Category: Sarah de Jong

Photo by Katy Green Loughrey Sydney Independent Theatre Company (SITCO) present a World Premiere of FRIDAY by Daniele Giorgi at the Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo. Last Thursday, the 8th August was the World Premiere of “a sizzling new Australian Political Satire FRIDAY by Daniela Giorgi. Sex, secrets and scandals – a tale of democracy in the land of the long weekend” at the Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo. A new Australian play about Democracy set in a seat of government! Ms Giorgi suggests, coyly, in her notes, about the play, in the program, that “FRIDAY does not replay real events, actual…

Theatre of Image Artistic Director Kim Carpenter, is responsible for both the Direction and the Design of this adaptation of the Oscar Wilde Fairy story. The Design is meticulously thought through and beautifully executed. There are images here that should stay delightfully in the memory for some time to come: The Little Swallows wooing of the Reed is but one of many. The Puppet Makers (Tina Matthews and Garth Frost), Mask Maker (Paul Fraser), Costume Maker (Lucia Franze) along with the clever Set construction and painting (Pier Productions) are masterful in their ability to lead the imagination to a place…