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‘We are deeply sorry’: STC apologises for its handling of actors’ protest
A foundation director has quit the Sydney Theatre Company in protest against actors in The Seagull wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves.
- by Helen Pitt
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‘Arthur would have liked it’: Anthony LaPaglia’s new play comes to Sydney
Described as one of the 20th century’s best plays, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman will tour to Sydney next year, with LaPaglia in the lead role.
- by Hannah Story
Mainstream theatre wasn’t for them, so these two women made their own company
Charlotte Farrell and Emma Maye Gibson, best known as drag performer Betty Grumble, are playing with Shakespeare and ideas about how theatre is made.
- by Hannah Story
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Backlash after Sydney Theatre Company apologises for Palestine protest
The STC issued an apology after its actors donned Palestinian keffiyehs on the opening night of The Seagull, but some performers are unhappy with their response.
- by Nick Galvin
How Nick Cave helped inspire Andrew Upton’s return to Australian theatre
Upton is returning after six years to take on Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. He explains why its characters have been listening to the Birthday Party.
- by Hannah Story
Vampire lesbians changed my life: Charles Busch
The New York playwright thought his outrageous little play would run for two nights. It remains a camp cult classic 40 years on.
- by John Bailey
This book inspired Mick Jagger, terrifies Vladimir Putin and may be cursed
Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita has a reputation for being “unstageable” – but that’s not stopping Sydney’s Belvoir.
- by Hannah Story
Prepare for blood, Hollywood and ennui as beloved theatre company says goodbye
After a decade of pushing the envelope, Little Ones Theatre has chosen for its last performance the epic satire Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Vietgone review: By the time ninjas show up, it’s clear facts weren’t in the way
Sex and hip-hop sass up a rude refugee tale in Queensland Theatre’s exuberant production.
- by Nick Dent
★★★½
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IRL review: Looking for love at a fan convention, dressed as a Disney Princess
La Boite’s cosplay romcom holds up a mirror to teen identity in the late digital age.
- by Nick Dent
The sensory experience examining our fascination with fate
William Kentridge’s Sibyl combines opera, film and dance to explore our obsession with knowing what the future has in store.
- by Lenny Ann Low