Acting
Performance review: Burnout Paradise, Pony Cam Collective, RISING Festival, Malthouse
A frenzy of tasks performed on treadmills – but to what end?
Performance review: The Cadela Força Trilogy – Chapter 1, RISING Festival, Malthouse
A graphic and disturbing look at violence against women.
Theatre review: Punk Rock, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
Young, emerging actors shine brightly in this school drama.
Performance review: POV, Belvoir St Theatre
Two child actors and 36 unrehearsed adult actors participate in an engrossing mash-up of stage and screen techniques.Â
Theatre review: The Gospel According to Paul, Sydney Opera House
Jonathan Biggins returns for another season in office as our former Prime Minister.
Performance review: The 2024 Variety Gala, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Festival Theatre
A charcuterie plate of cabaret excellence!
Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.
Performance review: Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House
Depending on which night you attend, the roles of Rome and Juliet will be played by three separate couples.
Performance review: ANITO, RISING Festival, Arts House
Costume, puppetry, drag, dance and experimental electronic music combine to interrogate colonial wrongs.
Theatre review: Never Closer, Belvoir St Theatre
Set against the backdrop of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, this debut play returns for another successful run.