Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The production changed lyrics, added a ‘repentance’ scene and was followed by a sermon saying God would save people who ‘struggle with homosexuality’
A church in Texas has apologised…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMThursday, March 18, 2021
The musical, which went into previews on Wednesday, is the most anticipated show opening in Australia – and maybe in the world
Last night, blockbuster musical Hamilton was seen by paying a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMMonday, January 4, 2021
When the curtains close on each performance of Sydney Theatre Company’s one-woman show, the most common phrase you’ll hear is, ‘How did they do that?’. Kip Williams’ five-star adap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMTuesday, February 5, 2019
‘I don’t have any intention of workshopping any of my traumas on stage again,’ Gadsby says of her new live show, which will tour US and is named for her dog DouglasAustralian comedian …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMFriday, December 7, 2018
Comedian tells Women in Entertainment gala she’s fed up hearing late-night TV’s ‘Jimmys’ monologue about misogynyThe Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby has hit out at the “incredibl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMSunday, July 22, 2018
The Foxtel-Sky UK production will follow two misfits and a cherished piano on a road trip across AustraliaMusician, writer and comedian Tim Minchin – the creator of Matilda: The Musical �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32PMMonday, July 16, 2018
Indigenous dance company wins all seven of its nominated categories for work that tells the first contact story of the titular Aboriginal warriorBangarra Dance Theatre is a big winner at the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04PMSaturday, March 3, 2018
For years, Anna Barnes tried to get the media interested in a story of domestic violence. Now she’s turned it into a playFor 90 minutes each night for the past few weeks, Emily Barclay has…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:43PMSunday, January 28, 2018
Back on home soil, the Australian polymath discusses politics, musicals and #MeToo – and the worst year of his professional lifeTim Minchin has segued from Donald Trump to homophobia, from…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMThursday, November 9, 2017
Robert Lepage, Helen Garner and Inua Ellams lead lineup, but death of a pilot at centre of major work casts a shadow over announcementWomen’s voices will descend from the sky and swell thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMTuesday, October 24, 2017
Crowd-pleasing program heavy on circus and cabaret – along with breathtaking puppetry and brave Indigenous worksThe choreographer Wayne McGregor, the artist Olafur Eliasson, the musician J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36PMMonday, October 23, 2017
Heavy on the theatre greats, the festival will feature an outdoor spectacular from Lost & Found Orchestra, live goats and a man who balances rocksFrom an outdoor extravaganza by the crea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33PMSunday, October 22, 2017
It took 24 hours over four nights for Mac to complete his queer retelling of American history, and it was still too short“I’m not ready for this to be over yet,” said the woman, her br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AMFriday, October 20, 2017
#MeToo has women sharing their stories of sexual violence. Is this a social media blip or can it really be a watershed moment? As I walked home through Melbourne last Friday night, two men h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PMFriday, September 8, 2017
Ong Keng Sen’s experience as director of the national festival has shed light on overt and covert censorship of the arts in SingaporeIn many ways, theatremaker Ong Keng Sen was a natural f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PMMonday, July 24, 2017
Leah Purcell’s Henry Lawson adaptation wins best play among other gongs, while Barrie Kosky’s Saul, which featured at Adelaide, is another big winnerBarrie Kosky’s Saul and Leah Purcel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMTuesday, June 13, 2017
The daughter of Kath & Kim star Gina Riley will play the title role in Simon Phillips and PJ Hogan’s modern-day stage adaptation As the originator of one of Australia’s most beloved …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PMMonday, May 22, 2017
With a book, a film and a TV series on the horizon, the playwright and actor has reached a career tipping point – and has a teacher she’d like to thankWhen Leah Purcell was in grade seve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PMThe playwright’s adaptation of The Drover’s Wife will soon tour nationally and abroad, and may become a TV series – with a film already in the works The Indigenous Australian playwrig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMWednesday, March 8, 2017
From Trainspotting to Isis to abortion, the festival is tackling big issues with a big heart – but there are moments of silliness and spectacle tooThe second-biggest fringe festival in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMThursday, March 2, 2017
From the towering stone backdrop to the flitting dragonflies at sunset, the tragic story of European invasion is heightened by the elements The abandoned Anstey Hill quarry is one of several…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24PMThursday, February 16, 2017
Audience reaction to Richard Nelson’s eye-opening drama about the US election campaign has shifted through time and in performances on a different continentWhen Richard Nelson wrote the li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PMThursday, February 9, 2017
With performing arts workers twice as likely to attempt suicide than those in other industries, 90 arts organisations have joined forces in Victoria for an industry-first initiative to suppo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AMFriday, February 3, 2017
Described as ‘horribly relevant’ by its directors, the global tour of the acclaimed production follows a surge in sales for Orwell’s seminal novelAs George Orwell’s seminal book 1984…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AMTuesday, January 31, 2017
Indigenous playwright and actor takes top honour at Victorian premier’s literary awards for work based on Henry Lawson short storyThe Indigenous Australian playwright and actor Leah Purcel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMWednesday, January 25, 2017
Australian actor pulls no punches when appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show to promote Broadway play The Present. The Australian actor Cate Blanchett has described Donald Trump’s asc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PMThursday, November 3, 2016
Williams will become the company’s youngest artistic director, in a unanimous decision praised by Cate Blanchett as ‘wonderful news’Kip Williams has become the youngest artistic direct…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AMWednesday, November 2, 2016
Walk-through event to be centrepiece of festival that also includes a Vietnamese circus, Russian theatre and the Brodsky Quartet from BritainOne of the world’s largest inner-city parks, Pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMWednesday, October 26, 2016
Program spanning opera, film, dance, music, performance art and theatre to feature Rufus Wainwright’s ‘symphonic visual concert’ and Neil Armfield’s outdoor production of The Secret …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12PMTuesday, October 25, 2016
Wesley Enoch, the festival’s first Indigenous artistic director, unveils program that focuses on the senses and on stories of Aboriginal AustraliaPJ Harvey, Nick Cave and a strong Indigeno…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07PMTuesday, October 18, 2016
Malthouse theatre, Melbourne festivalJess Thom embraces the unexpected in a show that aims to show the surreal, creative and hilarious side to living with Tourette syndrome“There are a few…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AM 
