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Laughs fall short after behavioural rules gag wears off
Sam Holcroft's 2015 device for manufacturing comedy wears thin in this STC production.
- by John Shand
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'We are thrilled': Sam Worthington a major coup for Sydney Theatre Company
The Hollywood star will appear on the Sydney stage for the first time in more than two decades.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Stage shows
Screaming in the aisles, crying in the foyer: hit show returns to Belvoir
When Fangirls played at Belvoir last year, even standing room tickets were snapped up. Now it's set to make its return.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Arts
Creative Freedoms: Melbourne Fringe Takes on 2020
This year's Melbourne Fringe has seen wildly imaginative responses to the constraints of the pandemic.
- by John Bailey
William Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare revives favourite for 2021 season
Bell Shakespeare's artistic director Peter Evans has revived his acclaimed production of Hamlet in a season that errs on the side of caution.
- by Linda Morris
Coronavirus pandemic
The show must go on: Sydney Theatre Company aims for full house
Sydney Theatre Company expects to play to full houses when the first act of its new season opens in its new Walsh Bay home.
- by Linda Morris
Review
Cursed!: So you think your family has problems
Kodie Bedford's first play dares to poke fun at living with mental instability - and just about gets away with it.
- by John Shand
Performing arts
'Art saved my life': Kodie Bedford
Chance meeting set TV and theatre writer on path to success.
- by Steve Dow
Performing arts
Much-loved theatre set to reopen
It's been a tortuous road for this local favourite but the curtain will rise again in January.
- by Nick Galvin
Literature
Meet the female Sherlock Holmes that history forgot
Doctor Blake Mysteries star Nadine Garner has a new project: bringing to life forgotten, century-old murder mysteries by female authors.
- by Nick Miller
Performing arts
Audio ghost story is a deliciously creepy reality hack, but too short
Two spectral visitors whisper in your ear, terrifyingly close. But this artful audio experience ends too quickly to be really satisfying.
- by Cameron Woodhead