First Folio turns 400: The book that gave us Shakespeare
Without the First Folio, we wouldn't have Shakespeare as we know him, Freud's Oedipus complex and Marx's Theory of Capitalism.
April 21, 2023
As You Like It: Once more with feeling
Written when Shakespeare was on a roll, As You Like It is the play that keeps on giving. And director Damien Ryan should know.
April 19, 2023
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sport for Jove)
Jack shall have Jack and nought shall go ill in this fizzy, funny staging of Shakespeare’s oft-performed comedy.
December 18, 2022
Review: Venus & Adonis (Sport for Jove)
Billed as a film about a play about a poem, Sport for Jove's Venus & Adonis is a luscious, visual feast and a remarkable achievement.
January 25, 2022
Review: As You Like It (Sport for Jove)
Sport for Jove introduced itself to metropolitan Sydney audiences with As You Like It back in 2009, and this production retains the infectious charm of the first.
December 20, 2021
Limelight’s Top Shows of 2019: Theatre
With the year drawing to a close, we look back over the theatre that wowed our critics in 2019.
December 18, 2019
Review: The Iliad Out Loud (Sport for Jove, Sydney Festival)
A sovereign adaptation by William Zappa that shows us just how much war impoverishes the human spirit.
January 29, 2019
Review: Shakespeare’s Rose Riot (Sport for Jove)
Sport for Jove celebrates its tenth anniversary with 100 years of Shakespeare’s history plays in a sweeping, epic production.
January 21, 2019
Sport for Jove Theatre Company announces its 2018 season
Dark comedies, new Australian plays and Moby Dick onstage make up an exciting new season. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 13, 2017
No End of Blame: Sporting with the political cartoon
Howard Barker’s trenchant yet playful 1981 political drama follows a dissident artist across six decades. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 6, 2017
Review: Cyrano de Bergerac (Sport for Jove)
A magical, transporting night of theatre with Damien Ryan firing on all fronts.
June 18, 2017
Review: Fallen (She Said Theatre and Sport for Jove)
A new Australian play inspired by Charles Dickens’ little-known home for “fallen” women.
April 15, 2017
2016 Sydney Theatre Awards announced
Little Shop of Horrors, Antigone, The Drover’s Wife and Faith Healer win 22 of the 35 awards presented. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 23, 2017