47 stories by "Alexandra Spring"
Currently starring in Suddenly Last Summer, Eryn Jean Norvill on the lure of Tennessee Williams and why fat babies and huge foreheads make her laughLike most good overnight success stories, …
While it is witty and tinsel-sparkly, the new show from the makers of La Soirée and La Clique lacks the sizzle of its predecessorsPerhaps I've been spoilt. Club Swizzle, the latest circus"c…
The performance artist-turned-standup on appearing naked from the waist down, male audiences and the chances of walking out of her show 'unraped'Asking For It five-star review: sophisticated…
As a new production of We Will Rock You opens in Sydney, the writer and director sounds off about Donald Trump and the death of live music"Actually I think I know pretty much everything Dona…
The rising star of Australian theatre speaks to Guardian Australia about choosing classics over new work " and disagreeing with dead playwrights"I am always drawn to plays that inspire me, a…
Sydney Theatre Company's Machu Picchu compels the audience to ask how an accident would affect their relationshipsShe may be known for her dramatic roles " including on TV's Sea Patrol and B…
News of the British theatre-maker's appointment as Sydney Theatre Company's artistic director was welcomed by many but questioned by someJonathan Church appointed Sydney Theatre Company's ar…
Upcoming stage adaptation of Harold Ramis film needs just 'one more song', reveals comedian at Australian premiere of Matilda the Musical' Matilda the Musical review: a revoltingly subversiv…
His twisted tales have been part of our collective childhood since the 1960s. As Matilda the Musical opens in Sydney, Australian performers, directors and writers choose their favourites Roa…
Griffin theatre, SydneyAngus Cerini's Griffin award-winning play asks why victims are so often ignored and forgotten until the worst possible outcome ensues'These women are not statistics' "…
New production to premiere in August 2016 as part of Opera Australia's 60th birthday celebrations Dame Julie Andrews will direct a new production of My Fair Lady for Opera Australia, to be p…
Outgoing artistic director Josephine Ridge hasn't shied away from politics and debate in the festival's 30th anniversary program, which is strong on independent artists, stage collaborations…
Belvoir sends plea to singer on Twitter after finding out days before play opens that it has been refused permission to use song at a pivotal moment Only days before opening, Sydney's Belvoi…
The Birdland actor discusses our obsession with celebrities, un-Australian movies and hanging out with Kate Winslet and Ronnie WoodCurrently starring in Melbourne Theatre Company's productio…
Bangarra dancer and winner of the Stephen Page fellowship talks about Leah Purcell, the future of Indigenous arts and keeping cool in the Torres Straits The people and the community are so f…
'I love that I get to amplify my personality by 10,' says the 21-year-old fast becoming Australian theatre's go-to girl for intense young women Continue reading...
What made Monica declare she saw the 'worst show ever'? Is comedy the last battleground for sexism? And will documentaries always play second fiddle to features? Continue reading...
Bookshops and TV schedulers have been marking the Gallipoli centenary for months. As Anzac Day approaches, it's the turn of visual and performing artsAnzac and Gallipoli are the novelist's t…
Comedy cabaret group Lady Sings It Better reveal the misogynist lyrics in songs like My Sharona, Throw Your Arms Around Me and even a Beatles classic Continue reading...
The Brisbane ballerina discusses working at the barre with her idol, grimacing through the lactic acid, and the perennial pink thread problem Continue reading...
Belvoir theatre, SydneyJada Alberts and Anne Louise Sarks' fast and furious adaptation places ancient ideas of family, love and revenge in the here and now, aided by a terrific cast Continue…
In our weekly tout of the hottest shows just announced, book to see Queensland Ballet before their London debut, a bumper Vivid music line-up and some bat art Continue reading...
The performer and writer on growing up backstage, connection to spirit and whether Belvoir's Orestes is 'a black fella Greek tragedy or just a Greek tragedy' Continue reading...
In our weekly tout of the hottest tickets just released, book now to see a triumphant modernist exhibition, a devilish dinner hostess in Perth and more Continue reading...
The Melbourne comic on the best thing about being a woman (aside from the orgasms) and why Beyoncé might be a better feminist than Taylor Swift Continue reading...
