Reviews

It was a rolled gold night in the theatre. Just like driving a new car, the audience loved the experience of strolling into a refreshed venue – circling into the foyer around the sparkling Charles O. Perry sculpture, down the stairs, past the sparkling fresh gold paint into the plush new seats.

To celebrate the saving of a Sydney Theatre from the sledgehammer, the cast rose to the occasion delivering one powerhouse performance after another.

Old Mill Theatre’s Little Women is a beautiful coming of age story, of family and love, set in the 1860s. Presented with fine acting and beautiful polish, it is charming capacity audiences.

Reviewers can be reluctant to describe shows as “gentle”, as it can often be a euphemism for slow or boring, but gentle is the perfect description for this well paced, and at moments quite exciting show. It is lovely, in that there are no real villains, and it touches the heart, bringing both tears and genuine laughter.

Cheap and Dodgy’s production at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre is a much-anticipated annual event that attracts sell-out crowds (despite being staged Sunday to Tuesday) - and the excitement in the audience is palpable. A themed variety show that includes an overall story (of sorts), songs and sketch comedy, this year’s space themed show has the audience travelling on the good ship Venus Probe, with the mission of inhabiting and populating a new planet.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Closing Gala was a musical delight, offering familiar yet beloved works that showcased the prodigious talent of the orchestra. Under Umberto Clerici’s baton, the orchestra, in top form, raced through this selection of classics with brio and verve.