QPAC, Brisbane festivalTelling the tale of a historic single day in 1968, this celebration of Torres Strait culture is spirited and generous. Let’s hope it gets a national tour Get our wee…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PMAs disabled actors fight for authentic casting, there are still complex impediments to access – and, says Prisoner alumna Kate Hood, ‘we see cripping up all the time’ • Get our weeke…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMA crucible for playwrights and actors for more than 50 years, the Stables is closing for an $11m renovation. Some of the theatre’s many alumni reflect on its early days Get our weekend cul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMFrom Hugh Jackman’s black eye to ‘benevolent’ ghosts in the back seats, tour guides, security and stage managers guide us through five decades beneath the white sails Get our weekend c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PMFresh produce is the real star of David Finnigan’s live radio play, an ‘apocalyptic romcom’ for a Sydney festival crowd not afraid to get sticky A juicy watermelon is made to sound lik…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMJoan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera HouseThe Australian comedian has opted for a feel-good show, but without any easy sentimentality What better way to symbolise your favourable turn in f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36PMThe dance company is rare in that it looks at contemporary issues from Indigenous and non-Indigenous viewpoints. If those viewpoints clash, that’s the point In 2014, self-taught Walmajarr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AMThe playwright behind Kill Climate Deniers is back with another work about ecological catastrophe – and a message of hope How can chickens teach us about the great acceleration of human ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMThe Blind Giant is Dancing stars Stone and her husband, Dan Spielman, of political thriller series The Code. ‘We just have to try and be careful,’ Stone saysIt’s 1980s Australia and Lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PMWith Muriel’s Wedding the Musical making its debut in October, we take a look back at mainstage shows through the ages – the good and the badThe great Australian musical can easily be mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PMThe piece forces audiences to bear witness to the damage carried out against Indigenous people and asylum seekersDarug-Yuin elder Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor is cloaked in a large possum fur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:05PMRoslyn Packer theatre, SydneyAfter an acclaimed run in the UK and on Broadway, Rupert Goold’s production of Mike Bartlett’s audacious play holds particular resonance for the coloniesThe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PMAn upcoming piece of queer theatre by Declan Greene reflects uncomfortable truths for those it skewersThe faggots are burning. The fire alarm rings in gay couple Warren and Kim’s angular S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36AMWith productions from Brisbane’s Circa and Montreal’s Cirque Éloize, the Parramatta program clearly demonstrates the artistry of Big Top performersRoll up, Circus City has come to town:…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AMRoslyn Packer theatre, Sydney festivalShakespeare in Russian might sound off-putting – but in this violent, visceral contemporary production, the spaces between words hold the most meaning…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AMNathan Maynard’s comedy about family dynamics and the ancient practice of muttonbirding is delightfully funnyFather and son are circling one another. “I could put you on your back, smart…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12AMFrom Hamilton to Every Brilliant Thing, the dark theatre space hones our attention and shapes the empathy we sorely needA few summers ago, I took a friend to a Sydney Theatre Company season …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PMIt has been an emotionally exhausting year for Australia’s biggest state stage company – so what better way to end it than in farce?Actor David Woods is playing a Frenchman, Victor, whom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AMAustralia is ‘20 years behind’ in terms of disability-led performance and the fight for real representation is just beginningIn the old courthouse in Geelong, 75km south-west of Melbourn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56PMThe Aboriginal actor and writer radically retools Henry Lawson’s short story into a bush thriller with elements of her own family history In the rehearsal room at Sydney’s Belvoir Street…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24PMAustralia’s leading theatre company has been thrown into turmoil after the premature departure of artistic director Jonathan Church. Can it be saved?Promote local where possible, and be br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:41AMWharf 1 theatre, Sydney Theatre CompanyTerrorism, race and religion are just some issues that swirl through a New York apartment, in the Australian premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s confronting pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13AMRoslyn Packer theatre, SydneyAfter an acclaimed run in the UK and on Broadway, Rupert Goold’s production of Mike Bartlett’s audacious play holds particular resonance for the coloniesThe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:44PMAdelaide’s Shanahan comes full circle, returning to her home town with Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal after first seeing them perform there in 1982Classically trained, willowy Adela…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49PMExploring Australian political corruption in Australia, The Blind Giant is Dancing stars the Orange is the New Black actor opposite her husband. ‘We just have to try and be careful,’ Sto…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09AMAvant-garde theatremaker on the genius of Lady Gaga and why contemporary artists such as Marina Abramović will become a ‘footnote’ in historyLady Gaga is “a genius” declares avant-g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51PMThe Australian writer and director on the allure of the Sydney stage, directing his first feature film and why it toughens him up to live in Iceland Benedict Andrews “misses terribly” th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08PMWith Desdemona soon to be staged in Melbourne and Sydney, the director and his lyricist Rokia Traoré discuss working with Nobel laureate Toni MorrisonDesdemona is dead. But only in death, f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55PMDid a glitzy awards ceremony give George Brandis pause for thought, as it did the rest of the audience, about the true value of arts and culture in Australia?Paul Kelly honoured at Helpmanns…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20PMThe theatre director on her production of Ariel Dorfman’s play, her freedom-fighting Argentinian parents and why power shouldn’t rest with one personThe Argentina-born Melbourne-based di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMBack to direct the Adelaide cabaret festival, Humphries has some advice for George Brandis from Sir Les and says he’s still available for 21st birthdays Continue reading...
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