Reviews

The Brisbane based Circa contemporary circus company has been touring the world for over 20 years and this collaboration, originally staged at QPAC, marks its first foray into a fully staged baroque opera. 

Dido and Aeneas was one of the hits of 18th century English composer Henry Purcell. The Director Yaron Lifschitz has transformed the work into a 70-minute adaptation that lends itself more to the tradition of ballet than opera.

Gripping and intense No Love Songs is a piece of theatre which gives a powerful insight into the joyous highs and desperate lows of a new relationship.

The music comprising tender ballads and rock anthems is vibrant, with the story real and raw.

I went into the show a little blind about its trajectory and when it dived into the subject of post-natal depression, I was left feeling like I was standing on a cliff, because my plus one had gone through a similar experience.

On mattresses in squats three young people struggle and scheme to get their next fix – their illusions of love soon proving just part of the game.

Patricia Cornelius’ double award-winning play from 20 years ago returns as part of the Old Fitz’ Late Night program, with her profile of damaged, already cynical victims at the bottom of the heap whose back stories, beyond the grimy present, Cornelius doesn’t even both to flesh out. 

A visit to the dentist is often a  painful experience and usually very  costly. Dennis and The Dazzling  Dentistry Facility,  written and  directed by Connor Gale, is a  clever  satirical play inspired by the  Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory films . Set in Melbourne, it mocks the recent privatisation of the dental industry and shines light on the widening  financial gap between  the rich and poor.