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From Pygmies to Puppets: What to Do with Roald Dahl’s Enslaved Oompa-Loompas in Modern Adaptations?

Posted by Kate Cantrell and David Burton | 14th Oct 2021 | Adaptation, Australia, Essay, Theatre and Politics

The stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has opened in Brisbane. Charlie, like...

A Tight, Living Room Drama of a Family in Crisis, “Appropriate” Explores Truth-Telling and Dark Histories

Posted by Heidi Norman and Jennifer Newman | 20th Jul 2021 | Australia, Review, Sydney

Wesley Enoch’s exuberant return to the Sydney Theatre Company to direct African-American...

Shakespeare’s Rulers and Generals Are All Flawed, but the Books on His Leadership Lessons Keep Coming

Posted by Robert White | 7th Jul 2021 | Australia, Books

John Bell’s new book Some Achieve Greatness is but the latest to use Shakespeare’s works to...

Pining for St Kilda Instead of Moscow: “The Cherry Orchard” Grapples With Our Cultural Inheritance

Posted by Leah Mercer | 9th Mar 2021 | Adaptation, Australia, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad

Review: The Cherry Orchard, directed by Clare Watson. Black Swan State Theatre Company for the...

In Conversation with Yve Blake, Fangirling on the Fangirls

Posted by Shiya Lu | 3rd Mar 2021 | Australia, Interview, Musical Theatre, Sydney

From Beatlemania in the sixties to 2010 boy band sensation One Direction, to today’s global...

The Picture of Dorian Grey review: Eryn Jean Norvill Stuns in all 26 Roles

Posted by Huw Griffiths | 24th Dec 2020 | Australia, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, Sydney

Review: Sydney Theatre Company’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Kip Williams Australian...

“Wonnangatta” Review: Australian Theatre-Writing at its Provocative and Powerful Best

Posted by Leigh Boucher | 9th Nov 2020 | Australia, Playwriting, Review, Sydney

Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is...

At Moments Like These, We Need a Cultural Policy

Posted by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O'Connor | 19th Aug 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, News

Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the...

“Breaking Glass” Review: Sydney Chamber Opera Livestreams Premiere

Posted by Melanie Walters | 6th May 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,...

As We Turn to Creativity in Isolation, The Coronavirus is a Calamity on Top of an Arts Crisis”

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 16th Apr 2020 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Art

Some years ago, I traveled to Israel for a conference on dramaturgy. Losing my way at the train...

“Dance Nation” Review: An Outrageous Depiction of Girls Grasping their Emerging Sexuality and Power

Posted by Maggie Tonkin | 13th Apr 2020 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Age

Review: Dance Nation, directed by Imara Savage. State Theatre Company South Australia and Belvoir...

“The Secret River” at The National Theatre

Posted by Konrad Zielinski | 12th Sep 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

The revival of Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Secret River, performed to great acclaim...

In “Cloudstreet,” Nostalgia All Too Easily Redeems Australia’s Colonial Past

Posted by Sandra D'urso | 29th May 2019 | Adaptation, Australia, Review, Theatre and Decolonization

Set in a rambling and ageing house haunted by a colonial past, Cloudstreet is a theatrical...

The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo

Posted by Billy Potts | 21st May 2019 | Australia, China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, Essay, Transcultural Collaborations

Back home in Australia, the world’s largest imperial dragon joins his predecessors – and so...

The Western Prejudice Of Contemporary Dance

Posted by Fabián Barba | 17th May 2019 | Belgium, Essay, Theatre and Dance

Fabián Barba studied dance in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as well as at P.A.R.T.S. in...

The Immigrant Dragons – Part III: Creating A Dragon That Will Last 100 Years

Posted by Billy Potts | 27th Mar 2019 | China, Design, Hong Kong, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Under a busy flyover where the Island Eastern Corridor becomes Chai Wan Road sits an unassuming...

The Immigrant Dragons–Part II: On The Hunt For The Right Master

Posted by Billy Potts | 20th Mar 2019 | China, Design, Hong Kong, News, Transcultural Collaborations

For 126 years, the small Australian city of Bendigo has embraced Chinese dragons. This year, their...

Sleuthing With Slingsby

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 29th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, India, News

Erich Kästner’s 90-year-old German novella Emil Und Die Detektive (Emil And The Detectives), a...

“The Wider Earth” at The Natural History Museum: Adapt, or die!

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 2nd Dec 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Less is more. When it comes to theatre-making, there is hardly a more relevant maxim than this...

Golden Oldies: A Saitama Theater Festival For Elderly Actors Welcomes Seniors From Around The World

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 6th Oct 2018 | Festivals, Japan, Theatre and Age

Renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa broke new ground when he launched Saitama Gold Theater in...

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From Pygmies to Puppets: What to Do with Roald Dahl’s Enslaved Oompa-Loompas in Modern Adaptations?

A Tight, Living Room Drama of a Family in Crisis, “Appropriate” Explores Truth-Telling and Dark Histories

Shakespeare’s Rulers and Generals Are All Flawed, but the Books on His Leadership Lessons Keep Coming

Pining for St Kilda Instead of Moscow: “The Cherry Orchard” Grapples With Our Cultural Inheritance

In Conversation with Yve Blake, Fangirling on the Fangirls

The Picture of Dorian Grey review: Eryn Jean Norvill Stuns in all 26 Roles

“Wonnangatta” Review: Australian Theatre-Writing at its Provocative and Powerful Best

At Moments Like These, We Need a Cultural Policy

“Breaking Glass” Review: Sydney Chamber Opera Livestreams Premiere

As We Turn to Creativity in Isolation, The Coronavirus is a Calamity on Top of an Arts Crisis”

“Dance Nation” Review: An Outrageous Depiction of Girls Grasping their Emerging Sexuality and Power

“The Secret River” at The National Theatre

In “Cloudstreet,” Nostalgia All Too Easily Redeems Australia’s Colonial Past

The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo

The Western Prejudice Of Contemporary Dance

The Immigrant Dragons – Part III: Creating A Dragon That Will Last 100 Years

The Immigrant Dragons–Part II: On The Hunt For The Right Master

Sleuthing With Slingsby

“The Wider Earth” at The Natural History Museum: Adapt, or die!

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