by Oliver Ross | Oct 14, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Melbourne University Shakespeare Company promised a Twelfth Night like none you’d experienced before, and its delivery is terrifying. Oscar Shaw’s immersive production twists the familiar comedy into a high-stakes thriller of madness and deceit that engulfs the...
by Oliver Ross | Oct 12, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Monash Shakespeare Company takes the trend of bringing 400 year old plays to a contemporary era in the most literal way possible, with hysterical performances across the board in their rendition of the dueling plotters that is Twelfth Night. Rather than being...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 30, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Following their production of Coriolanus, Burning House continues to delve into a world of constant warfare and bloodshed with one of history’s oldest tragedies, Ajax. Set near the end of the Trojan War, the play follows Ajax’s hopeless rage when recognition...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 29, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Hysterical, ingenious and riveting, Soothplayer’s Completely Improvised Shakespeare lives up to its money-back guarantee of being hilarious, with its widely popular shows taking the audience on a ride that is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Creating an entire...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 21, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
With an extremely strong all-female ensemble of six actors, Essential Theatre’s Julius Caesar manages to be both subjective and direct, presenting a dramatic night of loyalty, uncertainty, betrayal and ambition. Following on from Heartstring’s Coriolanus...
by Oliver Ross | Aug 24, 2016 | Reviews, Screenings
With an all-star cast from both television and the Shakespearean stage, Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford’s Romeo and Juliet is an evocative exploration of the violent undercurrents masked beneath daily life bursting free. With a director and three lead actors coming...
