television/2/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:37:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/some-lyrics-from-keating-the-musical-belvoir-st-theatre/ Company B's production of Keating!, by Casey Bennetto, is returning for another season at the Seymour Centre from Wednesday 7 November to Thursday 13 December 2007. For further info, check... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/some-lyrics-from-keating-the-musical-belvoir-st-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/some-lyrics-from-keating-the-musical-belvoir-st-theatre/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:59:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/confessions-of-a-community-theater-critic/ Had to link to this article by John Barry, who writes for the Baltimore City Paper. Some extracts from it below. ~~~ "I got free tickets, they gave me press... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/confessions-of-a-community-theater-critic/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/confessions-of-a-community-theater-critic/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:09:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-jesus-hopped-the-a-train-belvoir-st-theatre/ It begins with a character mumbling in the dark, stumbling over the words of the Lord's Prayer, but pushing himself to keep going, while prisoners around him yell at him... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-jesus-hopped-the-a-train-belvoir-st-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-jesus-hopped-the-a-train-belvoir-st-theatre/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:35:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-memory-of-water-whoosh-productions-riverside-theatres-parramatta-and-hooters/ The Memory of Water, by Shelagh Stephenson, has just finished its run at Parramatta, and is returning to the Darlinghurst Theatre for one week only. Cultural_philistine spoke to a reluctant... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-memory-of-water-whoosh-productions-riverside-theatres-parramatta-and-hooters/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-memory-of-water-whoosh-productions-riverside-theatres-parramatta-and-hooters/ Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:12:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-rabbit-hole-ensemble-theatre/ The Pulitzer prize-winning Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire is an exploration of how parents cope after the sudden loss of a child. The play is one of the more serious... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-rabbit-hole-ensemble-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-rabbit-hole-ensemble-theatre/ Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:50:00 GMT http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-the-small-things-splinter-theatre-company-belvoir-st-theatre/ Cultural_philistine interviews HAL_9000 for thoughts on The Small Things, which has just finished its run at Belvoir Downstairs. ~~~ Were you bored? That's not a nice question. Be honest. Were... http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-the-small-things-splinter-theatre-company-belvoir-st-theatre/#comments http://www.sydneytheatre.net/review-of-the-small-things-splinter-theatre-company-belvoir-st-theatre/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:27:00 GMT