Reviews

Review by Peter Burdon Peter Barlow’s irresistible take on Dicken’s A Christmas Tale is brought to life in this witty and enjoyable play by the Adelaide Repertory Theatre. Just a few weeks after [...]

Review by Steve Davis The Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol is a festive romp that breathes new life into the Dickens classic. There is magic in the way this cast [...]

Review by Martin Barbary Christmas has arrived in Adelaide! Last week, the Christmas Pageant brought Santa to Adelaide, and this week The Rep brought A Christmas Carol to the Arts Theatre, and [...]

There’s nothing like ending the year with a standing ovation. It’s like a Christmas gift, if you’re a theatre company. And, for the Adelaide Rep, it was well deserved as a response to its [...]

Review by Ben Stefanoff A Christmas Carol is a story that has become a part of Christmas time for many of us. Whether it’s the original novel by Charles Dickens or one of the many film [...]

Review by Shelley Hampton What the Dickens is going on at the Arts Theatre you ask? Dozens of people exiting happy and joyful, full of Christmas cheer? It’s the Adelaide Repertory Theatre [...]

Review by Helen Karakulak Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s “Look Back in Anger” is an abrasive portrayal of relationships, misogyny and classism. With its themes transcending generations, “Look [...]

Reviewed by Richard Lane   British playwright John Osborne’s Look Back In Anger is very much a realistic play which surfaced in a world of escapist theatre, musicals perhaps, [...]

Review by Barry Hill   “That voice that cries out doesn’t have to be a weakling’s does it?” Jimmy’s anguished appeal to his wife Alison in John Osborne’s famous play Look [...]

Reviewed by Samela Harris Almost from Adam Tuominen’s first breath as Jimmy, the tension comes alive from the stage and one’s attention is riveted. John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger is [...]