Reviews

As we take our seats Tina Turner is on the PA, belting out the song with the same title as this show – and I wonder, ‘Is that setting the bar a little high?’  Then Nefertiti LaNegra appears – a tall, very well-built man – in ‘outrageous’ drag queen attire – a cascade of crimped, honey-blonde hair, dramatic silver, black and green eye shadow, heavy jewellery, white cloak with fur collar over a sparkly fabric cutaway frock exposing midriff and a lot of leg – and a nicely trimmed goatee beard.  The ensemble says, or tries

Vocal Ensemble Voiceworks presented the world premiere of this locally written musical. A warm hearted story, it features three choirs, a plethora of new actors, performers of all abilities and a wonderful sense of community.

100 Reasons For War, presented by the Actors’ Hub, was a Gap 2 production, featuring students of the Actors Hub.

The play was originally commissioned to mark the 100th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in World War I, and examines the myriad of reasons that societies find themselves in terrible and tragic conflicts. Written as an open script, the playwright does not allocate lines to characters, nor set a number of participants, a locale or time - leaving all to each production to determine.

This production of Treasure Island is no kiddies’ pantomime. The strength of this excellent production is in the script, which combines fast-paced narrative, thrilling action and engaging characters.