Hidden Women Of History: Eliza Winstanley, Colonial Stage Star And Our First Female Richard III
In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. In December 1882, Eliza...
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Samara Hersch: Theatre For The People, By The People
Samara Hersch is a theatre-maker, director, and teaching artist from Australia. She received her...
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“La Reprise”: Startling Theatre And A Call To The Dead To Speak
Review: La Reprise: Histoire(s) du théâtre, Adelaide Festival By chance, I happened to overhear a...
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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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“Mary, Queen Of Scots” Is Newly Relevant In The Age Of #MeToo
The dramatic life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots is a hot topic in popular culture. Josie Rourke’s...
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In “Kwongkan,” Indian And Australian Performers Convey An Urgent Climate Change Message
Review: Kwongkan, Perth Festival 2019 “Kwongkan” means sand in the language of the Nyoongar...
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“How To Rule The World” Is A Biting And Urgent Satire Of Australian Politics–That Feels All Too Real
How To Rule The World is Indigenous playwright Nakkiah Lui’s critical riposte to the intellectual...
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“KING” – An Interview With Shaun Parker
For Mardi Gras 2019, Shaun Parker & Company will present the world premiere of KING, an...
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“Beware Of Pity” Is Beautiful To Watch, But Clashes With Modern Sensibilities
Review: Beware Of Pity, Sydney Festival 2019 Performances in the Roslyn Packer Theatre typically...
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Decoding The Music Masterpieces: Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” An Apocalyptic Descent Into Madness
Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is arguably the most important opera composed in the first half of the 20th...
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Interview with Festival Director Sarah Purdue: Short + Sweet Sydney Launches 18th Season
The biggest little theatre festival in the world is all grown up! The popular staple of the Sydney...
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Dancenorth’s “Dust” Is Ambitious Theatre In An Age Of Uncertainty
What kind of world are we leaving for our children? So goes our conversation everywhere these...
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“Deer Woman” Is A Work Of Immense Power And Artistry
One of the most exhilarating things about Wesley Enoch’s tenure as Artistic Director of the Sydney...
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Friday Essay: 50 Shades Of Shakespeare–How The Bard Sexed Things Up
It’s hard to imagine a more literary or successful author than William Shakespeare, formerly...
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“Oedipus Schmoedipus” at HKREP Black Box Theatre
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKREP) has been presenting the biannual International Black Box...
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Traditional Storytelling Meets New Media Activism In Iran
In the summer of 2015, I conducted fieldwork in Tehran and Qom, Iran, with a small team of...
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A New Take On “An Enemy Of The People” Fizzes With Contemporary Relevance
The fitness of Henrik Ibsen’s plays to address the political questions of our modern lives renews...
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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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“En Masse” Is An Arresting Fusion Of Circus, Dance, And Classical Music
According to their artistic director, Yaron Lifschitz, Circa’s En Masse “speaks of fresh starts...
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