Reviews

A troubled teenage girl of today finds meaning and connection by following the ghostly Beatie Bow back through the lanes and lives of the Rocks in 1873. It’s a perfect opener for the STC’s newly renovated Wharf – Ruth Park’s popular novel (and the less acclaimed 1983 film) happens right there on its doorstep.

With Anzac Day rapidly approaching, The White Mouse is an important reminder that while we remember all who fought in conflicts, there are heroes that have been ‘hidden’ or forgotten over the years.

The city woke up with an array of characters bursting into life, including Lex Marinos rolling out from under a table. That same table and a handful of chairs were the extent of the scenery and they were artfully reimagined as a bed, a landscape garden, a fire wall, a boat ....  even protection from low-flying birds. Lexie Dent, playing a young lover, was on stage for what seemed like five minutes before her feet even touched the ground.  Her fellow actors skillfully kept putting chairs in her path to step on as if she was floating on air on her way to her paramour, play

Peter Goers OAM has been gracing us with his presence on several mediums for over 40 years. Starting out in theatre as a youngster, he studied at Flinders University, before migrating to writing reviews for The Advertiser and in later years filling the airwaves at ABC radio with his unique style of banter.