Theatre
![Karim. Two men. The young one is playing an oud. The old one has his arms in the air.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/NTofP_Karim_Youssef-Sabet-George-Kanaan_Credit-Philip-Erbacher1-e1722317803253.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Karim, National Theatre of Parramatta
How one young man's life changes when he discovers a traditional Middle Eastern instrument.
![A man and a woman are wearing bridal white. She has a crown of flowers on her head. There are other people in the background talking.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/wedding.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Blood Wedding, Flight Path Theatre
A production that has celebrated origins, but does not meet expectations.
![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.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/romeo.jpg?w=310)
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.
![Tay Lawler, a balding, older Anglo-Australian man wearing a white shirt and tie, stands in front of a theatre advertising the 1977 revival of 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'. He is holding a pink Kewpie Doll, like those featured in the play.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Ray-Lawler-e1722381568607.avif?w=310)
Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre
Julian Meyrick reflects on the death of playwright Ray Lawler and his landmark play, 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'.
![A woman in a short red jumpsuit is standing on a milk crate in the centre of a stage. She is surrounded by dancers all dressed in casual wear.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/In-The-Heights_Sydney-Opera-House_credit_Daniel-Boud_1001.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: In the Heights, Sydney Opera House
'In the Heights' offers an introduction to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark hip hop style musical, spiced up with sultry, sexy salsa.
![A person with dark trousers, short hair and a towel around their neck is standing in the distance of a set made to look like an empty pool. There is a stepladder on the top right. Swim.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GRIFFIN_SWIM_Dani-Sib3_PhotoBrettBoardman.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Swim, Carriageworks
A trip to a public pool provokes deep, submerged reflections.
![A man on a dimly lit stage has his arms outstretched. His large shadow is projected behind him on the wall. An Imaginary Life.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/An-Imaginary-Life-production-150724-211.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: An Imaginary Life, Moores Building Art Space, Fremantle
An impressive adaptation of David Malouf's classic novella about Ovid.
![Australia has many opportunities for playwrights. This photo is of a simple office desk, with a computer, open notepad, and tea cup.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-1-e1721101347827.jpg?w=310)
Exciting opportunities for playwrights
Hardly any theatre companies will accept unsolicited scripts. Most playwrights make their way through prizes and programs. We've gathered this…
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Theatre review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
The MTC's take on Williams' 20th century classic impresses, but lacks genuine menace.
![Two men are holding up paper puppets that are dressed in the same clothing as they are. Hare Brain.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/hare-e1721088119345.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Hare Brain, Claremont Show Grounds, Perth
Inanimate objects came to life in this rendition of the hare and the tortoise tale.