1998 Reviews Herald Sun
by Kate Herbert
The following are all reviews published in Herald Sun during 1998.They are still available through www.newstext.com.au
They will all be uploaded in full soon. KH
GHOST STORY A PHANTOM CALL Herald Sun, 30-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 053, 352 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Turn of the Screw Adapted from: Henry James Where and when: Performing Arts Projects at Rippon Lea; from December 28 HENRY James, in The Turn of the Screw, wrote a brilliant and provocative psychological ghost story. Numerous screen adaptations h...
YEAR OF THE PIG Herald Sun, 25-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 044, 933 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Shaunagh O'Connor takes a look back at theatre offerings of 1998 The festival gave us three incredible tales of Aboriginal survival FAIRYTALE characters danced into the woods and this little piggy went to the disco. Audiences sobbed as they heard how...
Shaunagh O'Connor takes a look back at theatre offerings of 1998 The festival gave us three incredible tales of Aboriginal survival FAIRYTALE characters danced into the woods and this little piggy went to the disco. Audiences sobbed as they heard how...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEEE Herald Sun, 25-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 044, 479 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Must see Luna Park LUNA Park and the Art of Mass Delirium at Heide brings together a diverse range of artistic interpretations of one of Melbourne's most-loved icons. The curly structure of the rollercoaster provided Nolan with the structural basis f...
Must see Luna Park LUNA Park and the Art of Mass Delirium at Heide brings together a diverse range of artistic interpretations of one of Melbourne's most-loved icons. The curly structure of the rollercoaster provided Nolan with the structural basis f...
FINE WORDS LOST IN SPACE Herald Sun, 19-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 103, 364 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Britannicus Where and when: La Mama at The New Ballroom, Trades Hall; until December 20 Bookings: 9347 6142 THE 17th-century French writer, Jean Racine, does not rate a mention in the program notes of Caroline Lee's production of his play, Britannicu...
Britannicus Where and when: La Mama at The New Ballroom, Trades Hall; until December 20 Bookings: 9347 6142 THE 17th-century French writer, Jean Racine, does not rate a mention in the program notes of Caroline Lee's production of his play, Britannicu...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 11-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 090, 512 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Absurd Person Singular Fairfax, Arts Centre until December 19 The silliness dial is turned up 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with impe...
MUST SEE Absurd Person Singular Fairfax, Arts Centre until December 19 The silliness dial is turned up 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with impe...
WORLD OF WISDOM FOR ALL TO ENJOY Herald Sun, 07-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 099, 381 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Teatro del Mundo (Theatre of the World) Where and when: La Mama at the Courthouse, until December 19 WORDS cannot do justice to Teatro del Mundo. It is an exquisitely cut gem of small-scale theatre, a splendid theatrical confection created by...
THEATRE Teatro del Mundo (Theatre of the World) Where and when: La Mama at the Courthouse, until December 19 WORDS cannot do justice to Teatro del Mundo. It is an exquisitely cut gem of small-scale theatre, a splendid theatrical confection created by...
CASE AGAINST Herald Sun, 04-12-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 095, 286 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Evidence Where and when: La Mama until Dec. 20 DECONSTRUCTED text in the theatre can be like a sculpture made from numerous pieces - the combination may be greater than the parts. Alternatively, the final product may simply be a conglomeration of unr...
Evidence Where and when: La Mama until Dec. 20 DECONSTRUCTED text in the theatre can be like a sculpture made from numerous pieces - the combination may be greater than the parts. Alternatively, the final product may simply be a conglomeration of unr...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 27-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 094, 372 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Absurd Person Singular Fairfax, Arts Centre until December 19 THE silliness dial is turned up 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with impe...
MUST SEE Absurd Person Singular Fairfax, Arts Centre until December 19 THE silliness dial is turned up 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with impe...
BLAST FROM PAST HITS A NERVE Herald Sun, 21-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 102, 295 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Theatre The Piccadilly Bushman Where and when: Playbox at Merlyn Theatre until December 5 Bookings: 9685 1111 Reviewer: Kate Herbert WHEN we think of writers of Australian theatre classics, we immediately think of Ray Lawler and his Doll trilogy of t...
Theatre The Piccadilly Bushman Where and when: Playbox at Merlyn Theatre until December 5 Bookings: 9685 1111 Reviewer: Kate Herbert WHEN we think of writers of Australian theatre classics, we immediately think of Ray Lawler and his Doll trilogy of t...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 20-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 094, 393 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Quiver Leigh Warren's six dancers are a versatile group. Quiver combines two starkly contrasting works Shimmer and Swerve, in a rich double bill highlighting the technical range of the dancers and the diversity of Warren's aesthetic. In Shim...
MUST SEE Quiver Leigh Warren's six dancers are a versatile group. Quiver combines two starkly contrasting works Shimmer and Swerve, in a rich double bill highlighting the technical range of the dancers and the diversity of Warren's aesthetic. In Shim...
SO ABSURD IT HITS HOME Herald Sun, 20-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 094, 288 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Absurd Person Singular Where and when: Fairfax Studio until December 19 THE silliness dial is turned up to 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with ...
Absurd Person Singular Where and when: Fairfax Studio until December 19 THE silliness dial is turned up to 110 per cent in Absurd Person Singular, a masterly farce by Alan Ayckbourn. It is directed with comic flair by David Latham and performed with ...
MUSIC MEMORIES Herald Sun, 14-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 111, 454 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Countdown the Musical Where and when: Comedy Club Carlton, on now Reviewer: Kate Herbert IF YOU think My Sharona was a little-known Melbourne Cup winner and Molly Meldrum a Play School host, do yourself a favor. Make a cup of tea now. Remember Marty ...
Countdown the Musical Where and when: Comedy Club Carlton, on now Reviewer: Kate Herbert IF YOU think My Sharona was a little-known Melbourne Cup winner and Molly Meldrum a Play School host, do yourself a favor. Make a cup of tea now. Remember Marty ...
TASTY BITES NEED SOME MORE MEAT Herald Sun, 13-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 091, 432 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Legacy and Petroleum Where and when: La Mama until November 29. Bookings: 9347 6142 A SHORT play is like an entree; a good one can be just as satisfying as the main course. Raimondo Cortese's half-hour pieces, Legacy and Petroleum, are both tasty, if...
Legacy and Petroleum Where and when: La Mama until November 29. Bookings: 9347 6142 A SHORT play is like an entree; a good one can be just as satisfying as the main course. Raimondo Cortese's half-hour pieces, Legacy and Petroleum, are both tasty, if...
LOST FOR WORDS, BUT WHO CARES? Herald Sun, 10-11-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 051, 408 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Mum's the Word Where and when: Athenaeum Theatre 1, until December 20 MUM'S the Word is critic-proof. People, particularly women with children, will flock to it no matter what is said hereafter. The show is a phenomenon akin to Wogs Out of Wo...
THEATRE Mum's the Word Where and when: Athenaeum Theatre 1, until December 20 MUM'S the Word is critic-proof. People, particularly women with children, will flock to it no matter what is said hereafter. The show is a phenomenon akin to Wogs Out of Wo...
NOTHING SINKS BETTY Herald Sun, 31-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 104, 397 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dream Kitchen Where and when: Universal Theatre; until Nov 8 Reviewer: Kate Herbert WALLS the color of peach cooler - that's what Betty is considering for her dream kitchen. Or perhaps apricot and olive, the colors of her bridesmaids' outfits 40 or s...
Dream Kitchen Where and when: Universal Theatre; until Nov 8 Reviewer: Kate Herbert WALLS the color of peach cooler - that's what Betty is considering for her dream kitchen. Or perhaps apricot and olive, the colors of her bridesmaids' outfits 40 or s...
THE WILDE WOMAN Herald Sun, 30-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 088, 423 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde Abbey Theatre Where and when: Playhouse until November 1 W E ALL know of Oscar Wilde, brilliant, self-absorbed, razor-tongued, who wrote a swag of classics, but few know about his abandoned wife. Thomas Kilr...
THEATRE The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde Abbey Theatre Where and when: Playhouse until November 1 W E ALL know of Oscar Wilde, brilliant, self-absorbed, razor-tongued, who wrote a swag of classics, but few know about his abandoned wife. Thomas Kilr...
TEARS FOR BROKEN LIVES Herald Sun, 28-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 048, 376 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Stolen, by Jane Harrison Where and when: Malthouse, Sturt St, Southbank, until November 14 Reviewer: Kate Herbert AS A whitefella, it's easy to remain at arm's length from the stolen children of the Aboriginal nation, easy to say "Sorry" and to want ...
Stolen, by Jane Harrison Where and when: Malthouse, Sturt St, Southbank, until November 14 Reviewer: Kate Herbert AS A whitefella, it's easy to remain at arm's length from the stolen children of the Aboriginal nation, easy to say "Sorry" and to want ...
NEW WORLD DISORDER Herald Sun, 24-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 105, 202 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
STAGE Teatro Where and when: Playhouse; closes tonight Reviewer: Kate Herbert AS A nation, we're fascinated by our immigrant backgrounds and the potential to explore the migrant experience as theatre is limitless. Teatro is the third in Renato Cuocol...
STAGE Teatro Where and when: Playhouse; closes tonight Reviewer: Kate Herbert AS A nation, we're fascinated by our immigrant backgrounds and the potential to explore the migrant experience as theatre is limitless. Teatro is the third in Renato Cuocol...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 23-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 088, 401 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Disco Pigs This award-winning production from the Corcadorca Theatre Company is bursting with an anarchic vitality which leaves an imprint long after the 70 minutes are up. Enda Walsh's language is extraordinary, though it takes some time to...
MUST SEE Disco Pigs This award-winning production from the Corcadorca Theatre Company is bursting with an anarchic vitality which leaves an imprint long after the 70 minutes are up. Enda Walsh's language is extraordinary, though it takes some time to...
DARK ADDS COLOR TO ARBUS Herald Sun, 20-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 051, 439 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Where and when: Universal Theatre II; until November 8 Reviewer: Kate Herbert DIANE Arbus should be discovered by 20-year-olds. Her photographs are essential stimulus during that brooding, philosophical period when drugs and suicide seem exot...
THEATRE Where and when: Universal Theatre II; until November 8 Reviewer: Kate Herbert DIANE Arbus should be discovered by 20-year-olds. Her photographs are essential stimulus during that brooding, philosophical period when drugs and suicide seem exot...
VISUALS BOOST EMOTIONAL IMPACT Herald Sun, 19-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 084, 398 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Panacea Performed by: Arena Theatre Where and when: Old Police Garage, Russell St, until November 1 YOUNG people are incessantly bombarded with visual input: imagery from film and television, billboards, computer programs or magazines. They catch lif...
CHAOS IN NEED OF FILTER Herald Sun, 16-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 094, 365 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
STAGE Out of Chaos Where and when: Athenaeum Theatre II; until October 24 Reviewer: Kate Herbert PEOPLE in the public eye usually try to keep their personal lives behind closed doors. Choosing to expose one's private life is courageous. Translating p...
STAGE Out of Chaos Where and when: Athenaeum Theatre II; until October 24 Reviewer: Kate Herbert PEOPLE in the public eye usually try to keep their personal lives behind closed doors. Choosing to expose one's private life is courageous. Translating p...
FASHION AND PAIN Herald Sun, 15-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 065, 300 words , HIT
So Wet by Samantha Bews Where and when: at North Melbourne Town Hall Meeting Room, until Sunday BEING cool usually ends up looking just plain silly. At least if you are under 30 being cool gives you licence to look indulgent, ridiculous and idiotic i...
So Wet by Samantha Bews Where and when: at North Melbourne Town Hall Meeting Room, until Sunday BEING cool usually ends up looking just plain silly. At least if you are under 30 being cool gives you licence to look indulgent, ridiculous and idiotic i...
FABULOUS, DARLING Herald Sun, 10-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 102, 299 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CABARET More of a Little Jeanne Little Where and when: Capers, Hawthorn; Wed-Sat October 7-17. Bookings, 9819 1797. Reviewer: Kate Herbert WITH her broad vowels that go on forever daaaaarling, Jeanne Little is faaaaabulous! I did not expect to be so ...
CABARET More of a Little Jeanne Little Where and when: Capers, Hawthorn; Wed-Sat October 7-17. Bookings, 9819 1797. Reviewer: Kate Herbert WITH her broad vowels that go on forever daaaaarling, Jeanne Little is faaaaabulous! I did not expect to be so ...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 09-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 088, 329 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Reason and Folly: The prints of Francisco Goya "There is little doubt about the power of the Francisco Goya exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. "His ability to communicate across 200 years of painted history is staggering. "Don't...
MUST SEE Reason and Folly: The prints of Francisco Goya "There is little doubt about the power of the Francisco Goya exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. "His ability to communicate across 200 years of painted history is staggering. "Don't...
PATERNALLY YOURS Herald Sun, 09-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 089, 335 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Conversations with my Father, by Herb Gardner Where and when: Saltpillar Theatre, St Martins Theatre, until October 18 "ENGLISH don't do the job," quips the Jewish mother when her husband insists she speaks English. English can't turn an answer into ...
Conversations with my Father, by Herb Gardner Where and when: Saltpillar Theatre, St Martins Theatre, until October 18 "ENGLISH don't do the job," quips the Jewish mother when her husband insists she speaks English. English can't turn an answer into ...
TOO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 02-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 086, 290 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Fringe Furniture While some of the pieces in the exhibition may not find their way on to showroom floors across the suburbs, the Fringe continues to attract designers who are not afraid to challenge the accepted concept of furniture. "If the...
MUST SEE Fringe Furniture While some of the pieces in the exhibition may not find their way on to showroom floors across the suburbs, the Fringe continues to attract designers who are not afraid to challenge the accepted concept of furniture. "If the...
A NOSE FOR COMEDY Herald Sun, 01-10-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 058, 246 words , HIT
Cyrano de Bergerac - as Told by Three Idiots, adapted from Edmund Rostand Where and when: La Mama, until October 17 IF YOU don't know the original Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand, you might know Steve Martin's film, Roxanne, based on Cyrano. A s... INFECTIOUS HUMOR SPREADS MESSAGE Herald Sun, 29-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 047, 378 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
INFECTIOU$ Where and when: Lower Melbourne Town Hall; until October 11 Bookings: 9685 5111 INFECTIOU$ is a psycho/pop/sci-fi/medical satire with songs. Please explain? Megalomaniacal capitalist Mr Sphinx (Karen Hadfield) employs medical researchers, ...
Cyrano de Bergerac - as Told by Three Idiots, adapted from Edmund Rostand Where and when: La Mama, until October 17 IF YOU don't know the original Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand, you might know Steve Martin's film, Roxanne, based on Cyrano. A s... INFECTIOUS HUMOR SPREADS MESSAGE Herald Sun, 29-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 047, 378 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
INFECTIOU$ Where and when: Lower Melbourne Town Hall; until October 11 Bookings: 9685 5111 INFECTIOU$ is a psycho/pop/sci-fi/medical satire with songs. Please explain? Megalomaniacal capitalist Mr Sphinx (Karen Hadfield) employs medical researchers, ...
ONE EYED SOLO SHOW Herald Sun, 26-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 111, 251 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Where and when: La Mama until October 4 THE balancing of the grotesque, the comic and the dramatic is difficult but mostly effective in American writer, Robert McNamara's comic-tragic monologue, I Cyclops. Cyclops is a sad old creature. He lives, bli...
Where and when: La Mama until October 4 THE balancing of the grotesque, the comic and the dramatic is difficult but mostly effective in American writer, Robert McNamara's comic-tragic monologue, I Cyclops. Cyclops is a sad old creature. He lives, bli...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 25-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 086, 308 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Les Miserables: "Indeed, there was not a shabby performance in this Les Mis. Its crisp diction, superb singing voices, visual joys and sheer energy serve as a pristine model for the modern musical. "Rachael Beck as the tragic Fantine, Natali...
MUST SEE Les Miserables: "Indeed, there was not a shabby performance in this Les Mis. Its crisp diction, superb singing voices, visual joys and sheer energy serve as a pristine model for the modern musical. "Rachael Beck as the tragic Fantine, Natali...
RISING FISH WRIGGLES FROM THE HOOK Herald Sun, 18-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 037, 286 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rising Fish Prayer, by Adam May Where and when: Playbox Theatre, Malthouse; until October 3 THE rising fish of Adam May's title relates to the unlikely return of fish to the polluted waters around the fictional Australian Menzies gold mine in Papua-N...
Rising Fish Prayer, by Adam May Where and when: Playbox Theatre, Malthouse; until October 3 THE rising fish of Adam May's title relates to the unlikely return of fish to the polluted waters around the fictional Australian Menzies gold mine in Papua-N...
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE Herald Sun, 18-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 038, 341 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUST SEE Cross Cultures "The revival of Stanton Welch's Divergence, set to Bizet's L'Arlesienne is a masterstroke. "Agnes de Mille's Fall River Legend provided a strong contrast. "Por vos muero is the sort of fluid, soft-shoe, neo-classical work at w...
MUST SEE Cross Cultures "The revival of Stanton Welch's Divergence, set to Bizet's L'Arlesienne is a masterstroke. "Agnes de Mille's Fall River Legend provided a strong contrast. "Por vos muero is the sort of fluid, soft-shoe, neo-classical work at w...
SOUPY TITLE BELIES GOOD NIGHT AT THE THEATRE Herald Sun, 11-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 085, 294 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Shark Fin Soup Where and When: Fairfax Theatre, Arts Centre, until October 10 THE latest play from Michael Gurr for the Melbourne Theatre Company, Shark Fin Soup, offers a really good night in the theatre. Gurr has a couple of hits on his han...
THEATRE Shark Fin Soup Where and When: Fairfax Theatre, Arts Centre, until October 10 THE latest play from Michael Gurr for the Melbourne Theatre Company, Shark Fin Soup, offers a really good night in the theatre. Gurr has a couple of hits on his han...
LEAR JETS OFF IN NEW DIRECTIONS Herald Sun, 05-09-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 105, 376 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
King Lear, by William Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare Company Where and when: Athenaeum, to September 19 BARRIE Kosky is nothing if not a naughty, irreverent director, and his interpretation of King Lear for Bell Shakespeare is certainly not classical. ..
King Lear, by William Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare Company Where and when: Athenaeum, to September 19 BARRIE Kosky is nothing if not a naughty, irreverent director, and his interpretation of King Lear for Bell Shakespeare is certainly not classical. ..
. WRITERS STAGE ROLE REVERSAL Herald Sun, 19-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 045, 337 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Part One of Crossing The Line The Look The Floating Girl and the Man Who Whirled By: Jack Feldstein Where and when: Merlyn Theatre, the Malthouse, until tomorrow THE lure of screenwriting for playwrights is well documented. There is no brain drain in...
Part One of Crossing The Line The Look The Floating Girl and the Man Who Whirled By: Jack Feldstein Where and when: Merlyn Theatre, the Malthouse, until tomorrow THE lure of screenwriting for playwrights is well documented. There is no brain drain in...
VIRTUALLY NO ROOM FOR PEOPLE Herald Sun, 18-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 050, 283 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Where and when: Brunswick Mechanics' Institute until August 23 Reviewer: Kate Herbert OUR sense of community is becoming a distant memory. We can bank by phone, shop on the Web, work from home. We change addresses, fear strangers, feel insecu...
THEATRE Where and when: Brunswick Mechanics' Institute until August 23 Reviewer: Kate Herbert OUR sense of community is becoming a distant memory. We can bank by phone, shop on the Web, work from home. We change addresses, fear strangers, feel insecu...
REVIEW Herald Sun, 08-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 109, 189 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Some Mother's Son, by Jill O'Callaghan Where and when: La Mama, until August 23 THIS play replicates the intimacy of a B&B in Ballymalone, Ireland. But the warmth and cheer of the hearth is not echoed in its residents. Maura Kelly's (Libby Stone) hus...
Some Mother's Son, by Jill O'Callaghan Where and when: La Mama, until August 23 THIS play replicates the intimacy of a B&B in Ballymalone, Ireland. But the warmth and cheer of the hearth is not echoed in its residents. Maura Kelly's (Libby Stone) hus...
CLASS COMBO Herald Sun, 07-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 084, 274 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Class combo Combo Fiasco When and where: Capers Restaurant, until August 22 "HEY, let's do a show," said three musical escapees from Phantom of the Opera. And so was born Combo Fiasco, a cabaret trio who have been wowing 'em in New York recently at t...
Class combo Combo Fiasco When and where: Capers Restaurant, until August 22 "HEY, let's do a show," said three musical escapees from Phantom of the Opera. And so was born Combo Fiasco, a cabaret trio who have been wowing 'em in New York recently at t...
ROOM FOR THOUGHT ON STAGE Herald Sun, 03-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 092, 419 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hotel Sorrento Where and when: Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse, until August 15 Reviewer: Kate Herbert AUSTRALIAN expatriates are an odd breed. When away, they may complain about their adopted culture and defend their homeland to the death. On returning ho...
Hotel Sorrento Where and when: Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse, until August 15 Reviewer: Kate Herbert AUSTRALIAN expatriates are an odd breed. When away, they may complain about their adopted culture and defend their homeland to the death. On returning ho...
WORTHY DROVER Herald Sun, 01-08-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 109, 245 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Drover's Boy RAY Mooney's play, The Drover's Boy, deals with one of the many uncatalogued abuses of Aboriginal people. Last century it was illegal for black women to fraternise with white men, so a drover who was attached to an Aboriginal woman t...
TAKE A PEEP BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Herald Sun, 29-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 046, 428 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
theatre Behind Closed Doors When and where: La Mama, until August 2 Reviewer: Kate Herbert TUCKED into La Mama's snugness is a literary and theatrical gem. Howard Stanley's solo show, Behind Closed Doors, is a truly delightful, "must-see" performance...
theatre Behind Closed Doors When and where: La Mama, until August 2 Reviewer: Kate Herbert TUCKED into La Mama's snugness is a literary and theatrical gem. Howard Stanley's solo show, Behind Closed Doors, is a truly delightful, "must-see" performance...
A PEEP INTO NINE LIVES Herald Sun, 25-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 107, 331 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Speaking in Tongues, by Andrew Bovell When and where: Playbox at Beckett Theatre PEOPLE'S lives bleed into one another's, not necessarily by design, but often by accident. In Andrew Bovell's Speaking in Tongues, nine characters played by four actors ...
Speaking in Tongues, by Andrew Bovell When and where: Playbox at Beckett Theatre PEOPLE'S lives bleed into one another's, not necessarily by design, but often by accident. In Andrew Bovell's Speaking in Tongues, nine characters played by four actors ...
GANG OF FOUR UNCONVINCING LIARS Herald Sun, 24-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 080, 399 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Closer Melbourne Theatre Company Where and when: Fairfax Studio, Victorian Arts Centre, until August 22 EVERYBODY lies in English playwright Patrick Marber's Closer. They are all out of control, but the lack of control relates to love. Dan (M...
THEATRE Closer Melbourne Theatre Company Where and when: Fairfax Studio, Victorian Arts Centre, until August 22 EVERYBODY lies in English playwright Patrick Marber's Closer. They are all out of control, but the lack of control relates to love. Dan (M...
NO FRILLS, BUT THRILLING Herald Sun, 18-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 114, 347 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Faith Healer, by Brian Friel Presented by: The Old Van Where and when: The Shed, VCA, Dodds St, South Melbourne; until August 2. WHO needs a design with everything that opens and shuts, elaborate lighting, digital sound and a ridiculous budge... HSUN0798.SRC.006 Herald Sun, 15-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 046, 652 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"WE WANT theatre to have a sexy future not just a noble past!" La Mama artistic director Liz Jones says. Too right, agree theatre workers. But how do we get it? A recent summit at North Melbourne Town Hall spent two days devising a five-year plan for...
THEATRE Faith Healer, by Brian Friel Presented by: The Old Van Where and when: The Shed, VCA, Dodds St, South Melbourne; until August 2. WHO needs a design with everything that opens and shuts, elaborate lighting, digital sound and a ridiculous budge... HSUN0798.SRC.006 Herald Sun, 15-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 046, 652 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"WE WANT theatre to have a sexy future not just a noble past!" La Mama artistic director Liz Jones says. Too right, agree theatre workers. But how do we get it? A recent summit at North Melbourne Town Hall spent two days devising a five-year plan for...
TRY MEN'S CAKES FOR LUNCH Herald Sun, 11-07-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 106, 268 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cakes Men Like When and Where: Athenaeum II, 12.10pm (for 45 minutes), throughout July. Reviewer: Kate Herbert FOR a novel lunch in the city, go to the Athenaeum Theatre in Collins St and watch a half-hour show while supping on soup and bread for $5...
Cakes Men Like When and Where: Athenaeum II, 12.10pm (for 45 minutes), throughout July. Reviewer: Kate Herbert FOR a novel lunch in the city, go to the Athenaeum Theatre in Collins St and watch a half-hour show while supping on soup and bread for $5...
. VICTIMS FIND A POWERFUL AND DRAMATIC VOICE Herald Sun, 27-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 114, 409 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tell Her that I Love Her Somebody's Daughter Theatre Where and when: Beckett Theatre, until July 11. WHEN a child's voice in the audience whispered, "What's dope?", you can bet the characters and some of the actors in Tell Her That I Love Her wish th...
Tell Her that I Love Her Somebody's Daughter Theatre Where and when: Beckett Theatre, until July 11. WHEN a child's voice in the audience whispered, "What's dope?", you can bet the characters and some of the actors in Tell Her That I Love Her wish th...
CHICAGO WILL MAKE YOU THINK Herald Sun, 23-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 048, 393 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Chicago Chicago System 98 Not Yet It's Difficult Where and when: Athenaeum II, until July 4 MAKING an "old" play relevant is a popular pastime. John Bell dragged Henry IV into soccer-mad England; The Club recently translated easily to our '90s corpor...
Chicago Chicago System 98 Not Yet It's Difficult Where and when: Athenaeum II, until July 4 MAKING an "old" play relevant is a popular pastime. John Bell dragged Henry IV into soccer-mad England; The Club recently translated easily to our '90s corpor...
ACTING ON FAME AND FORTUNE Herald Sun, 22-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 100, 426 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Amy's View by David Hare When and where: MTC Playhouse until July 18 SINCE the late '60s, British playwright David Hare has written full and layered roles for women. His roles on stage and screen have been played by Vanessa Redgrave, Judi Den...
THEATRE Amy's View by David Hare When and where: MTC Playhouse until July 18 SINCE the late '60s, British playwright David Hare has written full and layered roles for women. His roles on stage and screen have been played by Vanessa Redgrave, Judi Den...
QUANTOCK STILL A CHARMER Herald Sun, 15-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 100, 439 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Double Disillusion Where and when: Trades Hall from June 10. YET again we must declare our bias. Rod Quantock is this reviewer's local god of comedy. He is not, he declares, a political satirist but a "political vitriolist" and the Kennett and Howard...
Double Disillusion Where and when: Trades Hall from June 10. YET again we must declare our bias. Rod Quantock is this reviewer's local god of comedy. He is not, he declares, a political satirist but a "political vitriolist" and the Kennett and Howard...
HENRY'S HOTHEADS Herald Sun, 13-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 106, 444 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Henry IV, by William Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare Company Where and when: Merlin Theatre, Malthouse, until June 27. Bookings: 9685 5111 SHAKESPEARE'S Henry IV is a study of the quest for power. It reveals the corruption of rulers, the folly o...
THEATRE Henry IV, by William Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare Company Where and when: Merlin Theatre, Malthouse, until June 27. Bookings: 9685 5111 SHAKESPEARE'S Henry IV is a study of the quest for power. It reveals the corruption of rulers, the folly o...
TELLING IT AS IT IS IN REAL LIFE Herald Sun, 10-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 049, 436 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Keene/Taylor Theatre Project Where and when: La Mama, at the Brotherhood of St Laurence Warehouse, 97 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, until June 21. Bookings: 9347 6142 IN THIS third series of the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project, the three short plays rely not o...
Keene/Taylor Theatre Project Where and when: La Mama, at the Brotherhood of St Laurence Warehouse, 97 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, until June 21. Bookings: 9347 6142 IN THIS third series of the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project, the three short plays rely not o...
KILLER PLAY STRIKES A CHORD Herald Sun, 04-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 064, 315 words , HIT
Killer Joe When and where: Universal Theatre until June 14 Reviewer: Kate Herbert US playwright Tracy Letts created a seriously dysfunctional southern white trash family whom director Adrian Butcher has successfully translated to the deep north of Au...
Killer Joe When and where: Universal Theatre until June 14 Reviewer: Kate Herbert US playwright Tracy Letts created a seriously dysfunctional southern white trash family whom director Adrian Butcher has successfully translated to the deep north of Au...
FOOD FOR ART SAKE Herald Sun, 03-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 046, 284 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Cucumber Called Rebecca When and where: Five Square Metres at Matteo's, May 31 RESTAURATEUR, Matteo Pignatelli of Matteo's, is known for navigating a creative course in food service and his contribution to the Arts 2000 Dine Out week is no exceptio...
A Cucumber Called Rebecca When and where: Five Square Metres at Matteo's, May 31 RESTAURATEUR, Matteo Pignatelli of Matteo's, is known for navigating a creative course in food service and his contribution to the Arts 2000 Dine Out week is no exceptio...
SHEDDING NEW LIGHT Herald Sun, 02-06-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 053, 439 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TO BE a man and to stride purposefully down to the garden shed in search of a day's peace is healthy, even fashionable. But to stay there? Live there? Forsaking all but a tin mug, a blanket and sanctuary?...
TO BE a man and to stride purposefully down to the garden shed in search of a day's peace is healthy, even fashionable. But to stay there? Live there? Forsaking all but a tin mug, a blanket and sanctuary?...
EYE LOSES WAY BEHIND FOOTPRINTS Herald Sun, 29-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 083, 281 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tear from a Glass Eye, by Matt Cameron When, where: Playbox at Beckett Theatre, until June 20 "I'M sorry, I seem to have lost myself," repeats Titus Petra (Peter Houghton), the lead in Matt Cameron's new play, Tear from a Glass Eye. He is a sketchy c...
Tear from a Glass Eye, by Matt Cameron When, where: Playbox at Beckett Theatre, until June 20 "I'M sorry, I seem to have lost myself," repeats Titus Petra (Peter Houghton), the lead in Matt Cameron's new play, Tear from a Glass Eye. He is a sketchy c...
NEW HORIZONS FOR INDIGENOUS THEATRE Herald Sun, 27-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 046, 408 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Horizons & Kickin' up the Dust David Williamson Theatre Where and when: Swinburne University, until Saturday IN RECENT years, Australia has seen the rise of numerous successful Aboriginal artists and companies in mainstream theatre: Jack Davis, John ...
Horizons & Kickin' up the Dust David Williamson Theatre Where and when: Swinburne University, until Saturday IN RECENT years, Australia has seen the rise of numerous successful Aboriginal artists and companies in mainstream theatre: Jack Davis, John ...
OBSESSION WITHOUT PASSION Herald Sun, 25-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 100, 356 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Lucrezia and Cesare Where and when: Ranters Theatre Theatreworks until June A DUBIOUS fascination with sex and violence is the pivot of Raimondo Cortese's early play Lucrezia and Cesare. His character Cesare describes sex as "a despicable ble...
THEATRE Lucrezia and Cesare Where and when: Ranters Theatre Theatreworks until June A DUBIOUS fascination with sex and violence is the pivot of Raimondo Cortese's early play Lucrezia and Cesare. His character Cesare describes sex as "a despicable ble...
HILARIOUS FOOTY Herald Sun, 15-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 084, 435 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Club - Melbourne Theatre Company Where and when: the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, until June 13 IF YOU can get the right blend of footy, jokes and blokes in the one piece of entertainment, you should have a sure-fire hit in Melbourne. Bruce ...
The Club - Melbourne Theatre Company Where and when: the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, until June 13 IF YOU can get the right blend of footy, jokes and blokes in the one piece of entertainment, you should have a sure-fire hit in Melbourne. Bruce ...
DIALOGUE Herald Sun, 13-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 056, 645 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
KATE HERBERT asks if the Australian National Playwright's Conference has lost direction IT IS bitterly disappointing to discover that you have been at the only Australian National Playwrights' Conference which has not had a memorable squabble. Last m...
HERE'S A CLASS ACT FOR THE WORKERS Herald Sun, 05-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 051, 424 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE Who's Afraid of the Working Class? Where and when: Melbourne Workers Theatre, Trades Hall Theatre, until May 23 IN AN era when our definition of "neighbors" is a TV soap, a play about human isolation, self-absorption and the loss of community...
THEATRE Who's Afraid of the Working Class? Where and when: Melbourne Workers Theatre, Trades Hall Theatre, until May 23 IN AN era when our definition of "neighbors" is a TV soap, a play about human isolation, self-absorption and the loss of community...
MIRACLES CAN AND DO HAPPEN IN LIFE Herald Sun, 02-05-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 105, 450 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Miracles by Tobsha Learner When and where: Playbox until May 16 WE have no Aesop but we live in a time which cries out for contemporary fables. We must leave it to our novelists, filmmakers and playwrights. Such is the style of Tobsha Learner's lates...
Miracles by Tobsha Learner When and where: Playbox until May 16 WE have no Aesop but we live in a time which cries out for contemporary fables. We must leave it to our novelists, filmmakers and playwrights. Such is the style of Tobsha Learner's lates...
TAKING SHARP STICK Herald Sun, 15-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 047, 432 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
She'll Be Right Lynda Gibson, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Where and when: Melbourne Town Hall until April 26 LYNDA Gibson's comedy is built around her leggy, awkward physique and quirky wriggling. Either that, or her wacko face-pulling. T...
She'll Be Right Lynda Gibson, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Where and when: Melbourne Town Hall until April 26 LYNDA Gibson's comedy is built around her leggy, awkward physique and quirky wriggling. Either that, or her wacko face-pulling. T...
BRAVE ROD SOCKS IT TO 'EM Herald Sun, 15-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 048, 288 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Crown of Thorns by Rod Quantock Where and when: Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Melbourne Town Hall; until April 26 IT'S already public knowledge: Rod Quantock is my comedy hero. He is smart, informed, articulate - and seriously funny. What ...
Crown of Thorns by Rod Quantock Where and when: Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Melbourne Town Hall; until April 26 IT'S already public knowledge: Rod Quantock is my comedy hero. He is smart, informed, articulate - and seriously funny. What ...
HILLS ALIVE WITH LAUGHS Herald Sun, 11-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 109, 423 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Adam Hills - Life is Good Where and when: Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Regent Room Melbourne Town Hall to April 26 LIFE is good . . . "with some sh....
Adam Hills - Life is Good Where and when: Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Regent Room Melbourne Town Hall to April 26 LIFE is good . . . "with some sh....
RODNEY MAKES HIS MARK Herald Sun, 08-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 055, 415 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rodney Marks: Hoaxes and Jokeses: A Language Sandwich. Where and when: La Mama, April 3-19 Kindling Does for Firewood Where and when: La Mama, April 1-19 Reviewer: Kate Herbert NO ONE could say the Melbourne International Comedy Festival lacks variet...
Rodney Marks: Hoaxes and Jokeses: A Language Sandwich. Where and when: La Mama, April 3-19 Kindling Does for Firewood Where and when: La Mama, April 1-19 Reviewer: Kate Herbert NO ONE could say the Melbourne International Comedy Festival lacks variet...
NO SUGAR IN THE `CAKE WOMAN' Herald Sun, 08-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 057, 264 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Jenny Eclair, Melbourne International Comedy festival When and where: Town Hall, until April 26 R UDE words and naughty bits are the forte of Jenny Eclair (or "that cake woman", as she is now known). The brassy blonde's rapid, wicked, unapologetic no...
Jenny Eclair, Melbourne International Comedy festival When and where: Town Hall, until April 26 R UDE words and naughty bits are the forte of Jenny Eclair (or "that cake woman", as she is now known). The brassy blonde's rapid, wicked, unapologetic no...
FALLING FOR FUNNY GIRLS Herald Sun, 07-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 052, 290 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Nualas Melbourne International Comedy Festival Where and when: The Supper Room, Melbourne Town Hall, until April 5 These three women, all conveniently called Nuala, sing, mime, lament and prattle with us and one another. The audience almost immed...
The Nualas Melbourne International Comedy Festival Where and when: The Supper Room, Melbourne Town Hall, until April 5 These three women, all conveniently called Nuala, sing, mime, lament and prattle with us and one another. The audience almost immed...
MID~SIZE THEATRES VANISH Herald Sun, 01-04-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 047, 414 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
State of Play Victorian Playwrights Conference Where and when: at the Malthouse, March 28-29 But they struggle to survive in an economic and social environment which cares more for profit than cultural enrichment. Almost every discussion at the first...
State of Play Victorian Playwrights Conference Where and when: at the Malthouse, March 28-29 But they struggle to survive in an economic and social environment which cares more for profit than cultural enrichment. Almost every discussion at the first...
HSUN0398.SRC.012 Herald Sun, 28-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 106, 309 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Singsing When and where: La Mama Theatre, until tomorrow Reviewer: Kate Herbert LA MAMA provides artists with the freedom to experiment in a safe environment and the luxury of testing the water with untried ideas. In the case of Kurt Geyer's monodram...
Singsing When and where: La Mama Theatre, until tomorrow Reviewer: Kate Herbert LA MAMA provides artists with the freedom to experiment in a safe environment and the luxury of testing the water with untried ideas. In the case of Kurt Geyer's monodram...
THEATRE : POIGNANT PARABLE OF DEATH Herald Sun, 23-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 082, 412 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
White Neda When and where: at La Mama until Sunday Reviewer: Kate Herbert FOLK and fairy tales inevitably deal with the dark side. The Grimms recorded gruesome German folklore and such stories were common in other parts of Europe. The Bulgarian folk ...
White Neda When and where: at La Mama until Sunday Reviewer: Kate Herbert FOLK and fairy tales inevitably deal with the dark side. The Grimms recorded gruesome German folklore and such stories were common in other parts of Europe. The Bulgarian folk ...
HILARIOUS MTC ON A SHAW THING Herald Sun, 13-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 078, 441 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Misalliance Where and when: MTC Playhouse until April 4 Reviewer: Kate Herbert IT'S no wonder George Bernard Shaw so accurately depicted both the middle and the upper classes. He married money and was able to indulge his socialist philosophies, moder...
Misalliance Where and when: MTC Playhouse until April 4 Reviewer: Kate Herbert IT'S no wonder George Bernard Shaw so accurately depicted both the middle and the upper classes. He married money and was able to indulge his socialist philosophies, moder...
DIALOGUE Herald Sun, 11-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 056, 619 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
KATE HERBERT says the Adelaide Festival sets the standard for challenging theatre IT'S inevitable. After every Adelaide Festival, I return exhausted but inspired. The sheer vitality of the place, teeming with artists, international and local, creates...
KATE HERBERT says the Adelaide Festival sets the standard for challenging theatre IT'S inevitable. After every Adelaide Festival, I return exhausted but inspired. The sheer vitality of the place, teeming with artists, international and local, creates...
SISTER ACT HAS PANTO APPEAL Herald Sun, 10-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 057, 405 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Sisterella Book, lyrics, music: Larry Hart Where and when: Regent Theatre, Saturday IMAGINE Cinderella as the unassuming daughter of a recently deceased billionaire. Her secretly wicked step-mother has at least two previous rich, dead husbands, a cou...
Sisterella Book, lyrics, music: Larry Hart Where and when: Regent Theatre, Saturday IMAGINE Cinderella as the unassuming daughter of a recently deceased billionaire. Her secretly wicked step-mother has at least two previous rich, dead husbands, a cou...
NOTHING'S SACRED IN THIS LIFE Herald Sun, 06-03-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 083, 406 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Nothing's sacred in this Life Natural Life Where and when: Adelaide Festival, until March 14 THE Adelaide Festival audience appeared bemused by Natural Life, Michael Kantor's transformation of Marcus Clarke's novel For the Term of His Natural Life, a...
Nothing's sacred in this Life Natural Life Where and when: Adelaide Festival, until March 14 THE Adelaide Festival audience appeared bemused by Natural Life, Michael Kantor's transformation of Marcus Clarke's novel For the Term of His Natural Life, a...
THEATRE REVIEW: PULSATING HOUSE OF PAIN Herald Sun, 27-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 085, 422 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The House of Bernarda Alba Written by: Ferdinand Garcia Lorca Where and when: Malthouse until March 1 THE Spanish produced the first revenge tragedies in the 17th century, and the inherent vengeance was invariably related to defence of a woman's hono...
The House of Bernarda Alba Written by: Ferdinand Garcia Lorca Where and when: Malthouse until March 1 THE Spanish produced the first revenge tragedies in the 17th century, and the inherent vengeance was invariably related to defence of a woman's hono...
PHILOSOPHY AT TOP SPEED Herald Sun, 21-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 109, 260 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man Where and when: La Mama until March 1 THE work of the Marquis de Sade is generally read rather than performed, although, perhaps in the privacy of some homes, who knows? His Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dy...
Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man Where and when: La Mama until March 1 THE work of the Marquis de Sade is generally read rather than performed, although, perhaps in the privacy of some homes, who knows? His Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dy...
THROWAWAY LINES Herald Sun, 20-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 089, 341 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Keene/Taylor Theatre Project, Season Two, by Daniel Keene Where and when: La Mama at the Brotherhood of St Laurence until March 8 WHEN does despair become the only option? When does someone give up all hope and begin on the tragic path toward degrada...
Keene/Taylor Theatre Project, Season Two, by Daniel Keene Where and when: La Mama at the Brotherhood of St Laurence until March 8 WHEN does despair become the only option? When does someone give up all hope and begin on the tragic path toward degrada...
LOVE AND AGATHA CATASTROPHES Herald Sun, 14-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 141, 413 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Agatha Written by: Marguerite Duras Where and when: La Mama; until March 1 For Oscar Wilde it was homosexuality, which is no longer illegal in most places. In Marguerite Duras's play Agatha, it is sibling love, the kind which is still illegal and tab...
Agatha Written by: Marguerite Duras Where and when: La Mama; until March 1 For Oscar Wilde it was homosexuality, which is no longer illegal in most places. In Marguerite Duras's play Agatha, it is sibling love, the kind which is still illegal and tab...
STRONG PIECES NEED SOME NEW DIRECTION Herald Sun, 13-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 088, 294 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
theatre Confidentially Yours Edited and performed by Deidre Rubenstein Where and when: Playbox, Beckett Theatre, until February 28 T HE dramatic monologue is a perfect vehicle for both playwright and actor. Deidre Rubenstein had the luxury of selecti...
NO LAUGHING MATTER Herald Sun, 07-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 095, 863 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SINCE The Last Laugh laughed its last in 1996, the jokers and their jokes seem to have wandered off stage and on to the airwaves. The closure of the institution marked the end of the boom era of live comedy in Melbourne, indeed in Australia. Initiall...
SINCE The Last Laugh laughed its last in 1996, the jokers and their jokes seem to have wandered off stage and on to the airwaves. The closure of the institution marked the end of the boom era of live comedy in Melbourne, indeed in Australia. Initiall...
UNTIDY SHED FAILS BACK YARD TEST Herald Sun, 06-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 042, 443 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Shed Where and when: La Mama at the Courthouse, until February 14 A MAN needs a shed! It provides the great back-yard escape from family, responsibilities, workplace and domesticity. The Shed, by Jason Cross, constructs a 4x4 metre garden shed on...
The Shed Where and when: La Mama at the Courthouse, until February 14 A MAN needs a shed! It provides the great back-yard escape from family, responsibilities, workplace and domesticity. The Shed, by Jason Cross, constructs a 4x4 metre garden shed on...
DIALOGUE Herald Sun, 04-02-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 042, 598 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MUSICALS are big business, which means big bucks. Australian producers have fewer bucks and are inclined to take fewer risks than those in the US and UK. We have smaller audiences, shorter seasons, fewer major composers and songwriters. We do wonderf...
MUSICALS are big business, which means big bucks. Australian producers have fewer bucks and are inclined to take fewer risks than those in the US and UK. We have smaller audiences, shorter seasons, fewer major composers and songwriters. We do wonderf...
HILARIOUS HAT TRICK Herald Sun, 28-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 054, 533 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
theatre The Leenane Trilogy by Martin McDonagh Druid Theatre/Royal Court Theatre Where and when: Footbridge Theatre, Sydney, until January 31, as part of the Sydney Festival NINE-AND-A-HALF hours at the theatre, including food and breaks, is heavy go...
theatre The Leenane Trilogy by Martin McDonagh Druid Theatre/Royal Court Theatre Where and when: Footbridge Theatre, Sydney, until January 31, as part of the Sydney Festival NINE-AND-A-HALF hours at the theatre, including food and breaks, is heavy go...
MAORI LEGEND LIVES Herald Sun, 24-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 099, 371 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Mika Where and when: Universal Theatre 1 until February 1 YOU can get away with murder if you're charming and Mika could charm the pants off a Presbyterian choir. His pastiche of songs, dance and silly banter is hilariously trashy and defying definit...
Mika Where and when: Universal Theatre 1 until February 1 YOU can get away with murder if you're charming and Mika could charm the pants off a Presbyterian choir. His pastiche of songs, dance and silly banter is hilariously trashy and defying definit...
TITANIC'S BIG SPLASH Herald Sun, 24-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 100, 363 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Titanic Theater Titanick Where and when: Forecourt, Sydney Opera House, 9pm, January 20-24; Perth Festival, February 13-19. APOCALYPTIC events take turns fascinating humanity. The "now" catastrophe is Titanic which has us in its inevitably watery gra...
Titanic Theater Titanick Where and when: Forecourt, Sydney Opera House, 9pm, January 20-24; Perth Festival, February 13-19. APOCALYPTIC events take turns fascinating humanity. The "now" catastrophe is Titanic which has us in its inevitably watery gra...
WONDERFUL WOODS Herald Sun, 23-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 080, 401 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
INTO THE WOODS - as theatre Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine When and where: Melbourne Theatre Company, Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, until February 21 STEPHEN Sondheim's Into The Woods is fabulous in both senses of the word. First, it is an exc...
INTO THE WOODS - as theatre Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine When and where: Melbourne Theatre Company, Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, until February 21 STEPHEN Sondheim's Into The Woods is fabulous in both senses of the word. First, it is an exc...
NEW LOOK INSPIRES EMOTION Herald Sun, 21-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 037, 418 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Thieving Boy & Like Stars in My Hands Written by: Tim Conigrave, adapted by Tony Ayres Where and when: Beckett Theatre until January 31 TO BE at the opening during Midsumma Festival of Tim Conigrave's two plays was to see the works twice removed. The...
Thieving Boy & Like Stars in My Hands Written by: Tim Conigrave, adapted by Tony Ayres Where and when: Beckett Theatre until January 31 TO BE at the opening during Midsumma Festival of Tim Conigrave's two plays was to see the works twice removed. The...
PRIM TO PRUDENT Herald Sun, 03-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 096, 522 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Julie Andrews - A life on stage and screen JULIE Andrews was dubbed Miss Prim and Proper by the venomous New York gossip columnist Joyce Haber. But the singer's shattering of her squeaky clean image would cause her to lose her glittering public profi...
Julie Andrews - A life on stage and screen JULIE Andrews was dubbed Miss Prim and Proper by the venomous New York gossip columnist Joyce Haber. But the singer's shattering of her squeaky clean image would cause her to lose her glittering public profi...
SHREW IS LACKING IN SUBTLETY Herald Sun, 02-01-1998, Ed: 2, Pg: 080, 356 words , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare Where and when: Botanical Gardens, throughout summer THERE are many ways to interpret The Taming of the Shrew. Playing it outdoors limits the more subtle choices. Glenn Elston's production follows that of A Midsumm...
The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare Where and when: Botanical Gardens, throughout summer THERE are many ways to interpret The Taming of the Shrew. Playing it outdoors limits the more subtle choices. Glenn Elston's production follows that of A Midsumm...
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