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theatre November 4, 2023
Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of Pip Williams’ best-selling novel The Dictionary of Lost Words is loyal to the book but weighed down by exposition.
theatre November 4, 2023
Hmong–Australian writer Michele Lee’s new play, which explores death, ghosts and memory, began with a regular phone call to her parents.
theatre October 14, 2023
Patricia Cornelius’s play My Sister Jill – the story of a family between two wars – creates an other-worldly sense of suspension.
theatre September 30, 2023
Director Ivo van Hove is a titan of contemporary theatre, winning both critical and popular acclaim with works that bring classic texts into vivid contemporary focus.
television September 23, 2023
Max McKenna has moved past childhood introversion to self-acceptance and stage success, and is now starring in a historical comedy on SBS TV.
theatre September 16, 2023
Anthony LaPaglia powerfully portrays a man of crumbling illusions in Neil Armfield’s vital production of Death of a Salesman.
theatre September 9, 2023
As problematic as some believe Miss Saigon is, the crowd-pleasing Vietnam War-set musical is the only current big-ticket production to showcase Asian talent.
theatre September 2, 2023
Queensland Theatre’s don’t ask what the bird look like
At Queensland Theatre, Hannah Belanszky’s play don’t ask what the bird look like explores the cost of hiding from past traumas.
theatre August 19, 2023
Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone and What If If Only
The latest staging of two short Caryl Churchill plays is an example of the artform at its best, offering moments of exquisite theatre.
theatre August 19, 2023
Belvoir St Theatre’s The Weekend
Belvoir St Theatre’s adaptation of Charlotte Wood’s novel The Weekend is a thrilling representation of the heartbreaking mess of living.
