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Review- August: Osage County: Perfectly performed by a faultless cast

Nov 20, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Tracy Letts

By Paul KielyAugust: Osage CountyBy Tracy LettsDirected by Eamon FlackA Belvoir Street and Black Swan Theatre Company ProductionBelvoir Street TheatreSurry HillsSeason: 9 November – 15 December 2024Duration: 180 minutes approx (plus 2 x 15-minute intervals)“This is the way the world ends; this is the way the world ends.”The final line in August: Osage County, taken from a poem by T S Eliot, is an apt conclusion to this damning portrayal of American culture and history.
Sydney review- Shakespeare In Love: impressive

Nov 14, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely

By Paul KielyShakespeare In LoveBased on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Directed by Madeleine WithingtonA New Theatre ProductionKing Street, NewtownSeason: 12 November – 14 December 2024Duration: 2 Hours 30 min (with interval)Fans of the ‘bard of Avon’ will be delighted by the New Theatre’s latest offering, Shakespeare In Love.
Sydney review- The Queens Nanny: comedic, dramatic and tragic elements

Sep 18, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Melanie Tait

Sydney review- The Queens Nanny: comedic, dramatic and tragic elementsBy Paul KielyThe Queens NannyBy Melanie TaitDirected by Priscilla JackmanAn Ensemble Theatre ProductionEnsemble TheatreMcDougall Street, KirribilliSeason: 6 September – 12 October 2024 Duration: 90 minutes approx (No interval)There has been many a prairie oyster consumed at Buckingham Palace over the years. Perhaps done none better than by the popular matriarch of the Windsor’s, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Sydney review- La Boheme: There is much to love about Opera Australia’s latest offering

Aug 26, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Giacomo Puccini

By Paul Kiely La BohemeBy Giacomo PucciniDirected by Dean BryantConductor Simon BruckardAn Opera Australia ProductionRiverside Theatres, ParramattaChurch Street, ParramattaSeason: 12 July – 3 September 2024 - Various Locations Bookings: https://riversideparramatta.com.au Duration: 160 minutes (includes interval)This captivating production of Puccini’s popular classic leaves an enduring memory for the rusted-on opera fanatic and the novice first-time visitor alike.
Sydney review - Uncle Vanya: an extraordinary play

Aug 4, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Anton Chekhov

By Paul KielyUncle VanyaBy Anton ChekhovAdapted by Joanna Murray-SmithDirected by Mark KilmurryAn Ensemble Theatre ProductionEnsemble Theatre78 McDougall Street, KirribilliSeason: 26 July – 31 August 2024. Duration: 120 minutes plus intervalWatching characters on stage whose lives are steeped in suffering, sadness, loneliness, and despair can be one of life’s great therapies.
Sydney review- Sunset Strip: enthralling from start to finish

Jul 14, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Suzie Miller

By Paul KielySunset StripBy Suzie MillerDirected by Annete van RodenA New Theatre ProductionNew Theatre542 King Street, Newtown Duration: 105 minutes (with interval)Family secrets, past love, memory loss and addiction are just some of the issues explored in ‘Sunset Strip,’ an Australian play by Suzie Miller, now on at the New Theatre. On the upside, this drama/comedy provides hope, inspiration and renewal.
Master Class (Ensemble) - theatre review

Jun 30, 2024 | theblurb.com.au | Paul Kiely

A journey through art, music, love and the finer things in life is now on at the Ensemble Theatre. Master Class is an illuminating look at the interesting life and career of Maria Callas, arguably the greatest soprano of the twentieth century. The scene is the Julliard School of the Arts in the 1970’s.
Sydney review- Master Class: an amazing caricature of Maria Callas

Jun 24, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Terrence McNally

By Paul KielyMaster ClassBy Terrence McNallyDirected by Liesel BadorrekMusical Director Maria AlfonsineAn Ensemble Theatre Production78 McDougall StreetKirribilliSeason: 14 June – 20 July 2022Duration: 140 minutes (with interval)A journey through art, music, love and the finer things in life is now on at the Ensemble Theatre. ‘Master Class’ is an illuminating look at the interesting life and career of Maria Callas, arguably the greatest Soprano of the twentieth century.
INK (New Theatre) - theatre review

Jun 22, 2024 | theblurb.com.au | Paul Kiely

Something revealed in the opening scene of INK was Rupert Murdoch’s quandary about whether to dine on lobster or a very rare scotch fillet. With a taste for things rare and bloody, it seems an appropriate metaphor for how Rupert does business.
Sydney Review- Ink: an engrossing drama

Jun 15, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Paul Kiely |Eric Scott |James Graham

By Paul KielyInkBy James GrahamDirected by Louise FletcherA New Theatre ProductionNew TheatreKing Street, NewtownSeason: 29 May – 29 June 2024 Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes (with interval)Something revealed in the opening scene of INK was Rupert Murdoch’s quandary about whether to dine on lobster or a very rare scotch fillet. With a taste for things rare and bloody, it seems an appropriate metaphor for how Rupert does business.