Although long and densely packed, Morgan Owen’s new play strikes a harmonious balance between weighty subject matter and comedy, writes Kim Balfour.
Tag Archives: The Blue Room Theatre
Reviews
Toast retains its crunch
9 May 2022
Despite last minute cast changes, Liz Newell’s Toast continues to shine in its second season, writes Claire Trolio.
Reviews
For those who like their chocolate dark
6 May 2022
Chocolate cake is much more than a delicious treat in Montserrat Heras’s discomforting new work, discovers Nina Levy.
What to SEE
What to SEE: Toast
3 May 2022
Liz Newell’s Toast charmed audiences when it premiered at The Blue Room Theatre in 2017. Now it’s taking to the State Theatre stage, thanks to a collaboration between The Blue Room and Black Swan State Theatre Company.
Reviews
In childbirth can anyone hear you scream?
26 April 2022
Courageous in its honesty, Earthside is a vital but exhausting journey through the motherly rite of passage, writes Varnya Bromilow.
What to SEE
What to SEE: Earthside
12 April 2022
Former showgirl Kaitlin Tinker is making her debut as a playwright, with a work that reimagines the story of Alien’s Ellen Ripley as an allegory for the modern woman’s experience of pregnancy, birth and beyond.
What to SEE
What to SEE: May gig guide
7 April 2022
Wondering what to SEE this May? Check out Seesaw Mag’s new gig guide for the hottest tips across theatre, music, dance, visual arts and more!
Reviews
Local play makes a splash
10 February 2022
The Complete Show of Water Skiing has a neat plot twist, a happy ending and a marvellous piece of casting. What more could you want, asks David Zampatti.
Reviews
Breathing life into ancient and contemporary wisdom
6 February 2022
Whimsical yet powerful, Mother of Compost, is a show with ecological advice that’s worth hearing and heeding, says Nina Levy.
Reviews
Probing the darkness of patriarchal violence
5 February 2022
In a show built around vocal performance, Daley Rangi produces a well-honed and stylish performance, writes Jonathan W. Marshall.
