Doubt: A Parable review - Sam Reid and Pamela Rabe go head-to-head in electrifying drama
The Sydney Theatre Company's production of 'Doubt: A Parable' is receiving praise for its electrifying performances by Sam Reid and Pamela Rabe. The play explores themes of certainty and doubt within a school setting.
Why it matters
The review highlights the resilience of the Australian performing arts sector despite economic challenges.
Sam Reid as Father Flynn in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable at the Sydney Theatre Company. Photograph: Prudence Upton Sam Reid as Father Flynn in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable at the Sydney Theatre Company. Photograph: Prudence Upton Australian theatre Review Doubt: A Parable review – Sam Reid and Pamela Rabe go head-to-head in electrifying drama Sydney Theatre Company Reid elicits gasps as a charming priest suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a child – but this production rarely lets us linger in discomfort
The article is a standard arts review focusing on performance quality and production context.
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