Reviews

Meryl Tankard draws masterfully on stunning creative collaborations to create our current turbulent world, “collapsing and expanding through a concertina of floods, fire, plaque and war”.  The choreographer calls her vision, Kairos; it’s an ancient Greek word suggesting a random but opportune moment.  And it’s now.

As a died-in-the-wool Eels fan, I could not resist the opportunity to revisit the Parramatta Leagues Club to take in the intriguing juxtaposition of giant pictures of Sterlo and Cronin, the dazzling lights of the poker machines and a company which blends dancers with and without disability.

The Restless Dance Company of Adelaide has taken temporary residence of the bowling arcade on the third floor.

When Cynthia was a little girl (touchingly played by Sarah Greenwood) she didn’t see much of her beloved Daddy; he was always too busy developing a pill.  But Cynthia (still Greenwood) grows up into an upper-middle-class princess - and a super-loyal, high performing executive who’s developed a pill of her own.  Hers is an experimental pill that transforms perception, particularly of oneself - and tonight Cynthia will launch her pill - and take it herself.

Presented by Fifi Productions as part of ‘Activate Byford’, an initiative to bring culture an excitement to Byford’s town centre, The Oak Tree is a new production with a local setting.