Reviews

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story is a documentary based on Oleg Vidov’s life as a Russian actor who escaped at age 42 to America. The documentary documents his rise to fame, his catastrophic marriage into the inner circles of the Brezhnev family, and his heroic escape by illegally escaping Russia.

After escaping, he met Joan Borsten, an Italian journalist, and they became friends—soon after, a couple. They became husband and wife several years later while living in America.

A delightful production awaits you at Camden Civic Centre with Camden Musical Society's latest production which is, pun fully intended: sweet.

While the social media world is still reeling and mining memes from the recent Wonka disaster in Glasgow (google "Wonka Tour Epic Fail"), along comes this production to wipe away that nightmare and restore our faith in the arts. And chocolate. 

The thirty something Brodi Snook is a full bag of sardonic wit and cheeky humour; she shifts and shapes a clever narrative around her anxieties while her villainous sub- conscious pulsates between visits to her therapist. Beginning her funny hour with talk of a “shaved pussy”, requesting audiences to show hands for or against, all who were a little reticent to reveal their preference laughed at her brazen feminist humour, while she admonished men and submissive women.

I recently had the opportunity to travel a little outside my usual reviewing circuit, to see Esperance Theatre Guild’s warm, well-presented production of ‘Allo ‘Allo, well known from the classic TV series.

The theatre venue is an experience itself. Beautifully appointed inside, with up-to-date facilities, The Bijou Theatre, is the oldest purpose-built theatre still operating in Western Australia and the third oldest nationally. It is picturesque and attractive and filled with friendly and attentive front of house staff and an eager audience.