Theatre
Theatre review: Hamlet, fortyfivedownstairs
A few directorial choices let down this otherwise fine contemporary interpretation of 'Hamlet'.
Festival review: Renfield, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A solo show that took full advantage of Edinburgh's Gothic ambience.
Grief, hilarity, classics and culture are celebrated in Belvoir’s 2025 season
Artistic Director Eamon Flack has launched a season of nine plays for Belvoir’s 2025 subscription season.
Musical Review: A Chorus Line, National Theatre
A new remount of a classic musical that still holds up well.
Theatre Review: Iphigenia in Splott, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre
A solo performance about deprivation and the socially marginalised.
Theatre Review: You’re The Man, La Mama Courthouse
Domestic and intergenerational violence are played out in this production.
Theatre review: Mother, Arts Centre Melbourne
A powerhouse performance from Noni Hazlehurst, but the depiction of mothers experiencing addiction may leave a bad taste in your…
Theatre review: In a Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
In its latest Shakespearean mash-up, Bell Shakespeare explores the nature of violence in the Bard’s work.
From proscenium arch to place-based: reimagining Wildskin
Adapting an existing work for an entirely new setting is not without its challenges, but overcoming such challenges leads to…
Theatre review: Blackbird, Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Exploring the devastating power of trauma and guilt, director Paulina Kelly’s production of ‘Blackbird’ was uncomfortable, shocking – and brilliant.Â