2025 Stage Door Reviews

There is something fascinating about a play that asks us to look backwards. Not in a nostalgic sense. Not in a "weren't things better then?" sense. But in that uncomfortable way where we are forced to confront the child we once were and wonder how much of them still exists within us. Michael Gow's Toy Symphony does exactly that. And yes, before you ask, it is worth the trek out to Sutherland. Returning to the Sutherland Shire that inspired much of the work, and directed by Go

Charity Hope Valentine’s unbreakable optimism has officially enthralled audiences for over 60 years, a milestone which sees her swinging back onto the stage for Heirlume Productions’ reimagining of Sweet Charity. Standing the test of time is Cy Coleman’s unmistakable music, bolstered by Dorothy Fields’ lyrics. This incredible score formed the foundation for the success of Bob Fosse’s original staging; songs so synonymous with Fosse’s choreography they became dance styles in t

Modern theatre is often anything but predictable. Getting a show on the stage is often gruelling, and if you’re a director or a writer with a story you want to see come alive, you’re not going to waste your shot on something that doesn’t get people talking. It’s one thing for a show to be unpredictable, but it’s another for a show to be in the league of Grace Malouf’s First Do No Harm, where every scene twists and moves in a direction I absolutely could not see coming - inspi