Reviews

Silent movie music, a title card on a screen – then a thin man in baggy pants and tight jacket walks out, a hat sitting atop curly hair, and a trademark moustache perching on his expressive mouth. It couldn’t be anyone other than Charlie Chaplin, and Marcel Cole has captured his look and movement perfectly.

Come From Away opened at the Red Tree Theatre, Tuggerah last Friday night.  It showcases the wonderful true story of how the community of the small Canadian town of Gander opened their hearts and homes in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.  The unexpected arrival of 7,000 stranded passengers and flight crew, the “plane people”, was the direct result of US airspace being closed and 38 international flights being diverted to Gander International Airport.  Suddenly the population of the small town has almost doubled in size and the “p

Antonio is billed as a ‘queer pop punk pirate musical’. Add a liberal sprinkling of Shakespeare and you have a production that goes where no show has gone before!

With a cast of 5, all playing multiple instruments, the pirate cast of Antonio sings up a storm on the high seas (or the Migration Museum). It is a song cycle of sorts set to punk rock. There’s a bit of everything in this production, comedy, slapstick, audience participation and most importantly songs with music by Ania Upstill, William Duignan, and Andy Manning.

The Tragedy of Macbeth, known as Shakespeare's “Scottish Play," weaves a tale of murder, treachery, and madness, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot to kill King Duncan after Macbeth hears the witches’ prophecy about his impending kingship.