Reviews

Review by Mark Wickett From a magic wood of Athens to a different magic wood of Holly, Shakespeare’s Oberon and Puck have somehow ended up in 1934, on the set of Max Reinhardt’s plagued film [...]

Reviewed by John Doherty Dementia. The word is variously spoken in suppressed tones, with an edge of fear, with grave sympathy, or as nasty disparagement. None of us want it. Many of us have [...]

Reviewed by Jude Hines The Other Place by Sarr White, currently being performed by The Rep is deeply personal for its director, David Sinclair. Supported by Dementia Australia, this season is [...]

Reviewed by Ben Stefanoff   To open their 2025 season, The Adelaide Repertory Theatre (aka The Rep) have selected a very challenging piece of theatre. The Other Place is a [...]

 Reviewed by Genevieve Hudson   Sponsored by Dementia Australia, the Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s production of ‘The Other Place’ by Sharr White portrays an emotional journey of the [...]

Reviewed by John Ovenden The Rep’s “The Other Place” is a very complex, absorbing drama, well worth seeing and talking about afterwards. In particular, there are two extraordinarily good [...]

Reviewed by Barry Lenny The Adelaide Repertory Theatre Society is presenting Sharr White’s The Other Place, under the direction of David Sinclair. White’s play, his first work for [...]

Reviewed by Emma Bennett The Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s Mother and Son delivers a perfect blend of humor and heart, offering a touching yet funny exploration of the challenges that dementia [...]

Reviewed by Samela Harris Most Australians remember the Ruth Cracknell/Gary McDonald television series of Mother and Son, penned by Geoffrey Atherden AM. They loved or hated it.   [...]

Reviewed by Shelley Hampton Mother and Son is an iconic Australian television series from the 1980s which I, and I’m sure thousands of other Australians cherished. We revelled in the [...]