Headed by Bridie Middleton, our team of reviewers aim to give you an inside look into the latest productions from across Australia! Want to be reviewed by Stage Door Podcast? Send us an email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com
19: The Musical
19: The Musical: An American Suffrage Story, a stage performance now reimagined into an audiobook, is a compelling narrative that uses music and humour to entertain and educate. It chronicles the lesser-known journey of Alice Paul and other suffragettes...
Misery Loves Company
Meaningful. Heart-warming. Hilarious. Walking into the small theatre KXT on Broadway I did not know what to expect from Misery Loves Company, quite an unknown play.
It certainly did not disappoint!
Fourteen
Fourteen is the theatrical adaption of journalist Shannon Molloy’s groundbreaking autobiography, centred on growing up gay in a brutally mundane small town in Queensland. ...
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The 13th Month
How much would you be willing to sacrifice for the greater good? Would you forsake your principles? Your mental health? For overworked, underpaid publicity managers Peta and Nick, desperately trying to keep their party member in power and eke out a tiny victory for the little guy, no cost is too great.
Working Class Clown
‘Working Class Clown’ is a new performance art created by Tommy Misa, for a sold-out opening night for the 24th Sydney Biennale, Ten Thousand Sons at the White Bay Power Station. The White Bay Power Station has never been open to the public but has now been transformed into a public gallery and performance space...
Toy Symphony
Toy Symphony is a complex, wonderfully absurd, and incredibly moving examination of the creative process, its virtues, and its pitfalls. A show with so much to say about the act of artistic creation - in the world of theatre, no less - was without a doubt the best way to kick off the Loading Dock’s smash hit season...
For the Love of Paper
Directed by Kersherka Sivakumaran, "For The Love of Paper" presents a poignant narrative that delves into the complexities of immigration, friendship, and love. The play boasts a heartfelt story that resonates deeply with its audience, thanks in large part to the powerful performances...
The Rocky Horror Show
Familiar faces filled the foyer of The Theatre Royal Sydney with glasses of sparkling wine in their hands for the opening night of The Rocky Horror Show. The night was full of laughter, shock and gripping entertainment...
Big Yikes!
Set in the whirlwind after high school ends and before uni offers are out, 'Big Yikes' navigates the awkward realities of adulthood, proving to be both treacherous and liberating...
Not Now, Not Ever
Margaret Thanos’ hilarious, insane, provocative, insane rendition of Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy The Assemblywoman is a glitzed out, genderbent marvel performed by, funnily enough, glitzed out, genderbent marvels...
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is a suspenseful, sidesplitting, sustainably sourced wonder - a play that knows how to use its venue and stage in tandem to create a rollicking, hilariously good time. Director Dany Akbar has utilised just four actors in his articulation of Hitchcock’s filmic masterpiece...
The Wolves
Ad Astra’s production of The Wolves by Sarah Delappe opened last weekend and was bolstered by strong performances and thoughtful direction. The play unfolds entirely through warm-up sessions, delving into the complexities of adolescence, friendship, identity, and competition...
The Strong Charmion
As you enter the small intimate Flight Path Theatre in Marrickville, the scent of hay surrounds you. The vivid set, with a canvas like curtain at the back, hay bales, a small vanity table and a chaise lounge. We enter a circus...
35mm: A Musical Exhibition
For people who have never seen a musical before, Little Triangle’s production of 35mm: A Musical Exhibition will be a significant departure from traditional means of storytelling...
Doggy Doo Doos and Don't Don'ts
Yes,Doggy Doo Doos and Don’t Don’ts is funny. Beyond funny! It’s hilarious in a quintessentially Australian way: a fatalistic, self-deprecating jab at the inner-west and all its iconic archetypes..
Everything is Sh*T
Everything is Sh*t is a fun, thrilling rock cabaret starring the delightful and powerful voice of Andy Freeborn. The cabaret is inspired by Andy’s own life experiences...
Party Ghost
Eerie childish mischief set against a backdrop of dismembered body limbs and birthday decor with oh so many ghosts!
Kuramanunya
At the heart of contemporary theatre, where innovation and tradition converge, First Nations-led dance company Karul Projects present a solo dance-theatre piece as a homage to the lives of First Nations people lost during and after colonisation...
The Dismissal
The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy lives up to its name as an engaging, compelling and hilarious retelling of one of Australia’s most (in)famous moments of the 20th Century - the Governer General’s dismissal of the Whitlam Government in 1975...
Unconditional
Following a fumbling, yet endearing dance behind a blurred wall, the two lead characters take their places to their respective chairs on each side of the stage. Audiences get to know He, a cisgender man, and She, a transgender woman...
Top Girls
Ad Astra's staging of Caryl Churchill's “Top Girls” grounds the painful journeys that accompany corporate success for women and the pursuit of personal and professional fulfilment in a male-dominated world...
Tough Titties
It’s a show that manages to pierce through the veneer of the patriarchy, expose the rot and the corrupting within, and never stop being hilarious, or provocative, while it’s at it...
Dumb Kids
“Dumb Kids” is nothing short of beautiful, enthralling and delightfully candid. It’s a supreme balancing act between all of the conflicting emotions and experiences that come with being on the cusp of adulthood...
Come Again
“Come Again” is a masterwork in raw, palpable tension. Playwright Alex Tutton has created a show that is equal parts confronting and engaging, showcasing the ineffable strain that guilt, trauma, or some twisted love child of the two...
Glass Menagerie
A poignant and thought provoking take on one of Tennessee Williams’ most enthralling works, the SUDS production of Glass Menagerie reframes the setting of the original, transporting the audience to...
Darkness
“Experience Darkness” lives up to its name as a harrowing and intimate portrayal of five very different, troubled creatives in a crumbling, dystopian world...
Theory of Relativity
Who knew science and physics could not only be incorporated into a musical but also be fun?
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Jali
From the moment the lights went down and the sound of waves crashing began, I was completely enthralled in Oliver's words by his world and felt I was on the journey with him...
Drummer Queens
I was completely enthralled by how without any spoken words, the beating of the drums and exclamations from the cast told a story all on its own!