Acting
![In the middle of a swirling foggy dark stage with a bright spotlight behind two silhouetted figures stand. The monster creation is carrying Dr Frankenstein in his arms.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/4.-Frankenstein-ProdShots-2024-Jeremiah-Wray-Darcy-Brown-e1724645481134.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Frankenstein, Princess Theatre
Video screens and stage effects amplify Shelley's classic novel.
![A blonde woman in a red and white print dress and a white cardigan is standing with her head bent to one side and looking down.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Milk-and-Blood_photo-Sarah-Walker-04981.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Milk and Blood, fortyfivedownstairs
Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.
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Willoughby City Council
Beetle
An instant Australian classic, Beetle tells the story of a child who finds a friend in her backyard; together they…
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The Blue Room Theatre
An Evening of African Poetry & Storytelling
Authentic African Journey: New Home
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Excelsia College
Excelsia's Graduation Show: Fallen Angels
Excelsia's 2024 Bachelor of Dramatic Art graduation show, Fallen Angels: a sparkling comedy by Noёl Coward, directed by Hailey McQueen.
![A woman with brown curly hair is wearing an elaborate golden costume that covers her entire body.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/An-Evening-Without-Kate-Bush-Photo-Claudio-Raschella1.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Kate Bush may not be present on stage but Sarah-Louise Young does an excellent job of channelling the singer.
![A young man in a brown suit and tie is sitting in the foreground. In the background is an older man looking at him. Between them there is a noose hanging.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Hangmen_053A96871.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Hangmen, New Theatre
The first Australian production of Martin McDonagh’s 2015 play sees high drama and black comedy come together in a gripping…
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Dionysus Theatre Inc.
Melbourne Fringe: The Moral in the Oral
The fairy tales we tell are not the fairy tales we were told. Although the seem the same, the way…
![Two stressed-looking women wearing blue nurses uniforms stand on stage, with a light blue curtain in the background. The woman in the foreground is pale-skinned with short dark hair; the woman in the background is dark-skinned with very short black hair.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Tending-2024-El-Blackwood-and-Mara-Lynn-Photo-Credit-Anne-Crawford.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: Tending, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A play that offers insight into the daily work of nurses in the UK's National Heath Service.
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Festival reviews: Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein, Ugly Sisters, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Two shows by trans women invite the audience to experience what it's like to be feared and ostracised.