All posts tagged "University of Adelaide Theatre Guild"

Theatre Review: The Penelopiad

A full and rich story, just requiring a bit of polish and drive

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Theatre Review: The 39 Steps

A well considered and executed production of a great piece of theatre

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Theatre Review: Angels In America (Parts One & Two)

The entire cast is more than impressive

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Theatre Review: Kissing The Witch

This is a gentle and thoughtful production which gives the audience a lot to think about

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Theatre Review: The Wonderful World of Dissocia

a funny, complex show which will give you plenty to think about

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Theatre Review: Arcadia

Matthew Chapman has done a very fine job of fulfilling the genius of Tom Stoppard’s writing in Arcadia

Theatre Review: 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog

Erik Strauts has assembled a stellar cast backed by an exceptional production crew to stage Amy Herzog’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play 4000 Miles.

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Theatre Review: Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward writes amusing plays with witty dialogue that require a strong cast, and Megan Dansie has assembled a good one.

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Theatre Review: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

A play about redemption and avidly anti-war

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Theatre Review: Love

The overall impression of this production is not to show that love is something that occurs even to the poorest and is not just the uplifting thing it is often shown to be, but the impression that the world is a depressing place where nothing will fix the problems of those in the clutch of drugs.

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Theatre Review: Jerusalem

A powerhouse, irreverent marathon of tragic comedy, Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem embodies England as it is and England as it once might have been – that is, at least, according to an idealised mythological version of its past.

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University Of Adelaide Theatre Guild Presents The SA Premiere Of JERUSALEM

Following sold out seasons on the West End and Broadway, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild present the South Australian premiere of Jez Butterworth’s Tony and Olivier award winning Jerusalem from August 3-17 at the Little Theatre.

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Theatre Review: Through A Glass Darkly

An exploration into mental illness and strained family relationships, Through A Glass Darkly focuses not only on the effects of one woman’s struggle with schizophrenia, but also the emotional turmoil experienced by those close to her.

Theatre Review: As You Like it

A pleasant way to spend a late spring evening, watching Shakespeare performed in the open air! The theatre Guild’s production of As You Like It works well in the amphitheatre-like space that is Pfitzner Court at the uni.

Theatre Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock

In a portrayal of the classic Australian book, Picnic at Hanging Rock brings to life the mystery of the fateful day that saw three young girls and their teacher go missing in the rough Australian bush.

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Theatre Review: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

Absurdist theatre at its most unusual, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? provides a peek into the true feelings and unspeakable thoughts that plague the otherwise ordinary families of American suburbia.

Theatre Review: Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America

Australian academic, Professor Talbot, is teaching at Columbia University in the hectic and fearful post-9/11 America. With many Americans criticising and discriminating against their perceived enemy, Talbot publicly draws similarities between America’s current societal culture and that of 1930’s Germany.

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Theatre Review: Lettice And Lovage

Lettice Douffet, the over-the-top guide at Fustian House, provides embellished narratives to the bored tourists who visit. Her nemisis arrives as Charlotte (Lotte) Schoen , who the opposite of Lettice, plain, boring, tightly controlled and working for the Preservation Trust that runs the tours.

Theatre Review: Three Tall Women

Three Tall Women by American playwright Edward Albee has been taken on by the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild under the direction of Geoff Brittain.

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