Malthouse Theatre at the Carriageworks The version of King Lear brought by Malthouse to the Sydney Festival shows the rewards that are there for giving this giant of a play enough time and resources to discover new ways of speaking its messages. The company of artists led by Director Michael Kantor and lead actor and […]
Sydney Independent Theatre/Sydney Shakespeare Festival at the Old Fitzroy This Sydney Independent Theatre production of what should be a play at least as gripping as Much Ado, with just as much to say to our times, was sadly never able to sell itself as a professional work. One of the virtues of Measure for Measure is […]
Sport for Jove at the Norman Lindsay Gallery I like to think of Much Ado About Nothing as the supreme artistic achievement in patriarchy subversion by stealth. Everybody is so busy enjoying the drama, romance and jokes that what the play communicates gets absorbed painlessly. All the social anxieties around the possibility of female infidelity are […]
Shakespeare on the Green at Waverton Coal Loader This production was charming and silly, which is entirely appropriate for this play. This venue, which has been re-configured as public space with an active community centre, offers a host of different areas suitable for performance, and is a really pleasant place for a picnic with a bit […]
Anna Kamaralli 