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Pop culture beyond the apocalypse
A post-apocalyptic play explores the importance of storytelling to the human experience.
- by John Bailey
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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice review: A rare bird happy to hide in its cage
Darlinghust Theatre's production of Jim Cartwright's play just misses being consistently compelling.
- by John Shand
Bronte letters inspire queer retelling
When playwright Jen Silverman was grappling with a period of loss in 2015, she turned to the letters of Charlotte Bronte for comfort. It was the emotional terrain they evoked that gave shape to her acclaimed play The Moors.
- by Neha Kale
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Remount of Michael Gow classic lost in time
This revival of Michael Gow's classic treads water between period piece and contemporised interpretation.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Arts leader (and musical lover) Emily Sexton settles in at Arts House
The North Melbourne institution's new artistic director has lived and breathed the arts from a young age and is hitting the ground running at the contemporary performance space.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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A radical history lesson that leaves audiences gasping
A brilliant burlesque on the history of black slavery in the US lies in the vanguard of a new kind of theatre.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Exploration of sexual identity loses its edge in 2019
Mike Bartlett's bisexual rom-com has changed in cultural inflection since it was first staged.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Refugee romance blossoms through musical comedy
This rousing, poignant, blackly funny musical from Canada brings a tale of Jewish refugees to life.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Gender rebels talk masculinity, in many shapes and forms
Exploring ideas of masculinity and gender, The Butch Monologues is powerful and fun.
- by Cameron Woodhead
The Big Time review: Ambition, bitchiness and a play half right
David Williamson is on familiar turf in his new play about actors and writers.
- by John Shand
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Australian music legends come to life in uplifting cabaret
Devoted to the songbooks of Peter Allen and Olivia Newton-John, Livvy & Pete is under-rehearsed but still entertaining.
- by Cameron Woodhead