Reviews

Javeenbah Theatre Company’s production of Andrew Bovell’s award winning play When The Rain Stops Falling receives the devilish treatment from director Kaela Gray that play needs.

The fantastic cast includes Clay Carlaw as Gabriel Law, Adrian Carr as Gabriel York, Tracy Carroll as Elizabeth Law (older), Gillian Crow as Gabrielle York (older), Tallen Hall as Andrew Price, Kelly Holden as Gabrielle York (younger), Trevor Love as Henry Law, Thian Sykes as Joe Ryan and Naomi Thompson as Elizabeth Law (younger).

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s World Premiere of Roald Dahl’s The Twits is exactly what you would hope for in an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s work; a fun filled, silly but clever romp, with lots of laughs.

Co-created by Michael Barlow and Humphrey Barlow, it takes the essence of the novel and creates a fun puppet led production. Suitable for children from about 5 upwards, it is a wonderful introduction to the novel and will be enjoyed by Roald Dahl fans of any age.

Alice on stage?  But, no, its not a musical.  Executive Producer Ethan Walker believes, ‘the original book is so delicious and remarkable that… the words would be lost if we were to make this production a musical’. So, here is an exuberant, pacey compression (just one hour) of Carroll’s work with additional material chosen by adapter/director Penny Farrow from Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Hunting of the Snark and a volume of Carroll’s poetry, Rhyme? And Reason?

New York’s Wooster Group were the experimental darlings of the 1986 Adelaide Festival, along with the long monologues of their co-founder, the late Spalding Gray.

Now Wooster debuts in Sydney, still sitting at the same long table with mics, deconstructing classic texts and major cultural events. 

Their subject is the landmark 1971 Manhattan debate on women’s liberation, which was documented in the film, Town Bloody Hall. Extracts are screened as the Wooster actors play out the same sequences at the table and lectern.