reviews

“An eclectic soundtrack by Oonagh Sherrard features terrific variety.” The cello music “skilfully accompanies Mothball’s escapades with an atmospheric layer which combines composed music, dramatic modern string effects and even catchy riffs or rhythm guitar like barre chord strumming. This gives the wombat star an exquisite voice which is totally appropriate for all aspects of Mothball’s joie de vivre. Personality traits from the laid back to hectic are covered musically.” Sydney Arts Guide on the music for “Diary of a Wombat” Monkey Baa Theatre Co 2017

Live cello composed by Oonagh Sherrard  “accompanies Mothball’s every movement creating character beautifully and setting a wonderful sense of atmosphere to the point that the need for dialogue becomes redundant.” Talking Arts on the music for “Diary of a Wombat” Monkey Baa Theatre Co 2017

“The cello provides soundtrack to Mothball’s every move, sound emission and her scuffles with the humans, negating the need for a human narrator in what is essentially a wombat’s story.” Weekend Notes on the music for “Diary of a Wombat” Monkey Baa Theatre Co 2017

“Oonagh Sherrard created a spine tingling musical score that contrasted cleverly with the lighter moods of pop songs” Absolute Theatre on the music for Circa/La Boite “When One Door Closes” 2016

“It must be a challenge to compose for something as abstract as a circus piece, but Oonagh Sherrard’s soundscape helped to tell the story where words could not” Aussietheatre.com on the music for Circa/La Boite “When One Door Closes” 2016

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“cellist Oonagh Sherrard… has composed an Arabic-influenced soundtrack which matches the rhythms of Bani’s stories perfectly.”                                                             The Daily Review on the music for Urban Theatre Project’s “The Tribe” 2015/2016

“sombre and atmospheric”
FHM Magazine UK on the music for feature film “The Dinner Party” dir. Scott Murden 2008

“excellent score”
Empire Magazine on the music for feature film “The Dinner Party” dir. Scott Murden 2008

“first class original score”
filmINK on the music for feature film “The Dinner Party” dir. Scott Murden 2008

“evocative as a means to seduce the imagination”
Sydney Morning Herald, on music for “Tales of the Arabian Nights” for Kim Carpenters Theatre of Image 2003

“a relief to witness developed music”,
Realtime, on “2B” at the performance space 1998

“an ever-evolving music that emanated pure joy”
The Sounds Australian Journal, on “Contact” the Australian Womens Music Festival, 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This land was never ceded, always was, always will be Aboriginal land.