Reliving her postnatal trauma in I'm a Phoenix, Bitch led to a breakdown and spider hallucinations. These days, Kimmings is all about 'self-care on steroids' "I don't want people to faint, b…
David Greig and Matthew Lutton take on the somewhat impregnable cult story, which premieres in Australia before transferring to Scotland It's the lure of the unknowable that drew the Austral…
As the Québécois director's acclaimed play The Far Side of the Moon arrives in Australia, he reflects on the dramatic link between family fallouts and geopolitics Theatremaker Robert Lepag…
The Trump resistance has become sing-a-long-able, thanks to a 30-something man from Queens and his YouTube channelNorth Korea insists war with America is inevitable! Puerto Rico has no drink…
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneMeow Meow steals the show from a diverse " or disparate " cast, but the cult fable resonates regardlessIt's a helluva thing to be born to play the devil … but t…
Pop-up Globe theatre is the world's first full-scale temporary working replica of London's second Globe from the 1600sShakespeare compared breasts to globes in The Rape of Lucrece, and used …
An interactive show functions as both a love letter to democracy and an explainer of the frustrations of the democratic process"Democracy," declares Jonathan Holloway, "is about doing someth…
Artistic director Jonathan Holloway infuses his electrifying first Melbourne festival with a series of interior realisations that reckon with the public self There are few reviews that centr…
Not sure what to see at the theatre next year? Van Badham selects the most promising works, from experimental debuts to revivals of unbeatable classicsThe Australian habit of year-in-advance…
Double Indemnity offers female archetypes, Trilogy is a feminist masterwork and Quippings has been called 'crip burlesque'Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Double Indemnity is both g…
Meanjin, Next Wave festival, Express Media and Force Majeure are just four of 62 arts companies which had their funding cut by Australia CouncilI was living in a wooden house in Bulli when t…
Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank TheatreDirector Kip Williams's electric staging of Strindberg classic uses technology to pump up a once-radical dissection of ordinary human livesThere a…
Malthouse Theatre, MelbourneThis retelling of the Joan Lindsay cult classic proves the book's postcolonial theme remains relevant " and will terrify the pants off youJoan Lindsay's Picnic at…
Artistic director Matthew Lutton won the coveted rights by promising to be faithful to Joan Lindsay's cult novel and its themes of white Australia in a mysterious landscapeWhen Matthew Lutto…
The performer returns to cabaret for a series of shows in Melbourne and Sydney. While they may be sappy, he tells Van Badham, they will also be funnyHe's won an Olivier award and a Tony, he'…
Rod Laver Arena, MelbourneThings can't get much camper than a gyrating, can-can kicking Jackman taking us through his life and times, complete with glitter maracas and disco ballsHugh Jackma…
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneDavid Woods and Nicola Gunn hook-up for a funny and topical handling of a subject " housing policy " few Australian theatre-makers would go nearThe greatest chall…
Attorney general George Brandis has a history of making loud statements about freedom. Why, as arts minister, is he opposed to arm's length funding? Continue reading...
Southbank Theatre, MelbourneBeckett's play was once spectacularly fresh, but Endgame's staging brief now seems conservative and leaves modern audiences feeling estranged Continue reading...
His play The One Day of the Year famously challenged Anzacery, but it's Seymour's take on class, education and family that ensure his legacyAs a battered, school-issue staple of countless hi…
Regal theatre, Perth festivalQueensland's finest upends expectations of who gets to be strong, tough, brave or balletic in the circus " with lots of tumbles and leaps along the way Continue …
State Theatre of Western Australia, Perth festivalLisa Dwan's perfomance in this Samuel Beckett triptych impresses even as the plays themselves communicate their drama from a cold distance C…
Fringe World, PerthThe Olympic Gold medallist is a diver not a comic, but this moving cabaret of his life story lets him shine through show tunes, chanson, ukelele and a trampoline Continue …
A strong season of local productions worth travelling for scarcely received due attention before suffering the stern economy of short seasons' Australian art in 2014: the year of protest, po…
Ambitious vision, epic themes and excellent performances combine in a piece of theatre as complex as the relationship between black and white Australia Continue reading...