Culture
Theatre
‘Hawthorn isn’t signing Lucy Durack’: AFL star’s musical theatre debut slammed
AFL legend Shane Crawford has landed a role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, leaving the Australian musical theatre community less than impressed.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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From Kings Cross to Broadway: Sydney’s little theatre that could
One little theatre in the heart of Sydney is swimming gloriously against the tide of gloom in the sector.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Choose your own adventure in this bonkers parallel universe in the middle of Sydney
Eternityland is a fantastical large-scale immersive theatre show anchored cunningly within an old department store.
- by Lenny Ann Low
‘Hamilton is the only musical I’ve seen’: First-time actor lands role of a career
For a first-timer in the world of musical theatre, you could do a lot worse than landing a role in Hamilton’s principal cast.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Philanthropy
Billionaire philanthropist secures future of intimate Sydney theatre
The Neilson Foundation has funded the purchase of Griffin Theatre’s Darlinghurst home in an “extraordinary” act of philanthropy.
- by Linda Morris
★★★½
Review
Dark comedy pulls no punches as it explores sex and desire
This 2020 play is timely indeed after a report last year found one in 20 students at Australian universities had been sexually assaulted.
- by Joyce Morgan
The playwright who wants you to doubt everything – for your own good
Christopher Chen’s breakout play Caught, which delights in repeatedly overturning what audiences think is the truth, is about to have its Australian premiere.
- by Nick Miller
★★★★★
Review
‘We sit spellbound’: Five stars for STC’s new Jekyll and Hyde
STC artistic director Kip Williams has found a new vehicle for some of the Dorian Gray magic.
- by John Shand
Ensemble Theatre unveils ambitious plans for 2023 season
The Kirribilli theatre is planning a diverse program of 10 plays.
- by Nick Galvin
★★★★½
Arts
Riots, religion and mosh pits come together in a musical exploration of crowds
This wrap of reviews of shows around Melbourne kicks off with a multimedia musical work by the ACO, some ambitious theatre, and two works of dance.
- by Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Seen by 7 million people, this magical Snowshow returns after a decade-long wait
As Slava Polunin prepares his return to Australia, the respected clown looks at the world around him and continues to walk the line between light and dark.
- by Catherine Lambert