Who's afraid of Australian theatre? Why our plays aren't treated like classics
There's no shortage of great Australian plays. But when it comes to restagings, local work is consistently overlooked in favour of Miller, Chekov, Albee and Shakespeare Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email No mainstage theatre company season is complete without a classic show. They work; audiences flock to them out of some mix of familiarity and deference. Schools book in droves to expose their students to so…