Review: The Hands of Pianists (Stephen Downes)
The curious case of a trio of pianists cut off in their prime.
March 11, 2021
Diana Simmonds
Diana Simmonds is an author, editor and theatre critic. She is also a regular book reviewer for Limelight. Her arts website Stage Noise is Sydney’s longest established. She has written for Fairfax, News Ltd and Kerry Packer, and at 15 was The Mombasa Times’ yachting correspondent.
Articles by Diana Simmonds
Review: Hanky Panky – The Theatrical Escapades of Ernest C Rolls (Frank van Straten)
Australia’s Max Bialystock gets a biography to match his rollicking life.
March 2, 2021
Review: Chalet Monet by Richard Bonynge
A visual feast for opera buffs and sticky beaks alike.
November 17, 2020
Review: Breaking the Waves (Opera Ventures & Scottish Opera at Adelaide Festival)
Missy Mazzoli's opera, based on Lars von Trier's film, builds to a devastating finale.
March 14, 2020
Review: I Have a Song to Sing (Viola Tait, edited by Elizabeth Kumm)
Unique memories from Gilbert & Sullivan to JC Williamson Ltd.
December 1, 2019
Review: Two Feet (Adelaide Festival)
Meryl Tankard's remarkable solo work from 1988 has been remade in exquisite fashion with prima ballerina Natalia Osipova now starring.
March 4, 2019
Review: Suddenly Last Summer (Sydney Theatre Company)
Cameras never lie, revealing the dark heart of Tennessee Williams’ truth drama. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 15, 2015
Review: Switzerland (Sydney Theatre Company)
A potent and thrilling symbiosis between actress and playwright.
November 9, 2014
Review: Tartuffe (Bell Shakespeare Company)
Bell’s Moliere is so poetic that Diana Simmonds’ literary fancy took flight. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 31, 2014
Review: Macbeth (Sydney Theatre Company)
If only the Big Idea were bigger as Hugo Weaving takes on the Scottish play.
July 26, 2014