Category: Sophie Kelly

In Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, Romeo, a son of the Montague’s has been wandering in the woods alone, “[w]ith tears, augmenting the fresh morning’s dew/ Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs.” All, he thinks, for his love of Rosaline. Later, that evening he breaks into a party held at her cousin’s Juliet’s home to be close to his Rosaline – both women, daughters of the enemy family of Verona, the Capulets. On seeing Juliet, Romeo, instantly, falls in love with her and the prescient admonition – chiding – that Romeo’s priestly mentor, Friar Laurence has given him…

Photo by Mark Micaleff Photography Skylight Productions present THE PLOT, written and Produced by Evdoika Katahanas, at the Mantouridion Theatre, Building 36, 142 Addison Rd Marrickville. 13 Feb – 1Mar. During the month of March I was ‘afflicted’ with a summer flu, and although I saw some work in the theatre, was not able to diarise. I shall attempt to catch-up. THE PLOT, is a new Australian play by Evdokia Katahanas, and has its origins in the appreciation of the life of the aged and the observation that ‘the measure of a civilised society is how we treat our most vulnerable…

  An Antipodea, Stories Like These and Griffin Independent present an Australian Premiere of TATTOO by Dea Loher at the Stables SBW Theatre. So the booklet goes: “For 30 years Griffin Theatre Company has been at the forefront of New Australian Writing. In 2009 we’re putting Griffin’s Mainstage Season of New Australian work in a global context with the launch of Griffin Independent, a season of new, cutting edge international companies. Berlin – Costa Mesa – Dublin – New York – London. You would have travelled 53,725 kilometers to catch the original productions….. (Blah, blah, blah)… Griffin Independent brings some…