Review Archives - Star Observer /category/review Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:22:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Review Archives - Star Observer /category/review 32 32 Oscar: Australian Ballet Blazes Trails With The Story of Oscar Wilde /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728 /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:22:35 +0000 /?p=233728 Oscar Wilde was an astonishing and distinctive raconteur, a literary pathfinder, an icon of homosexuality and queer identity — and the new Australian Ballet production of ‘Oscar’ does his rakishly ...

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‘History Of House’: An Electric Chronicle Of Dance Music /artsentertainment/history-of-house-an-electrifying-trip-through-time/233042 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:27:27 +0000 /?p=233042 Strap in for one of the most exhilarating performances at the Sydney Fringe Festival, “History of House,” helmed by ARIA-nominated DJ Groove Terminator and the Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir.  This ...

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Lucille MacKellar Thrills In Hilariously Unhinged Sydney Fringe Show /artsentertainment/lucille-mackellar-has-boy-problems-review/232895 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:05:12 +0000 /?p=232895 It’s a little hard to briefly describe exactly what Lucille MacKellar Has Boy Problems is – part stand-up show and part Ted talk with accompanying slides, it starts off as ...

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‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ at The Old Fitz – giddy fun /artsentertainment/all-the-fraudulent-horse-girls-at-the-old-fitz-giddy-fun/232853 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:27:49 +0000 /?p=232853 Rita Bratovich’s review of ‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ by playwright Michael Louis Kennedy and director Jessica Arthur at The Old Fitz in Woolloomooloo. How to describe this one-hour, one-act, ...

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‘Sunset Boulevard’ Is Magnificent Musical Theatre /artsentertainment/sunset-boulevard-is-magnificent-musical-theatre/232819 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 23:54:53 +0000 /?p=232819 This post also appeared on City Hub. It’s no small feat to expertly produce a show that pays deep respect to both a classic Billy Wilder film and a revered ...

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‘A Gay Escapade’: A Fabulous Musical Revue /artsentertainment/a-gay-escapade-a-fabulous-musical-revue/232677 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:13:01 +0000 /?p=232677 Even if you’re not familiar with the names John Kander and Fred Ebb, you will definitely have heard their music. The duo are responsible for timeless jazz standards including “Cabaret”, ...

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‘The Will To Be’: A Compelling Solo Performance /artsentertainment/the-will-to-be-a-compelling-solo-performance/231902 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:05:35 +0000 /?p=231902 Mark Salvestro wrote, produced and performs alone in this beautifully crafted, visceral story of a university lecturer who discovers true love, social rejection, and a new quest all at once. ...

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‘Watershed: The Death of Doctor Duncan’ is extraordinary queer opera /artsentertainment/watershed-the-death-of-doctor-duncan-review/231649 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 02:45:48 +0000 /?p=231649 This post also appeared on CityHub.  By IRINA DUNN How to tell you about this extraordinary work that is a collaboration between Opera Australia and the Adelaide Festival, where it premiered in ...

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‘No Love Songs For Lady Basses’ Is Charming Trans Theatre /artsentertainment/no-love-songs-for-lady-basses-review/231621 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:20:02 +0000 /?p=231621 If you attend the premiere season this weekend of No Love Songs For Lady Basses, a new production from the Trans Theatre Collective, there’s little doubt you’ll walk away feeling ...

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‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Is A Haunting Trans Tale — REVIEW /artsentertainment/i-saw-the-tv-glow-review/231501 Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:26:10 +0000 /?p=231501 Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow is a visually arresting piece of moody, psychological horror that navigates the intersection between queerness and fandom with remarkable effectiveness, exploring how TV ...

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Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett Is Awe-Inspiring – REVIEW /artsentertainment/bernie-dieter-club-kabarett-review/231468 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:41 +0000 /?p=231468 This post originally appeared on CityHub. BY HOPE PRATT The Sydney Spiegeltent comes alive once again with Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett. Dieter hosts a dazzling display of the weird and ...

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‘Timid And Half-Hearted Representation’ Of Queer Romance In Alexander: The Making of a God /artsentertainment/timid-and-half-hearted-representation-of-queer-romance-in-alexander-the-making-of-a-god/228588 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:00:32 +0000 /?p=228588 By Ben Ormerod The Alexander The Great docu-drama,  Alexander: The Making of a God has dominated Netflix’s top 10 charts in the first weeks of its release and, controversially, the ...

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SHE: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Transgender Woman – Review /whats-on/she-the-extraordinary-journey-of-an-ordinary-transgender-woman-review/226076 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:37:43 +0000 /?p=226076 Wrapped in a glittery 1920s-style flapper dress, illuminated by the red lighting of the Cabaret Room at the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, trans-activist Katherine Wolfgramme took to the stage to tell ...

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Smiley: A Heart-Warming Queer Tale Of Love, Relationships, Tears, And Joy /news/smiley-a-heart-warming-queer-tale-of-love-relationships-tears-and-joy/219613 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 03:15:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=219613 From the shores of Spain, Netflix brings to us this Christmas season a heart-warming tale of love, relationships, tears, and of course, joy, just in time as we all get ...

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