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.
Monsters, torture and a week of sex – this 3000-year-old tale has got the lot
The ancient Epic of Gilgamesh was scratched into clay tablets long before paper was invented. Now it’s getting the operatic treatment.
- by Joyce Morgan
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Megamix of murder and mayhem doesn’t quite kill it
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows round town.
- by John Shand, Joyce Morgan, Shamim Razavi and Frances Howe
These sisters can act - and sing and dance as well
Our critics deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.
- by John Shand, Michael Bailey, Peter McCallum and Joyce Morgan
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Arts
Think of the drinkers: the advice that helped turn Hamlet into an opera
Composer Brett Dean needed some sage advice to adapt Shakespeare’s longest play.
- by Joyce Morgan
A musical Little Women brings Jo’s lurid imagination to life
Our critics deliver their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by Joyce Morgan, Daniel Herborn, Bernard Zuel, Chantal Nguyen and Harriet Cunningham
★★★★★
Review
This three-way bet on the loopy power of opera is a five-star triumph
Our reviewers cast a critical eye over this week’s big shows.
- by Joyce Morgan, John Shand and Harriet Cunningham
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
This whip-smart satire puts a bomb under faux feminists
Our critics take a look at the latest shows around town.
- by Peter McCallum, Joyce Morgan, John Shand, Michael Bailey and Kate Prendergast
‘Like stalking a deer’: How this humble actor was lured to a huge role
Robert Menzies says he never expected to play Shakespeare’s King Lear.
- by Joyce Morgan
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
An unmissable world-class showcase: These dancers strut the stage like demi-gods
Our critics deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.
- by Katie Lawrence, John Shand, Shamim Razavi, Angus Thomson, Michael Ruffles and Joyce Morgan
★★★★
Review
Frock up, Sydney: Jay Gatsby is throwing a party
This sexy, exuberant cabaret sizzles with physical energy.
- by Joyce Morgan
This beautiful work is dreamy, funny and obscure
Our reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest shows around town.
- by John Shand, Kate Prendergast, Peter McCallum, Chantal Nguyen and Joyce Morgan
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