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Writer: Joe Orton Director: Richard Cottrell Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: The late British playwright Joe Orton had a particularly cynical outlook on life. Orton’s approach was to turn his cynicism into clever, outrageous and often hilarious black farce. With his 1966 play LOOT Orton creates a world peopled with characters doing everything they can to [...]

Writer: Noel Coward Director: Henry Jennings Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: It is exciting to see contemporary theatre, to be provoked, challenged and even sometimes to be mystified, but it’s also great sometimes to see old favourites. Yes, you know how it goes and you know many of the lines. It’s like when you watch the reruns [...]

Writer: Jane Thornton Director: Andrew Mead Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: British playwright Jane Thornton’s (‘Shakers’) play ‘I Want That Hair’ sees two women, hair salon work colleagues, owner Bex and associate Heidi, share stories, in between the occasional client, about their lives, their hopes, insecurities and disappointments. Bex, in particular, is in a reflective mood, [...]

Book: Michael Weller Lyrics: Michael Korie & Amy Powers Music: Lucy Simon Director: Des McAnuff Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: There has been huge expectancy about the Sydney world premiere of ‘Doctor Zhivago A New Musical’. As historical, romantic dramas go, ‘Doctor Zhivago’ is major league, it’s like Russia’s equivalent to Margaret Mitchell’s masterpiece ‘Gone with [...]

Writer: Neil Simon Director: Mark Kilmurry Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: One of his earlier plays, ‘Last Of The Red Hot Lovers’ is trademark Neil Simon, featuring a winning recipe of quick witted and sharply observed comedy. The premise sets things up nicely. The main character is Barry Cashman, a clumsy Woody Allen type of character. [...]

Writer: Maxine Mellor Director: Iain Sinclair Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: In Australian playwright Maxine Mellor’s new play ‘Anna Robi and The House Of Dogs’, Anna Robi is a ditzy young woman who lives with her frail, ill , demanding mother in their squalid suburban home. The house looks like a bomb has hit. Sheets of [...]

Writer: Sam Shepard Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: In Sam Shepard’s searing 1980 play about sibling rivalry ‘True West’, early thirties screenwriter Austin has taken time away from his wife and kids and the family home in northern California, and is house-minding his mother’s home in southern California, only 40 miles east [...]

Writer: John Donnelly Director: Danielle O’Keefe Reviewer: David Kary The Public Reviews Rating: The Devil May Care production of British playwright John Donnelly’s play ‘Songs of Grace and Redemption’ was a whirlwind ninety minutes of theatre. Donnelly’s songs take us into the complicated worlds of five young under thirty year old singles, Sarah, Steve, Nicola, John and Peter [...]