Category Archives: theatre

>Baal

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Victor

> I was bombarded by emails and letters from the Sydney Theatre Company about it’s current production, Baal, which we saw this evening. The work is an adaptation of the first play by Bertolt Brecht and the STC may well have … Continue reading →

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>A man named desire

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Victor

> Colin Egglesfield This picture of Colin Egglesfield was taken in New York in November 2009 when Cate Blanchett and the Sydney Theatre Company were on tour, (I assume) with their production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Egglesfield features in … Continue reading →

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>Jack Charles v the Crown

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Victor

> I can’t recall ever hearing of Jack Charles and when My suggested we see Jack Charles v the Crown I checked out a newspaper review and was immediately doubtful about the prospect. The review was favourable but I imagined that a … Continue reading →

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>A Pergola With A View

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Victor

> Autumn hit Sydney yesterday with cold and showery weather, at least in my part of the city. Duty called first as I visited my neighbourly polling centre to register my vote in the four yearly State election. As Andrew astutely … Continue reading →

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>You Tube Symphony Orchestra

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Victor

> We attended the dress rehearsal this afternoon for tomorrow evening’s You Tube Symphony Orchestra 2011 performance at the Sydney Opera House. I had no idea what to expect and was thrilled by the quality of the exciting and diverse performances staged … Continue reading →

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>Zebra!

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Victor

> Two men walk into an Irish bar in New York City sounds like the start of a joke. Australian playwright Ross Mueller found himself in this situation on Superbowl day in 2009. The Global Financial Crisis is underway and … Continue reading →

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>Don Parties On

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Victor

> I didn’t realise until yesterday that Don Parties On, David Williamson’s sequel to his 1971 play Don’s Party had transferred to Sydney from it’s Melbourne world premiere season. This seemed like a good play to attend whilst Mt is in … Continue reading →

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>The Wild Duck

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Victor

> Ewen Leslie and Toby Schmitz In this production at Sydney’s Belvoir Street Theatre, Simon Stone has taken Henrik Ibsen’s characters and setting and created a contemporary work out of The Wild Duck. As I have not seen it, I can’t make a … Continue reading →

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>In The Next Room or the Vibrator Play

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Victor

> From the Sydney Theatre Company’s 2011 season. It is the era of the introduction of electric light into houses and Dr Givings is a keen supporter of the new physical effect called electricity. He treats women, and the occasional … Continue reading →

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>Jersey Boys

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Victor

> I think we are amongst the last in Sydney to get along to see ‘Jersey Boys’ which as most will know is a stage musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. There is enough background story to add … Continue reading →

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