SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials

SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa

SIMON PARSONS applauds a tense and thoughtful production that regularly challenges our political engagement and prejudices

SIMON PARSONS questions whether a dark take on Shakespeare’s Seasonal comedy is in harmony with the original text

SIMON PARSONS applauds the psychological study of prisoners dealing with a frighteningly oppressive world endured by far too many

Using magic realism to highlight the problems of migrants does not sit easily with the harsh reality, says SIMON PARSONS 

SIMON PARSONS salutes drama that registers how the impact of the sexual assault ripples out through every element of a family’s existence

SIMON PARSONS is dazed by the unremitting discordance of an immersive rendition of the work of Japanese author Osamu Dazai

SIMON PARSONS applauds an informative show that reminds us of the need to keep the threat of nuclear destruction, accidental or intentional, in the headlines

SIMON PARSONS applauds an ambitious and relevant dramatisation of the the great Russian classic

Simon Parsons admires the ambition of a spectacular show that pits disabled performers against Nazis

SIMON PARSONS reviews two plays in which the manipulation of facts for the sake of the drama produces uneven results

SIMON PARSONS applauds the energy and humour of a riveting show

SIMON PARSONS recommends an engrossing, Belfast-based, inter-generational two-hander

The once controversial book A Single Man receives an excellent stage adaptation, writes SIMON PARSONS

Romeo and Juliet rehashed 30 years on is full of disparate ideas and feels like a production on steroids, writes SIMON PARSONS

SIMON PARSONS recommends a production in which experiences of war and life as an immigrant become horrifyingly contemporary

SIMON PARSONS recommends an award-winning production of rare simplicity, graceful beauty and profound significance about Sri Lankan immigrants to Australia

SIMON PARSONS recommends a thought-provoking play about the long-term impact of traumatic childhoods and the morality of accepting the rehabilitation of social outcasts

SIMON PARSONS recommends an ingenious and wonderfully memorable upgrade of a classic

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