Misconception

3 Stars ***

Dilemmas abound in Bill Dare’s well acted satire. Jimmy (Toby Longworth) and Louise (Sian Reeves) are a happily married couple in their early 40’s. They are childless through choice and circumstance. Jimmy is no lover of children. … Read More

Floozy: CalArts Festival Theater

***

3Stars

This newly written play by Ame Tofte, is set in the flat of Bista and opens with her and her man Kevion, I’m guessing at the characters name spelling as no programme was available, returning to the flat … Read More

No Child

5 Stars *****

Nilaja Sun’s performance in her own play, directed by Hal Brooks, definitely has that wow factor. She gives a master class in the art of solo performance theatre. Flawless timing and precise, demanding physical movement lead to … Read More

Girl Constantly F***ing Interrupted

4 Stars ****

Celia Peachey gives a most moving and compelling performance in her depiction of Faith, a young woman in a seriously mentally unbalanced state of mind. The realism in her writing and performance comes from a traumatic experience … Read More

Clint’s Reality

4 Stars ****

On entering the Belly Button auditorium, the elaborate set is noticeable. It consists of 4 doors, 2 sofas and a drinks bar. Billed as a farce, there is a strong suspicion they will figure in the action.

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Bette/Cavette

4 Stars ****

Nowadays chat shows abound, basically as PR exercises. From time to time an interview takes place which goes beyond the bland and becomes more significant.

The 1971 interview of Bette Davis (Grant Smeaton) by Dick Cavette (Gordon … Read More

Busting Out!

***

3 Stars

This show was a major smash hit at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the two performers Emma Powell and Bev Killick are having equaled success at Edinburgh Fringe 2010.

Boobs to the fore, these Aussie sheilas … Read More

Soho Storeys

4 Stars ****

Written by Tim Norton, Soho Storeys is a big, ambitious project which is successfully realised by a cast of over 30 young, talented performers backed by a 9 piece jazz orchestra.

The scene is Soho, 1953. The … Read More

The Hub

5 Stars *****

Hopes, dreams and failed ambitions are the themes which come under scrutiny in this uproariously funny comedy by Feri Tezcan. Set in a TV announcer’s studio, five 25 to 35 year olds with very different personalities are … Read More

I, Elizabeth

4 Stars ****

In her bearing and manner, Rebecca Vaughan’s portrayal of the young Elizabeth I is immediately convincing. She successfully brings a dramatic realism to a unique woman who must be one of history’s greatest survivors. Having your mother … Read More