Betty Grumble: 'I want to tell stories ferociously, from my guts' by Kate Hennessy

With her stereotype-smashing strip, Emma Maye Gibson toys with sexual objectification tropes " then yanks the rug out In the back row of Sydney's Griffin theatre, Betty Grumble's mother cove…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00pm on April 10, 2019☆⚑

King Lear review " Geoffrey Rush owns role but fails to sate craving for fury by Kate Hennessy

Roslyn Packer theatre, SydneyTackling a play driven by its protagonist's unreasonable expectations, Sydney Theatre Company's season-ending blockbuster doesn't quite deliver on the hypeIt is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:36pm on November 29, 2017☆⚑

Taylor Mac's Hir is more than a comedy about gender. It proves the potential of theatre by Kate Hennessy

Belvoir Street theatre, Sydney The New York playwright lightens the weight of gender theory, places it in a family home, and then detonates it. Shrapnel flies everywhereRadical ideas should …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:18pm on September 5, 2017☆⚑

'Just don't stare': a night of nudity and dancing at the art gallery by Kate Hennessy

Sydney Dance Company collaborated with a naturist society for a world-first all-nude event. But be careful where your eyes fall"Here?" I ask. "We undress here?" The man beside me already has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18pm on January 25, 2017☆⚑

The Drover's Wife review: Australian classic revitalised with a new muse by Kate Hennessy

Belvoir Theatre, SydneyLeah Purcell's radical reimagining of Henry Lawson's short story is a tense, captivating, action-packed Australian western A selection of short stories by Henry Lawson…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33pm on September 22, 2016☆⚑

Kill Climate Deniers: the provocative play that sneakily infiltrated Australia's Parliament House by Kate Hennessy

Once targeted by Andrew Bolt and Breitbart, David Finnigan's play has found new life in a concept albumAt midday on 31 August, a silent and subversive music event happened inside Parliament …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08am on September 21, 2016☆⚑

Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Monumental review " an almighty revelation by Kate Hennessy

Adelaide Festival Centre and Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide festivalCanadian post-rockers bring their massive drums and sad, soaring crescendos to two Adelaide shows, including a dance piece th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:43am on March 8, 2016☆⚑

King Lear review " Geoffrey Rush owns the role but fails to sate craving for confrontation by Kate Hennessy

Roslyn Packer Theatre, SydneyTackling a play driven by its protagonist's unreasonable expectations, Sydney Theatre Company's season-ending blockbuster doesn't quite deliver on the hype King …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:32pm on November 28, 2015☆⚑

Triptych review " Arthur Rimbaud's homoeroticism upstaged by orchestra by Kate Hennessy

Roslyn Packer Theatre, SydneyA roll call of big name artists come together for this Sydney Dance Company production, but are let down by a lack of thematic heft and poor stagingAlthough danc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:07pm on October 1, 2015☆⚑

Broken Heel festival: 'Even Australia's founding fathers dressed in drag' by Kate Hennessy

Dressing up is 'culturally deep within us', says director Stephen Elliott, whose film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is being thrown a fabulous 21st in the form of a three-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:24pm on September 8, 2015☆⚑

Garma: art and politics come together for a moving Arnhem Land festival by Kate Hennessy

In the historic clan-gathering place, people of all nations enjoy the bunggul sunset dances, clan stories, bark painting and deep soul musicHeld on an escarpment in north-east Arnhem Land, t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:00am on August 6, 2015☆⚑

Lore review " a fusion of Dreamtime symbolism with contemporary dance by Kate Hennessy

Sydney Opera HouseBangarra's new double bill offsets the joyfulness of Murray Island-inspired I.B.I.S., with the darkness and disempowerment of SheoakBangarra dance theatre's 29th production…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54pm on June 12, 2015☆⚑

Frame of Mind review " Sydney Dance Company captures love's big notes by Kate Hennessy

One of only eight companies to perform William's Forsythe's masterpiece, Sydney Dance Company makes Quintett sing, while Rafael Bonachela's latest is an exercise in controlled chaos Continue…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:35am on March 11, 2015☆⚑

Nothing To Lose review " Force Majeure showcases big bodies and bigger ideas by Kate Hennessy

Sydney festival 2015Kate Champion and Kelli Jean Drinkwater's dance work is a confrontational, yet highly playful piece, about the beauty and reality of living in a large body' 'This is not …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:09pm on January 24, 2015☆⚑

Endings review " bittersweet stories of death with Grand Salvo cameo by Kate Hennessy

Sydney festival 2015The subject matter is difficult by default, but Tamara Saulwick's show still manages to be uplifting, punctuated beautifully by Paddy Mann's guitar Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:52pm on January 8, 2015☆⚑

Red Rattler: Rat's Piss beer " and grassroots support " on tap by Kate Hennessy

Many small live music venues find themselves struggling. But as one artist-run initiative shows, grassroots urban arts can thriveKate Hennessy

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41pm on August 14, 2013☆⚑