Cathedral full. A good sign. They promised ‘balladic splendour’ and they delivered. The Idea of North’s Ballads by Candlelight was a treat for the ears and the soul. Despite the stifling hot weather, St Peter’s Cathedral is packed. A soft applause starts and four people walk down, past the front altar. They are The Idea of […]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took two of Shakespeare’s tragedies – Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet – and smashed them together? The three gentlemen from Sound & Fury have combined the tales of the star-crossed lovers and the procrastinating prince into a true ‘Fakespearean’ (their word, not mine) masterpiece. The action […]

“There goes the security deposit.” Lily looks at the bloodied, rolled up carpet on her apartment floor while Phil pants desperately, wielding a baseball bat. If you have a taste for black comedy and physical humour and don’t get squeamish at the sight of blood, then Fairly Lucid Productions’ ‘Raton Laveur’ is well worth a […]

With a notepad in hand and a spring in his step, Stephen K Amos took to the stage last night to deliver his new show The Spokesman. He did not disappoint. The internationally renowned comedian is fast becoming a regular on the Australian comedy circuit, largely owing to past exposure on popular panel shows such as Good […]

Maybe this show should come with a disclaimer: does not actually contain any Radiohead songs, references, or Thom Yorke-inspired dance moves (see Lotus Flower). It does, however, contain a few Michael Jackson moves, a smattering of popular music and a number of entertaining jokes and tales from UK observational comedian Dan Willis. Willis’ hour-long show […]