Category: Independent Reviews

‘Love/Hate Actually’ and ‘This is Your Trial’ were immersive. Do you believe that love is hoarding videotapes of your best friend’s wife? Or perhaps it’s…

‘Eternal’ was hypnagogic. Targeting willing participants in their comfort zone, Darkfield Radio’s latest binaural experience, ‘Eternal’, is enough to cause nightmares. Offering a night alone…

‘The Belles of Burlesque’ was rollicking. Described by InsideOutside Theatre Company as “a celebration of passion, perfection, performance and a little of the perverse”, the…

‘Smiley’ was sassy. Premiering in 2013 in the tiny Sala Flyhard Theatre in Barcelona, ‘Smiley’ is a two-man Spanish play that has warmed the hearts…

‘2:20 AM’ was moving. “Shame, fear, numbing sadness; guilt, anger; the endless why…” Ad Astra’s production of ‘2.20 AM’ was an intimate portrayal of four…

‘Yours Sincerely Banana Brains’ was bananas. During trying times, artists often place their personal memories on stage, giving life to something that would otherwise only…

‘Visitors’ was nightmarish. In the wake of the pandemic, Darkfield Australia has turned digital to craft unique audio experiences which transforms listeners’ homes into a…

‘Vincent River’ was uncensored. The director’s notes for ‘Vincent River’ say that the play is “very, very real”, which not only is true but underestimates…

‘Come To Where I Am – Australia’ was comforting. What does it mean to call a place home? And how have our relationships with ‘home’…

‘Red’ was colourful. Two artists talking about the relationship between art and commerce for 90 minutes might not sound like captivating theatre but when that…