by Michael Coghlan | Sep 1, 2018 | Reviews, Theatre
Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 31 Aug. That Eye, The Sky is based on Tim Winton’s 1968 novel of the same name. The original adaptation was developed by acclaimed actor Richard Roxburgh (Rake, Moulin Rouge) and writer Justin Monjo (Cloudstreet). This version is brought to the...
by Michael Coghlan | May 19, 2017 | Reviews, Theatre
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Thu 18 May. Courtesy of George Orwell’s novel the year 1984 has long been associated with notions of an all controlling state that knows everything about what its citizens are doing. It has become synonymous with the idea of the state as Big...
by Rosie van Heerde | Jul 29, 2015 | Reviews, Theatre
Dunstan Playhouse, Tue 28 Jul Harold Pinter’s 1978 play, Betrayal,is much loved by Pinter fans and is State Theatre Company’s latest production. A semi-autobiographical account of the Nobel prize-winning playwright’s own infidelity, the play centres on the broken...
by David Robinson | Nov 19, 2014 | Reviews, Theatre
Dunstan Playhouse, Tue Nov 18 State Theatre Company’s 2014 theatre season reaches its climax with the staging of Othello, William Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Somewhat aptly placed in a contemporary, military setting, it brings the brutality of violence, “the evil...
by David Robinson | Nov 11, 2014 | Interviews, Theatre
by David Robinson. State Theatre Company of SA winds up its 2014 season with a new take on a classic tale of racism, jealousy and revenge, set in a contemporary military environment. Directed by Nescha Jelk, Othello is deemed one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies...