Reviews

This one-man show by Loucas Loizou is wonderful and rather special. Loucas Loizou is something of a living ‘legend’ in certain circles. A Greek Cypriot refugee who began his performing career in London restaurant owned by Cat Stevens whose father was also a Greek, Loucas Loisou has subsequently performed around the world.

This twentieth century opera has the most confronting story-line of almost any work in the genre – and to put the audience in the mood for a night of extreme drama was a set (and costumes) to die for. At the top of the stage were green lit animal skeletons hanging above the court of King Herod, where a panel of different religious leaders are enjoying a banquet.

On the menu is a debate about John the Baptist, who is imprisoned in a pit below them. Is he a prophet who has seen the face or God or can he be executed?

Legs on the Wall's Man With The Iron Neck by Ursula Yovich is based on the book by Josh Bond, and is about youth suicide within a tight and loving indigenous Australian family.

Co-directed by Josh Bond and Gavin Robins with a terrific cast of indigenous Australian actors, including Ursula Yovich, this an extremely moving, poignant and spectacular production about something that is relevant and important to us all.

“It’s a fact of life that all teachers dance like idiots”. So says one of the actors in the play Teechers. I am a teacher and I have to confess this is largely true.

Teechers by John Godber was originally conceived for 2 males and 1 female, the female to play 21 roles. In this production it is played by 3 females.