Kim Hitchcock

Kim Hitchcock is a freelance writer based in Melbourne who has an interest in all art forms and enjoys exploring them locally and abroad. He has completed a Master of Art Curatorship at the University of Melbourne and can be reached at kimhuyphanhitchcock@gmail.com

Kim Hitchcock's Latest Articles

English. Southbank Theatre. A classroom set up on stage, with pastel green walls and an orange curtain on the left side. A woman is standing in front of a whiteboard. There is a man and three women surrounding her.
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Theatre review: English, Southbank Theatre

The challenges of learning a second language are played out in an Iranian classroom.

Kim Hitchcock

Aug 5, 2024
A young couple are sitting on a park bench The male is cradling a white bundle, made to look like a baby is within it.
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Theatre review: Romeo & Julie, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

Though the title alludes to Shakespeare's classic tale, this contemporary play focuses mainly on the struggles of young love.

Kim Hitchcock

Jul 30, 2024
Two Remain. Three women are singing. They are wearing blue and white concentration camp stripes underneath beige aprons and head scarves.
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Opera review: Two Remain, fortyfivedownstairs

This premiere Australian production features the true stories of two Holocaust survivors.

Kim Hitchcock

Jul 29, 2024
The silhouette of a woman and a man can be seen behind a lit up sheet. Around them there are planks of wood, greenery and a TV set.
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Theatre review: The Last Train to Madeline, Meat Market Stables

A two-hander that tracks an evolving friendship through time.

Kim Hitchcock

Jun 24, 2024
Suhani Shah. A woman with a short bob haircut wearing a sparkling maroon pantsuit is standing on stage in front of heavy curtains. She has her left arm raised and fingers pointed to the sky.
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Performance review: Suhani Shah, Spellbound, RISING Festival, The Capitol

A magic mentalist show from a star Indian performer.

Kim Hitchcock

Jun 17, 2024
A dancer stands posed, arms outstretched and slightly crouched. She holds an arrow in her teeth. Behind her is a dramatic, green-tinted photograph of the sun depicting several solar flares.
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Dance review: Arkadia, RISING Festival, The Substation

An imaginative dance opera by choreographer Melanie Lane.

Kim Hitchcock

Jun 8, 2024
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Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.

Kim Hitchcock

Jun 6, 2024
Ghosts. A young woman in a white dress stands on stage in a dark and gloomy house set with a blue/purple light behind where through the window. There is a lonely chair and piles of books near her.
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Theatre review: Ghosts, Theatre Works

A new iteration of Ibsen's work retains the core, but moves the action from Norway to the Australian outback.

Kim Hitchcock

Jun 3, 2024
the Odd Couple. On a stage set of a New York apartment in the 1960s four white actors stand centre stage. On the left is a man in a brown jacket side on, addressing the others. Next to him is a fastidious man in a blue suit and red tie, holding something covered in a tea towel. Next is a blonde woman with a yellow, pink and white sleeveless dress and finally a woman with short dark hair and a yellow and green sleeveless dress. She is also facing in to the others.
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Theatre review: The Odd Couple, Comedy Theatre

Decades later, Neil Simon's play still feels sharp and relatable.

Kim Hitchcock

May 27, 2024
The Word. On a dark stage a group of young people sit in a huddle. They wear shades of green and are turned to a young woman in the middle who is standing. Some of them point at her.
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Theatre review: The Word, Abbotsford Convent

A youthful cast of 11 grapple with meaning and the power and absence of words.

Kim Hitchcock

May 21, 2024
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