Drawing Inspiration in a Pandemic — Breath Has Always Been Central to Theatre
Wrapped in COVID-Safe vigilance, Australian theatre has cautiously begun to welcome back...
by Daniel Johnston | Feb 26, 2021 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Art | 0
Wrapped in COVID-Safe vigilance, Australian theatre has cautiously begun to welcome back...
by Huw Griffiths | Dec 24, 2020 | Australia, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Sydney | 0
by David O'Donnell | Feb 25, 2021 | Dramaturgy, New Zealand, Review, Theatre and Politics | 0
Company Kamupene Written and performed by Jamie McCaskill. Presented by Tikapa Productions and The...
by David O'Donnell | Oct 9, 2020 | Acting, New Zealand, Russia, Theatre and Age | 0
by David Geary | Jul 6, 2020 | Canada, Dramaturgs’ Network: Invisible Diaries, Dramaturgy, Essay, New Zealand | 0
by Daniel Johnston | Feb 26, 2021 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Art
Wrapped in COVID-Safe vigilance, Australian theatre has cautiously begun to welcome back...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Feb 25, 2021 | Dramaturgy, New Zealand, Review, Theatre and Politics
Company Kamupene Written and performed by Jamie McCaskill. Presented by Tikapa Productions and The...
Read Moreby Justin Ellis | Feb 3, 2021 | Australia, Festivals, Review, Sydney, Sydney Theatre Festival 2021
The Rise and Fall of Saint George is a story about place, belonging, and community that taps into...
Read Moreby Kate Maguire-Rosier | Feb 2, 2021 | Australia, Festivals, Review, Sydney, Sydney Theatre Festival 2021
Review: Humans 2.0, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, Circa at Sydney Festival The black circular stage...
Read Moreby Kate Maguire-Rosier | Jan 29, 2021 | Australia, Festivals, Review, Sydney, Sydney Theatre Festival 2021
Review: The Last Season, directed and choreographed by Danielle Micich, Force Majeure at Sydney...
Read Moreby Huw Griffiths | Dec 24, 2020 | Australia, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Sydney
Review: Sydney Theatre Company’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Kip Williams Australian...
Read Moreby Anthony Uhlmann | Nov 13, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Age
Review: Cursed! by Kodie Bedford, directed by Jason Klarwein Tucked away at the back of the...
Read Moreby Jacinthe Flore, Averyl Gaylor, and Natalie Hendry | Nov 11, 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Essay
The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often...
Read Moreby Leigh Boucher | Nov 9, 2020 | Australia, Playwriting, Review, Sydney
Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is...
Read Moreby Hilary Halba and Stuart Young | Oct 25, 2020 | Festivals, New Zealand, Transcultural Collaborations
In September 2019, the UNESCO Cities of Literature Short Play Festival took place in Dunedin, New...
Read Moreby Leigh Boucher | Oct 14, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Politics
Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Oct 9, 2020 | Acting, New Zealand, Russia, Theatre and Age
In June 2017 the eminent New Zealand actor Dame Kate Harcourt celebrated her 90th birthday at...
Read Moreby Peter Tregear | Oct 6, 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Theatre and Opera
Anyone looking for evidence of just how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic has been to Australia’s...
Read Moreby Hilary Halba and David O’Donnell with David Hutchinson, Rua McCallum and Martyn Roberts | Sep 18, 2020 | Devised Theatre, New Zealand, Theatre and Science, Transcultural Collaborations
In the era of Covid 19, when our theatres have been forced to close throughout Aotearoa/New...
Read Moreby International Online Theatre Festival | Aug 27, 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Interview, IOTF 2020: Archives, Theatre and Pandemic: Asynchronous Discussion Panel at IOTF2020
The Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company is the Australia’s biggest Aboriginal-led theatre company. Yirra...
Read Moreby Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O'Connor | Aug 19, 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, News
Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the...
Read Moreby David Geary | Jul 6, 2020 | Canada, Dramaturgs’ Network: Invisible Diaries, Dramaturgy, Essay, New Zealand
I’ve hit the wall. The big move is over but moving the “small stuff” all day reminded...
Read Moreby David Geary | Jul 4, 2020 | Canada, Covid-19, Dramaturgs’ Network: Invisible Diaries, Dramaturgy, Essay, New Zealand
It’s TRIV NIGHT! Some TV People we know have kept the community vibe going by organizing online...
Read Moreby John Smythe | Jun 16, 2020 | Covid-19, New Zealand, News
Zoom became the tool-de-jour for work meetings and social interaction with family and friends – and its potential for creating Lockdown Theatre was immediately explored, using either Facebook Live or YouTube as platforms for the recorded shows.
Read Moreby Melanie Walters | May 6, 2020 | Australia, News, Sydney, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Opera
There are very few silver linings that have developed from the current catastrophic health crisis,...
Read Moreby Daniel Johnston | Apr 18, 2020 | Essay, Immersive Theatre, Sydney
Being close to others is intrinsically associated with theatre. In Shakespeare’s London, theatre...
Read Moreby Julian Meyrick | Apr 16, 2020 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Art
Some years ago, I traveled to Israel for a conference on dramaturgy. Losing my way at the train...
Read Moreby Maggie Tonkin | Apr 13, 2020 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Age
Review: Dance Nation, directed by Imara Savage. State Theatre Company South Australia and Belvoir...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Mar 29, 2020 | LGBTQ Theatre, New Zealand, Review, Theatre and Gender
Princess Boy Wonder, performed by George Fowler (aka Hugo Grrrl), Directed by Lori Leigh, BATS...
Read Moreby Caroline Wake | Feb 24, 2020 | Australia, Festivals, Review
If this year’s Sydney Festival is any indication, the monologue is back. So far, I have seen...
Read Moreby Ian Maxwell | Feb 18, 2020 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Politics
The newest play from Australia’s most prolific playwright sees David Williamson in vintage form....
Read Moreby Bronwyn Carlson | Feb 10, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Politics
Review: Bran Nue Dae, by Jimmy Chi and Kuckles and directed by Andrew Ross for Sydney Festival....
Read Moreby Cherine Fahd | Feb 3, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Age
Review: Lady Tabouli, directed by Dino Dimitriadis, National Theatre of Parramatta for Sydney...
Read Moreby Amanda Harris | Jan 29, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney
Review: Black Drop Effect, directed by Felix Cross for Sydney Festival Aboriginal and Torres...
Read Moreby Karen Cummings | Jan 29, 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. – Joan Didion, The White Album Theatre can be many...
Read Moreby Bronwyn Carlson | Jan 25, 2020 | Australia, Festivals, Review
Seven senior lawmen discuss what to do about approaching ships in Frederick Copperwaite’s...
Read Moreby Maggie Ivanova | Jan 12, 2020 | Australia, Festivals, Japan, Review
Review: The Dark Master and Totes Adorbs ♥ Hurricane, OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, 22 October...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Jan 3, 2020 | Adaptation, LGBTQ Theatre, New Zealand, Review
Uma Lava by Victor Rodger, Circa Theatre, Wellington. 23 November – 7 December 2019. Directed by...
Read Moreby Alastair Blanshard | Dec 30, 2019 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Opera
Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, Queensland Performing Arts Centre. The story of...
Read Moreby Sandra D'urso | Dec 29, 2019 | Australia, Melbourne, Review
To perform an exit is not as simple as it sounds. In fact, exiting a situation can be almost...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Nov 22, 2019 | Festivals, New Zealand, Review
TAHI Fess’s: New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance, Artistic Director: Sally Richards....
Read Moreby Angelina Hurley | Nov 13, 2019 | Australia, Review, Transcultural Collaborations
From Darkness is a story about the aftermath of sorry business – Aboriginal rituals that are...
Read Moreby Sandra D'urso | Nov 11, 2019 | Australia, Festivals, Review
What does it mean to be an “ordinary” Australian in anatomizing and globalized world economy?...
Read Moreby Katalin Trencsényi | Nov 5, 2019 | Australia, Dance Umbrella 2019, Review, Theatre and Dance
Lucy Guerin is one of the most innovative, postmodern choreographers on the contemporary dance...
Read Moreby William Peterson | Nov 5, 2019 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Dance
Vessel. 26-27 October 2019. OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia. Now in its twelfth year,...
Read Moreby Alice Gorman | Nov 5, 2019 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Gender
Leila Waddell (1880-1932) was a country girl from Bathurst, NSW, who entered the world stage as an...
Read Moreby Alastair Blanshard | Nov 4, 2019 | Australia, Musical Theatre, Review
Comedy often succeeds where tragedy fails. Fangirls, the pop musical which premiered on Thursday...
Read Moreby Melanie Walters | Oct 31, 2019 | Australia, Musical Theatre, Review
Review: XXX Neon Sign, composed by Dan Thorpe, Rumpus Theatre. More than perhaps any other...
Read Moreby Bryoni Trezise | Oct 29, 2019 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Disability
In 2009 I wrote an email to the artistic director of Back to Back Theatre, Bruce Gladwin, gushing...
Read Moreby David O'Donnell | Oct 7, 2019 | Adaptation, New Zealand, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations
Dream The Black Friars Theatre Company, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland, 18-21 September 2019 Where...
Read Moreby Trevor Jones | Sep 29, 2019 | Australia, Musical Theatre, News
In a 2004 original musical about creating an original musical – cheekily titled [title of show] –...
Read Moreby Katalin Trencsényi | Sep 28, 2019 | Australia, London, Review, United Kingdom
The Sydney Theatre Company’s 2013 landmark staging of The Secret River to the United Kingdom was...
Read MoreReturning to Taiwan for the first time since 2016, Australian-based Shaun Parker & Company is...
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