Rivka Hartman’s play Let’s Talk About You…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
November 21, 2016 by Deb Meyer
Let’s Talk About You is the newest offering by playwright Rivka Hartman (My Mother & Other Catastrophes) – a Melbourne born, Yiddish speaking thespian who’s Jewish identity informs much of her writing. Read more
All My Sons…a theatre reviews by Deb Meyer
July 10, 2016 by Deb Meyer
Capitalism, corruption and cover ups are familiar stomping ground in American theatre. In All My Sons, Arthur Miller’s riveting, award-winning play of 1947, these themes and more are explored in epic proportions. Read more
The Literati by Justin Fleming after Moliere’s Les Femmes Savantes…a review by Deb Meyer
June 6, 2016 by Deb Meyer
On opening night of The Literati, at Sydney’s SWB Stables Theatre, love was certainly in the air. Read more
My Name is Asher Lev…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
Over the years, non-Jewish book reviewer Doug Cannon and his Dad would occasionally have a conversation about Chaim Potok’s classic novel. Read more
STC’s play Disgraced lays bare a modern Muslim’s crisis of identity …a theatre review by Deb Meyer
May 10, 2016 by Deb Meyer
Arab-American playwright Ayad Akhtar is the most produced playwright in America at the moment and for good reason. Read more
Hay Fever: a theatre review by Deb Meyer
April 20, 2016 by Deb Meyer
There’s something terribly refreshing about a well written comedy, especially when it’s revived by a wonderful cast and given playful direction and a creative design team…writes Deb Meyer. Read more
Deb Meyer reviews the STC production of “Orlando”
November 20, 2015 by Deb Meyer
Virginia Woolf’s epic, mythological tale of gender transformation through the ages is given a playful treatment by Chicago born playwright Sarah Ruhl, in this Australian premier. Read more
STC’s The Wharf Revue – Celebrating 15 years…reviewed by Deb Meyer
October 28, 2015 by Deb Meyer
A usual highlight in the Sydney Theatre Company calendar, The Wharf Revue, is back again, this time in celebration of 15 years and 21 shows, poking as much fun as always at the follies of our political icons. Read more
ABSINTHE by Spiegelworld – reviewed by Deb Meyer
September 20, 2015 by Deb Meyer
Few circus companies do subversive and sexy as well as the Spiegelworld team. Read more
Festival of Dreams
September 11, 2015 by Deb Meyer
Thousands of people are expected to attend the Festival of Dreams this weekend in Sydney, with all proceeds going to Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Sydney Theatre Company’s Death And The Maiden – a review by Deb Meyer
September 8, 2015 by Deb Meyer
How does a country and an individual move forward after experiencing the brutality of dictatorship? Is it best totally buried or totally revealed? Read more
The Present After Anton Chekhov’s Platonov by Andrew Upton…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
August 24, 2015 by Deb Meyer
What do British punk rock music, Russian vodka (copious amounts of it), an acclaimed Irish director and a stellar Australian cast have in common? They all feature in Andrew Upton’s explosive adaptation of Chekhov’s Platonov at the Sydney Theatre Company. Read more
Coming To See Aunt Sophie…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
August 3, 2015 by Deb Meyer
“Where was G-d during the Holocaust?” asks the filmmaker to legendary Polish Catholic hero Jan Karski, in Arthur Feinsod’s new play Coming To See Aunt Sophie. Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
June 30, 2015 by Deb Meyer
“Why is The Diary of Anne Frank one of the most well-known books of all time?” asks my 14-year-old daughter, after we saw the play adaptation at Sydney’s New Theatre. Read more
Sydney Theatre Company’s Suddenly Last Summer – a theatre review by Deb Meyer
March 1, 2015 by Deb Meyer
In Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams poses the search for truth in a world half real and half surreal. Read more
The Credeaux Canvas – a theatre review from Deb Meyer
February 5, 2015 by Deb Meyer
Sitting in the front row of an intimate theatre when there are warnings of nudity in the production (I was allocated the tickets), can make for an interesting night out. Read more
Tabac Rouge – Sydney Festival Opening Night…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
January 9, 2015 by Deb Meyer
I can’t profess to understanding everything I saw and experienced in this latest production from James Thierree’s Compagnie du Hanneton, but with Tabac Rouge (Red Tobacco) I was blown away nonetheless! Read more
David Williamson’s “Rupert” – reviewed by Deb Meyer
December 1, 2014 by Deb Meyer
Sitting down to write this review, a strange sweet craving came over me. Read more
TOTEM – Cirque du Soleil’s latest offering…writes Deb Meyer
October 31, 2014 by Deb Meyer
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Cirque du Soleil’s latest production is as mesmerising, visually striking and slick as their devoted audiences have come to expect. Read more
Joanna Weinberg’s Bloody Good New Show…writes Deb Meyer
September 17, 2014 by Deb Meyer
If you enjoy a glass of red wine at the theatre, you would be better to indulge before seeing Baroness Bianka’s Bloodsongs rather than after!
Theatre news
July 6, 2014 by Deb Meyer
Sydney will soon be treated to the award-winning adaptation of Chaim Potok’s well-loved film The Chosen for the stage…writes Deb Meyer. Read more
Strictly Ballroom The Musical – a review by Deb Meyer
May 7, 2014 by Deb Meyer
You know as soon as you walk into the Lyric theatre and the doorman personally greets you in full, bright red costume, with a broad grinned ‘Welcome to Strictly Ballroom’, you’re in for a night of razzle dazzle. Leave reality at the door and enter the surreal, glittering world of Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. Read more
Paula Abdul, Nefesh Shul and the Building of a Dream…writes Deb Meyer
April 9, 2014 by Deb Meyer
I’m writing this on a plane to Israel, reflecting on the recent interview I had with Ritchie and Nechama Dina Moss – the Rabbi and Rebbetzin of Nefesh shul in Bondi, from the quiet recess of their home, normally a buzzing hub filled with 7 children aged 10 and under, with another due any day. An apt metaphor, as life for this busy couple is soaring to great heights. Read more
Sydney Theatre Company’s Noises Off – A theatre review by Deb Meyer
February 26, 2014 by Deb Meyer
If the success of farce depends on the audience’s ability to relate to the characters’ predicaments (according to legendary theatre director Richard Cottrell), it’s no wonder Noises Off has been a favourite play amongst actors for many years. Read more
The Dead Ones….a theatre review by Deb Meyer
February 20, 2014 by Deb Meyer
If you can make it past the confronting title of this deeply personal production by Margie Fischer, you’ll find a rewarding and profoundly affecting piece of theatre. Read more
Empire – a theatrical review from Deb Meyer
January 14, 2014 by Deb Meyer
“I’m not amused!” growled the octogenarian in the third row, upon having his hair fondled by a gorgeous Showgirl, wearing little more than a few feathers over her slight, sculpted frame. Read more
Empire by Spiegelworld
December 20, 2013 by Deb Meyer
’10 out of 10’ (Sun Herald), ‘the best show I’ve seen in years’ (Sydney Morning Herald), ‘the best sex of my life and I wasn’t even involved’ (Brisbane Times). It’s not every day that a show comes to town that arouses that kind of excitement!…writes Deb Meyer. Read more
Apples and Pears – a drama review by Deb Meyer
November 22, 2013 by Deb Meyer
Where in Sydney do you find an intimate theatre inside a NY style, graffiti filled warehouse, with a labyrinth of narrow staircases, bustling with energy and the occasional pot of overgrown tomatoes? Read more
Atomic – The Musical: A review by Deb Meyer
Physicists make for fascinating protagonists in the current Sydney theatre scene. Read more
