A short play is the perfect snack to incorporate into your life. A long play is a feast " and a feat of endurance Last week, I spent an hour in a makeshift theatre in the middle of a park, w…
The Australian comedian's hit character is a hacky and lecherous standup, at war with himself and his facial hair. He's been in a coma since 2016. A lot has happened Dave is, objectively, a …
One of the world's most exciting playwrights, Lee's show distils our great fear of tragedy into the minutiae of everyday resilience Hidden away on a corner of the internet is a video I have …
After a catastrophic fire gutted the building, Melbourne's theatre community banded together to resurrect one of its most prized spaces When Betty Burstall, a young Melbourne teacher, put he…
Cornelius was among eight international writers to win the Windham-Campbell prize " which they didn't know they were in the running for As has almost become cliché among Australian winners …
AI is the spectre haunting the workforce but theatre is exploring its creative possibilitiesSign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon The first half of Lifestyle of t…
Slumber Party, at the Adelaide Fringe festival, took the familiar " a girl's bedroom " and created a weird and wonderful space For 107 hours over one weekend during the Adelaide fringe festi…
After 36 years as a writer, and ahead of two new plays, Australia's most award-winning playwright talks about funding, football and the #MeToo movement"There was that great one," Patricia Co…
There is a lot to like about this enthusiastic and colourful stage version of PJ Hogan's cult 1994 film Muriel's Wedding. Muriel
Woman behind Hot Brown Honey talks about building a career despite 'apartheid' experience of Australian performing artsCandy Bowers has a simple plan to improve Australian theatre culture: "…
Macbeth is Australia's most performed Shakespearean play " so pity theatre critics like Jane Howard who don't enjoy it As a theatre critic it's important to not decide on a work before you s…
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneThis audacious production explores the idea of theatre " and gender " as a construct, and is a testament to the strength of feminist performance in AustraliaI've …
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneWith Wild Bore, three comedians at the top of their game deliver a meta exploration of criticism and performance that is truly, outrageously funnyI'm sitting in t…
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneAustralia's aged care bridge scene may seem an odd place to set a play " but like all good sports dramas, it's not just about the gamePart odd couple com…
Theatre Works, St Kilda, MelbourneThe French saint's wordless rage roars to life in The Rabble's feminist and overtly physical retelling of the age-old tragedyFirst, there is darkness. Sound…
State Theatre, Arts Centre, MelbourneMatthew Bourne and Scott Ambler's dance-theatre production is at its strongest when its performances are most rawWe're not quite on a Pacific island in M…
Although main stages still suffer from gender imbalance, there was much to celebrate this year " particularly in smaller theatres and experimental spaces The recent Australian Writers' Guild…
Malthouse theatre, Melbourne: Nakkiah Lui's adaptation of the 'so bad it's good' 1995 film moves the action from Las Vegas to BrisvegasThere's a fascination in Australian theatre with adapti…
UK theatre companies use even negative reviews to sell tickets and drive a vibrant conversation. It is impossible to imagine that happening in AustraliaIn 2013 the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts…
Kelly and O'Sullivan's collaboration embraces a century of Irish writing, but the seriousness does not quite result in depthWhen it all works, the poetry is the first star of Ancient Rain, a…
Back to Back theatre's technical accomplishments are formidable but a sense of intimacy is lostIn the beginning, God (Scott Price) created the heavens and the earth.Under a domed roof of tau…
The theatre renegades have spent 10 years rising through the ranks. But the spaces where they cut their teeth are 'going dark'The trajectory of Melbourne's Sisters Grimm " the artistic colla…
A collaboration between Australia and the UK, the family drama is tender, physical and deeply relatable " set in Adelaide, but looking towards the worldAs children move into adulthood their …
Adelaide fringe brings more and more artists to the city each year " but as British comedian Alexis Dubus highlighted in a brutal Facebook post this week, how many are walking away happy?Ano…
As Australia hits peak arts festival season, you'd do well to scour through programs for the shows that keep you talking into the nightIn festivals, it's the large-scale shows that get the m…