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Leaving Country was hard – but this young playwright is on the rise
Brodie Murray, a 20-year-old Wamba Wamba man, was determined to save from lockdown his play Billy’s Choice, about the big decisions of youth.
- by Stephen A Russell
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Is it a video game or online theatre? A bit of both – and heaps of fun
The online Isklander Trilogy tests your internet sleuthing skills and delivers a satisfying, cinematic climax.
- by Cameron Woodhead
This online Fringe hilarity made me ache for an arts reopening
The Melbourne Fringe has begun its online season and there are gems to be found: Hey Hey It’s Lockdown roasts the racism and homophobia of variety television.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Fluctuations can’t stop Currency’s rise
Against the odds, Currency Press has clocked up 50 years of primarily selling home-grown plays.
- by John Shand
‘The happiest 29 minutes’: Fringe Festival thumbs its nose at lockdown
Irrepressible director Simon Abrahams is determined to bring Melburnians a whole lot of joy this month.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Sydney Theatre Company back on stage after $10 million box office hit
Sydney Theatre Company will welcome back vaccinated audiences from November with productions of Julius Caesar and Death of a Salesman.
- by Linda Morris
MTC promises thrills, music and a poke at complacent progressives
The 2022 season for Melbourne Theatre Company ranges from a literal cliffhanger in the Andes to a controversial play that left one viewer trembling.
- by Nick Miller
How Melbourne artists are creating a festival in lockdown
Over 100 agile and inventive festival acts have found ways to make their Fringe shows available to audiences at home.
- by John Bailey
Theatres, MSO warn road map start date won’t work without rehearsals
Theatres and concert halls may not reopen on the date set in the state government’s road map because they can’t rehearse or build sets in advance.
- by Nick Miller
When Simon’s comedy show was cancelled, he had a cunning plan
Melbourne’s lockdown killed hundreds of Fringe Festival shows. But some artists found ways to work in – or around – the rules, so the show can go on.
- by Nick Miller
Worst is probably over says Sydney Theatre Company’s new leader
The incoming executive director of the Sydney Theatre Company sees a way out of lockdown.
- by Linda Morris