Reviews

The Inheritance is many things.  It chronicles the fraught relationships – sexual and otherwise, tender, cruel, obsessive, bewildering, giving and selfish, destructive and self-destructive – of a group of characters across a vast span of time.  It is vast because it drags the key characters’ pasts into the present, and the past and their pasts are vitally important elements of the story.  It is also funny with sharp and snappy one-liners and bitchy gay humour.  It is, if you wished to be reductive, an engrossing, sprawling soap opera about gay

As the first instalment of Baz Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain Trilogy' (alongside Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!) the 1992 movie Strictly Ballroom (earning over $80 million worldwide) has become one of Australia's most successful and loved film musicals. All of Luhrmann's projects (including Australia, Gatsby, Elvis & La Boheme for Opera Australia) are synonymous for their unique storytelling style and extravagant visuals.

40+ Fabulous is a solo comedy show presented by Emma Krause. Possibly best known as Sue Finley from the AusLotto ad series (which also star her dog Molly), the schoolteacher and Mum was also a finalist on Australia’s Got Talent. Playing at a variety of venues throughout Perth during FringeWorld, the Monday night performance that I saw was completely sold out.

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence may well be the best piece of theatre about girls in sport since Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves. Based on the Scottish play, the machinations, quest for power and underhand dealings now take place within a Year Eleven netball team. Clever writing and some outstanding musical theatre performances make this an excellent FringeWorld choice.