Heathers the Musical is an adaptation of the 1988 Daniel Waters film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The dark comedy centers on the ill fated pairing of sociopath J.D and Veronica Sawyer
J.B. Priestley’s old-fashioned drawing-room drama written in 1945 still packs a moral wallop. On the surface, it’s a static set, with a bunch of English upper middle-class people talking around the celebratory dining table. Dad and mum, daughter and son, together with the daughter’s new fiancé, cheerfully celebrate the engagement. A mysterious Inspector Goole knocks on their door and starts asking them all questions.
Telling the story of her time in New York, Lucienne Weber takes us through terrifying Broadway auditions, friendships, love and sex (or the lack thereof!).
From its premiere in 1956, under the direction of Peter Brook, A View From the Bridge has been regarded as one of the greats of the 20th century American canon.
The film didn’t come first. Baz Luhrmann’s charming rebellious-ugly-duckling allegory started life on stage as a play, then became a film. Its transformation into a successful music theatre piece was aided by a patchwork of music, augmented and stitched together by Eddie Perfect.
Adelaide’s world renowned No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability once again shows how it is done.
The subject of the book, music and lyrics, by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, may at first glance seem to be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormons). The warm heart of this musical is, however, all about kindness to loners and losers.
Beneath the simple village merriment derived from watching one bloke shove another bloke around there lies a complex world.
An Evening with Zoe Coombs Marr is a hilarious new show from comedian Zoe Coombs Marr that playfully dissects and toys with traditional comedic styles.
Director Sue Wylie has lovingly brought to life Brenton Whittle’s easy-going reflection on death in Well, Shut My Mouth. This new local play, boasting a confident and cohesive cast, meditates on what it means to “slip on to the other side” through the eyes of three generations of a very Australian family.
In seventy minutes, Tuckerman sings twelve songs or medleys. In between songs, she chats engagingly to us about the ups and downs of her professional career. It’s a simple recipe, and like most simple recipes, it works.
This show first hit Broadway in 1934, and ever since it’s been a staple of the music theatre canon.
It is 1956. Journalist Charmaine Clift and her husband, ex war-correspondent, George Johnston are passionately in love, carving out careers as writers, and moving to the Greek island of Hydra.
Disney Theatrical Productions’ Aladdin is a whirlwind of colour, movement and music which is a night in the theatre that you will be hard pressed to top.
Alone on stage, actor Renato Musolino (taking on the roles of over 20 characters from Orwell’s Animal Farm) uses only his face and voice to signal changes of character while the spotlight remains tightly trained on his visage.
There’s much comedy, witty song rewrites, costumes, zany characters, and the odd medical prop, all presented with considerable energy by this solo performer.
Grand Finale, what an apt title for such an eclectic and exciting piece of work
Stewart D’Arrietta and his band played to a very appreciative audience of Cohen fans who were delighted to hear Cohen’s music played live again. The band was well balanced and D’Arrietta looked and sounded enough like Cohen to carry off his songs.
This play sings, it gallops along at a pace that threatens to throw you off the bus if you don’t keep up. It throws in your face challenges that make you laugh and wince at the same time. It is a metaphor for the times we live in
Nikki Britton has a problem; she’s mid-thirties and is still denying every urge she has ever encountered.