by Michael Coghlan | Dec 1, 2024 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre – SA] The Deep Blue Sea Star Theatre 1 Fri 29 Nov, 2024 Set in London in the 1950’s, Terrence Rattigan’s curious play centres around Hester Collyer, a woman who has renounced her upper class life for a new life among the hoi polloi with a much younger...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 27, 2022 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ UK/AUS] Star Theatres, Sat 26 Nov, 2022 Presented by Independent Theatre Amadeus is a remarkable play. Written by Peter Shaffer and first performed in 1979, it is based on a fictional feud between Mozart and the court composer in Vienna at the time, Antonio...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 17, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ AUS] Goodwood Theatre, Sat 16 Nov. George Bernard Shaw’s influence on English language theatre is considered by some to be second only to Shakespeare. Known primarily as a playwright, Shaw was also a critic and political activist. Mrs Warren’s Profession is...
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 16, 2014 | Reviews, Theatre
Odeon Theatre, Fri Nov 14 Given that this is a story about mine closures, the death of a child, depression, and economic hard times it could have been a real downer, but it is far from it. British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell has managed to script a tale that is...