Reviews

This is a recording of the wonderfully luscious 2014 production which is given a decidedly 80s setting with the aid of a vibrant backdrop and set design by Ken Done. This clearly consolidates the era and all the values that characterised the period. Williamson’s astute and accurate assessment of a variety of important cultural rivalries are beautifully brought to life. The competitiveness between marriage partners, film industry business partners and the cities of Sydney and Melbourne feature in this extremely witty text.

The Stranger is not your usual Agatha Christie, by reason of the fact that it was written by Agatha Christie.  Hobart Repertory Theatre Society was originally to present Love from a Stranger, which is the Frank Vosper adaptation of Christie’s work, in 2020.  Subsequently, the company secured the rights for the first incarnation of the play which was only published in 2017 and they are the second or third company to do so.

Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Every Brilliant Thing is a surprise packed show that truly is a brilliant thing of its own. A one-man show, with the most unlikely of themes, this amazing performance by Luke Hewitt touches both hearts and funny-bones and unites its audience in a unique and special way.

Unbound is a long-term project that began in 2019. Looking at Shakespeare’s plays, the Unbound Collective reworked scenes and adjusted narratives to give female characters more power - ultimately they took Shakespeare’s characters and moments from multiple plays (and the sonnets) to form what is really two new works.