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Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Hero Leaves One Tooth (Ratcatch/KXT)

Playwright Erica J. Brennan puts a provocative and bloody spin on a folk tale trope.

July 21, 2023
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: City of Angels (Joshua Robson Productions)

This ingenious, double-plotted musical, with a stunning jazz score and hilarious book, is brought to vivid life at the Hayes.

June 28, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Lucky Country (Hayes Theatre Co)

This new Aussie musical, or song cycle, is sweet and charming, though the linking narrative isn't clear.

June 9, 2023
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Metropolis (Little Eggs Collective/Hayes Theatre Co)

Thea von Harbou’s vertiginous depiction of a world run by corporations re-engineered into a satisfying – if not entirely moving – chamber musical.

May 9, 2023
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
features

Metropolis: From sci-fi masterpiece to chamber musical

Musical Director Zara Stanton on her role in turning a silent movie landmark into the Hayes Theatre's latest show.

April 25, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Collapsible (Red Line Productions)

This moving, tech-savvy rendition of Irish writer Margaret Perry's Collapsible is rich with imagery and humour.

March 14, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Gundog (Secret House, KXT)

UK playwright Simon Longman's wintry drama Gundog is a gripping, poetic and timeless portrait of rural life and death.

March 9, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Hayes Theatre Co)

Two terrific central performances in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes lift a production that mostly struggles to find its rhythm.

February 22, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Urinetown (Heart Strings Theatre Co, Hayes Theatre Co)

As a satire, it holds us at arm's length, but Urinetown is also an affectionate parody of the Broadway musical, and therein lies much of the fun.

January 15, 2023
Theatre
news

2022 Sydney Theatre Awards nominees announced

The stand-out performances and best shows in Sydney are up for acknowledgement at the 18th annual Sydney Theatre Awards.

January 1, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Michelle Guthrie Presents & Hayes Theatre Co)

Prohibition-era shenanigans, set to Gershwin songs, get an outrageously entertaining treatment from a crack cast.

November 24, 2022
Theatre
features

Gershwin, a playboy and bootleggers take to the Hayes stage

Ashleigh Rubenach and Rob Mallett tell us about Nice Work If You Can Get It, the all-singing, all-dancing "screwball" musical, with a glorious Gershwin score, now playing at the Hayes.

November 22, 2022
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Godspell (Hayes Theatre Co)

This refreshing take on the 1971 musical retains the show's exuberant, improvisational feel but gives it a more contemporary vibe.

October 21, 2022

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