Joyce Morgan
Joyce Morgan is a theatre critic for The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a former arts editor and writer of the SMH and also an author.
Sex, lies, confusion ... and lots of talk about trout
An intriguing new stage production leads this wrap-up of all the important shows around town this week.
- Joyce Morgan, Peter McCallum, Kate Prendergast, Chntal Nguyen, John Shand and Rod Yates
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From Tiny Tim to Mickey Mouse and Mirka Mora, you can nab a treasure from Martin Sharp’s ‘Dream Museum’
The eclectic contents of Sydney artist Martin Sharp’s bohemian mansion, Wirian, are going under the hammer.
- Joyce Morgan
- ★★★★½
- Sydney live reviews
The result of a single test tears this friendship apart
A premiere of a new British play and a production of As You Like It head this round-up of reviews from around the city.
- Kate Prendergast, Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Shamim Razavi and John Shand
The posters are censored and that’s just the start of it in this intriguing play
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around town.
- John Shand, James Jennings, Joyce Morgan, Harriet Cunningham and Nadia Russell
- ★★★½
- Stage shows
Cultural elites skewered as mayhem descends on dinner party in new David Williamson play
The veteran playwright takes aim at status-obsessed Sydney in laugh-out-loud new work The Social Ladder.
- Chantal Nguyen, Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
Khalid Abdalla holds the room even when the show wanders
Our reviewers are busy attending as many festival shows as possible. Here’s what they found.
- Chantal Nguyen, Harriet Cunningham, Joyce Morgan and Kate Prendergast
Blockbuster ambition as an Indian superstar hits Parramatta
The spectacular staging turned Diljit Dosanjh’s stadium show into an intimate encounter.
- Chantal Nguyen, John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, Joyce Morgan and Shamim Razavi
- ★★★★
- Arts
Musical of beloved film a bonanza of ‘wow’ moments at the outer limits of the possible
Back to the Future The Musical will not disappoint and nor will it fail to amaze.
- Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham, Kate Prendergast and John Shand
- ★★★★½
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What if Anne Frank’s diary didn’t end in the attic?
Our critics give their verdicts on the latest shows around town, including Anne Being Frank and Trent Dalton’s Love Stories.
- John Shand, Joyce Morgan, Peter McCallum and Kate Prendergast
This barking mad romp is the most bonkers show of the year
Our reviewers give their verdicts on the latest shows.
- Harriet Cunningham, Peter McCallum, Joyce Morgan, Katie Lawrence and John Shand