Reviews

If a friend suggests you go to a play where the plot is a well-kept secret, it’s probably best if you include a warning that there may be sudden shocks in the ghost story. I suspect that still wouldn’t have prevented my companion from nearly jumping out of her seat at one (wonderfully produced) shock!

Suzie Miller rocketed to fame with the success of her plays, Prima Facie, about a lawyer fighting for justice after being sexually assaulted, and RBG, about the progressive US judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg. New Theatre has made a smart choice to stage her earlier work, Sunset Strip, premiered to acclaim by Griffin Independent in 2017 but I think, crazily, it hasn’t been seen since.

Technical wizardry and superlative acting marked this production, which breathlessly fuses two hours of performance and cinema in a smorgasbord of gothic horror, that entertains but does not frighten the audience.

On the way out, a member of the audience told me he thought it was so brilliant that he was left speechless.

This is the third and final of the trilogy of works adapted by outgoing Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company Kip Williams.

Following the hugely successful season of The Sound of Music, Theatrical presents this true story about one of Australia's most beloved entertainers. If Peter Allen was alive today, he'd be around the same age as his close friends and musical contemporaries Bette Midler and Barry Manilow. Allen may have left this world over three decades ago, but his influence and impact continue to resonate through the enduring popularity of his extensive repertoire of songs.