Theatre
Theatre review: The Amateurs, Red Stitch
Parallelisms explored between plagues past and present, and the shift between the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment.
Theatre review: Cicada
Barking Gecko Theatre transforms Shaun Tan’s unforgettable picture book into a transcendental puppet show.Â
Theatre review: From Campfire to Stage Light
A captivating Indigenous life story told through words and music.
Theatre review: Peer Gynt
A live orchestra accompanies this famous but infrequently performed production with words by Henrik Ibsen and score by Edvard Grieg.
Theatre review: Golden Blood
A desperate tale set in Singapore about the push and pull of siblings drawn into the underworld.
What should a new Australian anthem sound like?
And what has table tennis got to do with it? Hip hop artist DENNI teamed up with puppet company Terrapin…
How stories shape the world (and how to get better at telling them)
Storytelling, and helping other people hone their storytelling skills, are enormously important for Joe Hepworth, NIDA’s new Head of Writing…
Musical review: Passing Strange
This transcendent production will blow your mind.
Vale Peter Brook, an ever innovative director
Paul Rae explores the enduring but complex legacy of British theatre director Peter Brook, who died on Saturday, aged 97.
Theatre review: Talking to the Future
A peek at our nation’s political past confirms that the more things change, the more they stay the same.