Stop the World, I Want to Get Off! In “Exit Strategies,” One Woman Leaves and Leaves Again
To perform an exit is not as simple as it sounds. In fact, exiting a situation can be almost...
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Melbourne
A Radical New Adaptation Eviscerates the Dominance of Male Voices in Wake in Fright
Australian literary classics are currently enjoying a comeback at our major theatre companies....
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“The Cursed Child” Is The Latest In A Line Of Big Shows That Date Back To The Romans
“This,” the Chicago Tribune critic reminds us on the billboard of seemingly every tram stop in...
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In “Trustees,” Belarus Free Theatre Mercilessly Demolishes Australia’s Cultural Debate
The Belarus Free Theatre, exiled from their home nation, has returned to Australia to collaborate...
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An Adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s “Watt” Questions Being And Perception
It resembled a pot, it was almost a pot, but it was not a pot of which one could say, Pot, pot,...
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“The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time” Trades Deadpan For High-octane
The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, currently...
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Encountering Indonesia At AsiaTOPA (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part series by Barbara Hatley. Read Part 1 here. Reflections on...
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Encountering Indonesia At AsiaTOPA 2017 (Part 1)
This is the first in a two-part series by Barbara Hatley. Read Part 2 here. Indonesian...
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Big Bang: “Germinal” Creates a Universe Out of Nothing On Stage
In theatre-making, we often talk about world creation. “What is the world of the play?” teachers...
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Melbourne’s La Mama Demonstrates The Value of Independent Theatre
This year Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre celebrates its 50th year of operation. In an interview for...
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50 Years of Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre
When Betty Burstall returned to Australia in 1967 after two years in New York with her husband,...
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“Only Heaven Knows” Brings 1940s Queer Sydney Roaring Back to Life
Only Heaven Knows, a musical about a young Melbourne man who discovers the queer delights of...
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“The Book of Exodus – Part I” at Theatre Works
Retelling the Biblical Book of Exodus through the eyes of children The biblical Book of Exodus...
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Lies, Monsters and Kate Mulvany’s Intensely Human Portrayal of Richard III
As we all know, the first line of Shakespeare’s Richard 3 reads, “Now is the winter of our...
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“The Chat” Puts Audiences in The Hot Seat
As the ethics of punishment are debated in mainstream media, statistics, images and unanswerable...
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Goodbye To All That: Orwell’s “1984” Is A Boot Stamping On A Human Face No More
The blurb for Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s stage adaption of George Orwell’s 1984 for the...
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Defying Tradition: 32 Rue Vandenbranden and the Flemish Wave
Last week, Melbourne Festival opened with a production from the Belgian dance theatre...
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Redefining The (Able) Body
When I first travelled overseas, fresh out of university in the early 1980s, I found myself in the...
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“Antigone” Now: Greek Tragedy Is The Debate We Have To Have
When you hear the words Greek tragedy, you might think of white masks, or even the ongoing...
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