Emus On Stage
All about theatre and live performances in Sydney and surrounds
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Belvoir St Theatre Company’s ‘The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters’ was one of the best adaptations of a Shakespearean play I’ve seen over the last few years. With an allstar cast, this production was thrilling and emotional. Despite its length, three acts with two intermissions, it…
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The Shiralee was a fabulous theatrical rendition of the 1955 Novel by D’Arcy Niland. Adapted for stage by Kate Mulvany, The Shiralee is a story that navigates the life of a swagman, Macaulay. The Shiralee looks at the transforming perspectives of a man, discovering the burden of parenthood through roaming the bush with a child.…
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Danish dance company Himherandit Productions brought their dance Mass Effect to Sydney Fringe and what a performance it was! Andreas Constantinou choreographed a thrilling performance fusing comedy, movement and a capella. The dance highlighted the intimacy of exhaustion and the positive effect that community support has. It works with creating a phenomenon called ‘second wind’.…
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Aubrey Qiu Qi Wang’s play, Antigone, never quite took off its training wheels. The play had a fabulous concept, fusing Greek drama with English and Auslan. I was really excited to see how the team would incorporate sign language and speak to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Unfortunately, due to the misguided direction,…
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Cheryl Butler’s interpretation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘ ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ was hilarious and just as witty as the original. Titled ever so slightly different, it was just enough to let us know that this would be no ordinary telling of The Importance of Being Earnest. The pacing of the piece was exceptional. Both…
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Lewis Major’s work Triptych was a gorgeous and oddly emotional performance. Majors choreography beautifully held a mirror up to rhythms and motion of the natural world. Triptych, meaning an artwork coming in 3 pieces, follows 5 dancers performing 3 dances. Each piece seemed to follow different themes with the overarching theme being abstract movement resulting…
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Sydney Theatre Company’s ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ was an interesting take on self growth following an acting course spanning 6 weeks. Directed by Dean Bryan and written by Annie Baker, I left feeling like a little more could have been pulled out of the story. While audiences older than myself seemed to be amused, perhaps in…
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Sydney Theatre Companies ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Patricia Highsmith was an amusing play suitable to entertain everyone. Being familiar with director Sarah Goodes incredible work, ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ is definitely to be placed near the top of her most notable plays. The piece didn’t try too hard to be something it wasn’t, while…
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