Reviews

There is a reason why Anh Do is a featured performer at Adelaide’s OzAsia Festival. He is a passionate promoter of all things Australian whilst maintaining the values and unique experiences of an ‘Aussie battler’ in the guise of a Vietnamese refugee. A man who has worked tirelessly to better both himself, and others, he is multi-talented, multi-faceted and fearless that self-belief and hard work will overcome even the harshest start in life. He is the living proof.

It is sometimes ambitious for only three actors to hold the attention and interest of an audience for the duration of an entire play.  This is not the case however with the Theatre on Chester’s latest offering, The Lifespan of a Fact.  Karen Pattinson, Jordan Andrews and Martin Bell are all individually charismatic and work brilliantly together in this incredibly timely production.  Timely because the occurrence of apparently ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ are alive and well in the US Presidential election and also sit at the very h

The Pymble Players have been providing the local community with quality, live theatre for the last 50 years in their quaint little hall on the corner of Bromley Avenue, Pymble.  Next year they will make the move into the Zenith Theatre at Chatswood and what a change that will be.  The stage space is noticeably larger, the potential for scenery changes is much greater and the audience capacity will jump from 84 up to 250.  Perhaps most significantly, the actors will henceforth only have 8 performances to participate in, rather than the larger commitment of 18 shows over a long

Ensemble Q’s final concert for 2024 was a total treat! The selection of musical pieces was influenced by a Halloween theme, but this was a complex and satisfying mix of experiencing deep emotions from composers past, and celebrating vibrant music from the present. To set the tone, the magical ‘Danse Macabre’ by Camille Saint-Saëns.