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Sarah Kane’s Controversial 1990s Play “Blasted” Feels Prescient In The #MeToo Era

Posted by Jana Perkovic | 23rd Sep 2018 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender

Playwright Sarah Kane was an “honorary lad” in in-yer-face drama that dominated the 1990s in...

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Big Bang: “Germinal” Creates a Universe Out of Nothing On Stage

Posted by Jana Perkovic | 1st Nov 2017 | Australia, Festivals, Melbourne, Playwriting, Review

In theatre-making, we often talk about world creation. “What is the world of the play?” teachers...

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Sex, Rape, And Role Models–How Women In Comedy Perform

Posted by Jana Perkovic | 2nd Apr 2014 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Gender

Two performance artists in this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF)–the...

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