Thursday, August 22, 2019
An open letter expressed ‘dismay’ and ‘alarm’ at the programming of comedian Kate Hanley Corley’s show
A comedian has pulled her show from the forthcoming Melbourne fringe festival…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMWednesday, August 14, 2019
The highly regarded Indigenous performer of stage and screen died in Scotland while touring with the Sydney Theatre Company
The Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf and star of Sydney Theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMWednesday, April 4, 2018
From DeAnne Smith explaining why you’re worth it to a musical lesbian love story, here are some heartwarming highlights Don’t expect the Barry-nominated Canadian’s show to be the skit …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49PMSunday, October 22, 2017
Carriageworks, SydneyNat Randall suffers through 100 break-ups over 24 hours in an utterly compelling production Nat Randall is about to send away her fourth lover for the evening. In a red …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMMonday, October 9, 2017
Hamlet is on trial for the murder of Polonius, but Shakespeare is less important here than the legal system itselfA judge in red robes sits at the back of the stage. To his left sits the pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PMSaturday, October 7, 2017
State Theatre, Arts Centre MelbourneYang Liping Contemporary Dance’s retelling of the Chu-Han Contention features arresting battle scenes which blur the line between martial arts and dance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36PMFriday, September 22, 2017
Art was Tim Sharp’s way of communicating as a child; now it’s inspiration for a joyful 90 minutes of puppetry, live music, animation and dad jokesTim Sharp takes things literally. Consid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04AMSaturday, September 16, 2017
The playwright-actor’s directorial debut reinterprets a blistering drama about race in America for an Australian contextWhen Nakkiah Lui first read the script for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PMSunday, September 10, 2017
Audience involvement is required to stage everything from first dates to a noodle-dough-pillow assault in this ludicrous showFrom the opening minutes of Chef: Come Dine With Us, the audience…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMThursday, August 10, 2017
The star of the 1993 classic movie went to see the Broadway musical version on Tuesday and then returned Wednesday for another showTuesday: Bill Murray, star of Groundhog Day, a film famousl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33AMFriday, August 4, 2017
A new feature film on the Indigenous Australian painter traces his family’s quest for justice after losing the copyright to his work“This big girl’s got a nice place,” says artist Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMSunday, June 11, 2017
Artistic direct or of Indigenous dance company Bangarra recognised for work including with Sydney Theatre Company and on feature films“I really had mixed feelings about all this,” says S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMTuesday, April 11, 2017
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera HouseThe Australian Ballet’s first offering of 2017, including a new commission from Tim Harbour, is a lively if disjointed foray into contemporary ch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMTuesday, February 28, 2017
How do you come to terms with unspeakable tragedy? For Jonathan Young, who lost three young family members in a fire, one answer is through movement How does the mind respond to a traumatic …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AMFriday, February 10, 2017
Playwright Michelle Law talks about her ‘dark family comedy’ and about her struggle to engage with a predominantly white theatre sceneTheatre in Australia is so white, says playwright Mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03AMTuesday, January 31, 2017
Depth of research, technical coordination and creative experimentation help bring Amazon adventure to life“I am in your head,” says Richard Katz. His voice is, anyway. It will be there f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04AMFriday, December 2, 2016
As the company stages the ‘timeless’ crowdpleaser Coppélia, its most faithful audiences remain hungry for new worksCan a ballet production from 1978 still be relevant today?The Australi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMThursday, December 1, 2016
The agreement between Michael Cassel Group and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance aims to maximise theatre roles for AustraliansThe Australian production company behind commercial th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMSunday, November 13, 2016
Roslyn Packer TheatreSydney Theatre Company’s production of David Mamet’s play is lean and mean. But the source material is showing its ageFrom the very first lines of Speed-the-Plow, Da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PMMonday, October 17, 2016
The Australian band Shining Bird have joined forces with a Bangarra senior dancer, Waangenga Blanco, and his partner, Caroline Sundt-Wels – the creative director at Desert Designs – for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56PM 
