POST SHOW DRINKS

IT'S NOT A REVIEW – Meet Sybil and Lea in the virtual bar for a post show chat about Sydney Theatre

‘Carrie: The Musical’ – Squabbalogic

Sybil: So we’re at the Seymour Centre having Post Show Drinks after Carrie: The Musical by Squabbalogicalic… and I just have to repeat a comment I heard in the foyer whilst … Continue reading

February 14, 2014 · 1 Comment

‘Waiting For Godot’ – STC

Sybil: So here we are in the car doing our Post Show Drinks without drinks… but it is post show – just post show car ride… Lea: It needs its … Continue reading

December 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

‘Rooted’ – Don’t Look Away

Lea: Okay, so, another post show chat in the car, because the NIDA foyer was not really conducive tonight, without a big crowd in there, it doesn’t actually have a … Continue reading

November 9, 2013 · Leave a comment

‘Brief Encounters’ – Kneehigh Theatre

NOTE: We meet up with a friend in the cast after the show, hence, no transcription. In lieu, here’s a quick summary of our thoughts on the show. Lea: What … Continue reading

November 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

‘Empire’ – Tamarama Rock Surfers

Lea: What was that ending? Sybil: Schlock horror. Lea: Jesus fucking Christ. Sybil: It was lazy. Lea: I didn’t know what to do at the end. What shall I do at the … Continue reading

September 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘Robots vs Art’ – Tamarama Rock Surfers

Sybil: So, Robots vs Art is billed as the ‘Smash hit of the Melbourne Comedy Festival’. Lea: Is it really? Sybil: It really is. It also says that it’s virtually flawless and that it … Continue reading

June 21, 2013 · 2 Comments

‘Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life’ – Popjam Productions

NOTE: We broke with recent tradition and did a Post Show Summary as we attended on opening night, with a group, and kicked on with the cast. Therefore we couldn’t record … Continue reading

May 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

‘Henry 4’ – Bell Shakespeare

NOTE: FIRST TRANSCRIPTION! Woot! The show was about 3 hours and 20 minutes, including interval, so we thought it would be wise to have an ‘Interval Chat’ and then a ‘Post … Continue reading

May 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

‘Fury’ – Sydney Theatre Company

Lea: Something just didn’t click with this show. Yes it was a preview, and maybe it needs some time to mature, but it’s STC people! It felt like the performances just hadn’t landed yet … Continue reading

April 18, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ – presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Sybil: When we were deciding on our tickets for the STC season, I was very keen to add this show to the mix, having heard great things about it from the … Continue reading

April 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ – Sydney Theatre Company

Lea: Ahhhhhh! I really don’t mind a historically drawn drama, but the characters in this production of Mrs Warren’s Profession seem to exist singularly, rather than weave into an entangled and complex … Continue reading

April 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

‘Cut Snake’ – presented by Arthur and Tamarama Rock Surfers

Sybil: Theatre is at its best when it entertains in a way that can’t be done in other art forms. This was theatre at its best. Raw, physical, funny, touching, authentic, … Continue reading

March 23, 2013 · 2 Comments

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ – Belvoir

Lea: The opening imagery of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – a revolving stage, turning through multi-colour streamers, as characters emerged and disappeared was… well… hypnotic  Who wouldn’t just lap that up? … Continue reading

March 13, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘Private Lives’ – Belvoir

Sybil: Coming off the back of an operation, I found myself on some fairly serious painkillers sitting in the front row with a corker of a black eye… and although laughing … Continue reading

November 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

‘This is Baby Doll’ – Factotum Theatre

Lea: So, this was my first time to Tap Gallery, despite having heard of it for years. What a great intimate space with a unique gallery foyer – I want to … Continue reading

October 13, 2012 · Leave a comment

‘Legally Blonde’

Sybil: We went to see a preview of this show. I didn’t know the show beforehand – except for the ‘Oh My God, Oh My God You Guys’ song, which is … Continue reading

September 28, 2012 · Leave a comment

‘Room’ – Blender Productions

Lea: I know the director and one of the actors in this show. I could see what it was trying to do, but it just didn’t get there. Sybil: Oh dear. I … Continue reading

September 19, 2012 · Leave a comment

‘I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard’ – Tamarama Rock Surfers

Sybil: I have a new theatre crush… the writer, Toby Schmitz, is amazing (more on that in later reviews). This is a modern theatre of manners. Think up-to-date Noel Coward – … Continue reading

September 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

‘sex.violence.blood.gore’ – MKA: Theatre of New Writing

Lea: Entranced! What seemed like snippets from disparate stories all came together in a compelling and high-powered emotional production. Excellent, committed performances. They appeared broadly painted, but quickly revealed depths that … Continue reading

September 4, 2012 · 1 Comment