Reviews

This is a full throttled, gutsy presentation of a punk rock musical which leaves little to the imagination.

PACA productions pack a punch, featuring a hot thrashing band, passionate credible performances, and tight choreography from the ensemble, surrounded by a dynamic set piece.

Jesus Christ Superstar, by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber and equally legendary Tim Rice, is a sung through rock opera. It was premiered in New York in 1971 and opened in the West End in 1972.

I was fortunate enough to see the original 1972 Australian cast featuring Trevor White as Jesus, the late and great Jon English as Judas, Marcia Hines as Mary and Reg Livermore as Herod at Memorial Drive and it has lived in my memory ever since!

Once again, Holden Street Theatres Inc. is presenting cutting edge theatre that few other companies would attempt. This is largely due the passion of director, Peter Goers and the indefatigable, brilliantly versatile Martha Lott, this time as the emotional bulldozer Miss Docker in Patrick White’s A Cheery Soul. They have put together an ensemble that the playwright has judiciously given juicy bits of dialogue, sometimes as pithy cameos, and at other times as sustained message bearers.

As part of the 2024 New Works Festival staged by Sydney’s Old Fitz Theatre, comes this excellent one-act play about the abuse of a teenage girl, written by Madelaine Nunn, convincing and powerfully played by Clare Hughes.