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Theatre
Flash of blacked-out magic couldn't be sustained
A young team's warmth of intent was cooled by a lack of belief.
- by John Shand
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Review
Audio 'teasers' for inner-city drama conjure an intense longing
An audio drama for characters in a cancelled play works terrifically, creating an evocative soundscape of a lost, bustling metropolis.
- by Cameron Woodhead
What's on
Best of the week: what to see, heard and do from October 18 to 24
From a virtual garden exploration to an experimental art festival and the return of the Ensemble Theatre, we have your week in Sydney covered.
- by Nicole Elphick
Performing arts
Talking to your plants? Sleepless nights? You're not alone
Through a series of audio monologues, Michele Lee's new play Single Ladies will resonate after our experience of the pandemic.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Review
Animals talking sense about politics
The revolutionary heart of Sydney’s New Theatre beats loud in this new adaptation of a George Orwell classic.
- by Cassie Tongue
Performing arts
Tsiolkas reloads his alter ego for a sex and drugs-fuelled odyssey
Loaded, the first novel of Melbourne writer Christos Tsiolkas, was reimagined 25 years later as an unseen stage play – then adapted into an audio play.
- by Nick Miller
Performing arts
Late at night, this theatre maker wants to hear your anonymous call
Melbourne-based director Roslyn Oades says the people who call her between midnight and dawn reveal vivid dreams and stories of fear and love.
- by Stephen A Russell
Performing arts
Great theatre you can see without going to the theatre
As our theatres start to reopen, here are some must-see filmed plays to reboot your theatre-going skills.
- by John Shand
Review
Come to Where I Am, in this compelling online theatre series
A series of short plays takes viewers from a footy-deprived Geelong to a locked-down Brisbane, to an encounter with a dingo pup in the NT.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Review
Superheroes review: Ingenious two-strand play eschews neat bows
Griffin's first post-lockdown show is a play that cleaned up two of the nation's major playwriting awards for Mark Rogers.
- by John Shand
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Performing arts
Mr Toad, the unlikely pioneer for the return of Melbourne theatre
If Melbourne hits "COVID Normal" by December, we can treat ourselves to a night of Shakespeare or Wind in the Willows in the Botanic Gardens.
- by Catherine Lambert