Sarah Kane's final play needs a doctor in the house
Sydney psychiatrist Dr Kathryn Lovric helps guide actors toward a nuanced depiction of severe depression.
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Elissa Blake
Elissa Blake is an Arts Writer.
Natural woman
Esther Hannaford digs deep to play one of the legends of pop in a musical devoted to a life in music.
From an Australian farm to the Queen's private suite
A new Australian musical, Melba, tells the story of superstar opera singer Dame Nellie Melba's rise to fame.
In the shadow of the silver screen
Jack Nicholson's famed portrayal of R.P. McMurphy in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest looms over this theatre version of the story.
Rice deliberately goes against the grain
Asian-Australian playwright Michele Lee believes the word "diverse" is becoming a problem. She wants to see artists of colour becoming the new normal.
Australia's godmother of soul goes disco
Marcia Hines steps out of her moonboot and into high heels for the return season of disco cabaret Velvet.
The play so rude that audiences dare not speak its name
"I think entertainment is a dirty word," says playwright Patricia Cornelius. "I don't ever want to see a middle class dinner party on stage again."
Bell Shakespeare's new Merchant of Venice calls out casual racism
The Jewish moneylender Shylock is a lightning rod for racial abuse in The Merchant of Venice but he's not the only one who feels it.
Why prize-winning gems are often left to gather dust
Across many of the major playwriting awards in Australia, there is sometimes a disconnect between what is great literature and what is great playwriting.
Epic Victorian poem still chimes with modern audiences
An "arcane form" is brought back to life and made to resonate with modern audiences by Simon Tedeschi and John Bell.
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