Playwright Emilie Collyer’s Contest seems to be on the defensive rather than the offensive throughout its seventy five minute run. Set entirely on a netball court, Contest appears to be about ...

If you’re a younger Melbournian, chances are you don’t know at all. Awareness and connection to an event that occurred over half a century ago naturally fades, but it does seem utterly extraordinary ...

T here is no doubt that the three programs presented by the Ensemble Pygmalion were the sensation of this year’s Adelaide Festival. After the first program, Jansson Antmann, wri ...

There is no doubt that the three programs presented by the Ensemble Pygmalion were the sensation of this year’s Adelaide Festival.

And that is an apt comparison, as Robert Wilson, the director of Mary said… has collaborated with Glass, notably in Einstein on the Beach. In the write-up by the Adelaide Festival, Mary said… is ...

Nearly forty years on, David Williamson’s Emerald City is possibly more pertinent, poignant and passionate, the skewering satire and sparkling dialogue finding solid contemporary footing in Mark ...

Step aside The Boy from Oz, there’s a new contender for the title of ‘The Great Australian Musical’. Melbourne Theatre Company’s My Brilliant Career, based on the 1901 Miles Franklin novel has ...

Before taking husband Joe’s surname of Bradshaw and raising kids through to independent adulthood, Shirley’s life in Liverpool was far more exciting. Now 42, there’s an unexpected chance for a break ...

It strikes at the heart of steve j. spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin. Despite decriminalisation and an apparent advancement in social tolerance, the topical and emotional impact of The ...

Jonathan Biggins has been delivering a version of Paul Keating for over twenty years, harking back to his days with the long running success of the Wharf Revue under the auspices of Sydney Theatre ...

Tracy Mann deep dives into diva in David Williamson’s latest play, ARIA. What a carve up. Not quite the kingdom bequest of King Lear, yet there are resonance and refrains as matriarch, Monique, ...