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Play Reviews

The Meeting Place


Bawling, with the joy of it and of the magic of a good yarn

Written by Ralph Mclean

Arts Journalist

On Stage Melbourne (3RRR radio)

16 October 1996

© Copyright 1996

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Justin Conkey

Three Shorts


An eclectic mixture of observations that manage, somehow, to connect

Written by Bernadette Kelly

Arts Journalist

Stage Whispers

1 August 1998

© Copyright 1998

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny

Performing The Goat


Plucks several of these enigmas from obscurity

Written by Adam Pont

Arts Journalist

Buzz Cuts

1 September 1999

© Copyright 1999

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny and Shaun Oxley

Performing The Goat


The most disturbing thing about these plays is that there are characters like this in life that actually exist.

Written by Dinah Arndt

Arts Journalist

Buzz Cuts

1 September 1999

© Copyright 1999

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny and Shaun Oxley

Comfort Zone


Conceived a deliciously witty and physical comedy

Written by Tony McMahon

Arts Journalist

Inpress

21st September 2005

© Copyright 2005

Written by Darren Brealey and Stuart Pursell

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny

Comfort Zone


It’s Just Wicked

Written by Darren Pope

Arts Journalist

BNews

6th October 2005

© Copyright 2005

Written by Darren Brealey and Stuart Pursell

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny

Comfort Zone



Self-deluded Deirdre James (Alexis Beebe) is a theatre's Artistic Director

Written by Daniel G. Tylor

Arts Journalist

Stage Whispers

Volume 14, Number 6, Nov - Dec 2005

© Copyright 2005

Written by Darren Brealey and Stuart Pursell

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny

Shattered Reflection

This footage contains a performance of Shattered Reflection as performed in the 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival, at Guild Theatre, Union Hall, University of Melbourne, Australia with Elizabeth Penny, Luke D'Emanulele, Dean Tyler and Carolyn Masson.

Darren Brealey, is to be commended for such well-drawn and developed characters

Review written by Zachary Lurje

Arts Journalist

Buzz Cuts

© Copyright 2008

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Elizabeth Penny

Separating The Dust

"Separating The Dust is a superbly written, powerful drama with several excellent performances"

'Dust' storms into Kyneton

Review written by Jeff Jones

Arts Journalist

Midland Express

10 August 2010

© Copyright 2008

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Darren Brealey

No White Mongoose For Wilma

EVERYTHING THEATRE

Pros: A variety of Dickensian characters merrily bounce off each other.

Cons: It’s annoyingly short.

 Our Verdict:      Good

A delightfully eccentric study of manners; think 19th-century style Come Dine with Me.


A delightfully eccentric study of manners; think 19th-century style Come Dine with Me

Review written by Brian Penn

Arts Journalist

Everything Theatre

19 January 2015

© Copyright 2014

Written by Darren Brealey

Produced by Cosmic Players

Directed by Dimitry Devdariani

 

ABN: 81 682 146 975

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