Independent Reviews

‘Control’ was confronting. Reality TV is all kinds of messed up – from the ‘Love Island’ lifestyles to the ‘Big Brother’ games,…

‘King Lear Monster Show!’ was apocalyptic. Shakespeare’s classic ‘King Lear’ receives a radical revival by Michael Beh in The Curators’ Theatre’s latest…

‘Detox’ was nurturing. We have all heard the phrase, ‘you are what you eat’, but what happens when we don’t give our…

‘Once Upon A Time In Sacramento ’ was alluring. Abadon Productions stepped into the mysterious, glamorous world of golden-age era show-business with…

‘Slippery’ was unexpected. An unassuming industrial warehouse, VENTSpace is a pop-up bar, cool vibes and an audience of obscure and mismatched chairs.…

‘Planets, Pianos and Projections’ was intergalactic. What better way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon than tucked away in the Sir Thomas…

‘Tainted’ was efflorescent. Entering the Paint Factory in Yeronga feels like entering somewhere you shouldn’t be allowed, and ‘Tainted’ tells the stories…

‘Stand Up vs Improviser’ was intractable. It’s a debate that has been raging for longer than I have been alive, and one…

‘Putting on the Mask’ was viscerous. Claire Fitzpatrick’s new performance-art piece, ‘Putting on the Mask’, staged as a part of Anywhere Festival,…

‘Almost, Maine’ was heartwarming. Love shared, love lost, love rekindled, changed love, friendship love and messy love all played an intrinsic role…