Exclusive Interview: Seann Miley Moore stars in Miss Saigon at Sydney Opera House “there’s big Asian energy on the stage right now”

One of Australia’s most prominent nonbinary performers, Seann Miley Moore continues to make their fabulous mark on television—they've appeared on both The X-Factor in the UK and Australia's The Voice—and on stage—most recently earning rave reviews as Angel in Rent at the Sydney Opera House. A headliner at Sydney WorldPride earlier this year, their most... Continue Reading →

August 8, 2023 1

Theatre Review: Into The Woods (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) ★★★1/2

You get the impression that the cast of Belvoir’s new production of Into The Woods said "fuck it!" and went for some big swings in the rehearsal room, and if pays off… mostly. Your mileage may vary, but you can’t accuse this ensemble of complacency. The whole evening is full of that sense of community... Continue Reading →

March 23, 2023 1

Theatre Review: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Seymour Centre, Sydney) ★★★★

It’s hard enough to get a good man to fall in love with you, but worse to discover that the “other woman” vying for his attention… is you! A new, updated version of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane’s 1960s musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever has premiered in Sydney and it... Continue Reading →

March 23, 2023 0

Cabaret Review: Philip Quast – The Road I Took (Ensemble Theatre, Sydney) ★★★★

Philip Quast is musical theatre royalty. A frequent Sondheim collaborator and Olivier Award-winner, who has commanded the stages of Lincoln Center, the Royal Albert Hall, and the UK's National Theatre. Now he’s packing the relatively petite space of Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre for an autobiographical cabaret titled, The Road I Took. Quast is a towering figure,... Continue Reading →

March 20, 2023 0

Theatre Review: Collapsible (Old Fitz Theatre, Sydney) ★★★★

Esther (Janet Anderson) is lacking definition. She is asking the people in her life to describe her in a single word or phrase. The word she uses for herself is “collapsible”, like one of those chairs. Stable one moment and folded over the next. She has broken up with her girlfriend and lost her job,... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2023 0

HIV+ activist & theatre maker Jeremy Goldstein reflects on his Sydney WorldPride Arts experience

Renowned HIV+ theatre maker and queer arts producer Jeremy Goldstein surveys Sydney WorldPride Arts for The Queer Review, and finds a radically inclusive multi-artform festival of gender, identity, and sexuality. Beyond the Mardi Gras and the usual circuit parties, WorldPride Arts reinvents the harbour city as one of the world’s greatest LGBTQIA+ cultural destinations. I... Continue Reading →

March 7, 2023 0

Theatre Review: The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★

Edward Albee’s pedigree as the chronicler of domestic dysfunction is well earned and the Sydney Theatre Company’s new production of The Goat or, Who is Sylvia revels in the nasty details. Dark comedies don’t get much darker than this, and when we say "the goat", we don't mean "the greatest of all time". Martin and... Continue Reading →

March 6, 2023 0

Theatre Review: Comfort, Spin, Travel (Meraki Arts Bar, Sydney) ★★★★

Comfort, Spin, Travel is a story of trans frustration. Our narrator is spending a late night in a branch of Officeworks—a big box office supply chain—thinking about his past and his family, and trying to come to some kind of peace with the world around him. Is he a good person? Written by Lu Bradshaw... Continue Reading →

March 2, 2023 0

Dance Review: King (Seymour Centre, Sydney) ★★★★★

There is magic here. Choreographer Shaun Parker’s collaboration with composer and vocalist Ivo Dimchev has produced something truly luscious to behold in King, newly relaunched work at Sydney’s Seymour Centre. The group dynamics of men, sexuality and masculinity are illustrated and deconstructed in Parker’s kinetic and humorous piece. With a company made up of a... Continue Reading →

March 2, 2023 0

Theatre Review: Sex Magick (Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney) ★★★★

Sex Magick lives up to its title with a lot of flavours of sex and seemingly endless amounts of magic (both the practical, theatrical kind and the more ephemeral). Funny, frisky, and confronting, Sex Magick leaves you spent but very satisfied. Ard Panicker (Raj Labade) is a former elite physiotherapist that’s been reduced to seeking... Continue Reading →

February 24, 2023 0