Review: Still Life (Dimitris Papaioannou, Sydney Festival)
90 minutes in the quarry of the damned feel like just that.
January 28, 2017
The Argo Shakespeare: speaking of the Bard
The collection is a window onto a past in which great actors strut and fret their hour. But is it for today?
January 27, 2017
The Gabriels: Richard Nelson’s three-play trump card
A remarkable theatre marathon following a New York family during the US election is coming to the Perth Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 26, 2017
Review: Institute (Gecko, Sydney Festival)
Full of fluid realities, Institute is visceral, troubling but beautifully wrought theatre that tugs at your emotions.
January 26, 2017
2016 Sydney Theatre Awards announced
Little Shop of Horrors, Antigone, The Drover’s Wife and Faith Healer win 22 of the 35 awards presented. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 23, 2017
The Present cast shows solidarity with the Women’s March
Actors in Sydney Theatre Company’s Broadway production donned pink pussy hats at Saturday’s curtain calls. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 23, 2017
Review: The Encounter (Complicite, Sydney Festival)
One man and his microphones make you believe you've been up the Amazon.
January 19, 2017
Review: The Testament of Mary (Sydney Theatre Company)
Alison Whyte delivers a stunning performance as a Mary who refuses to have her story dictated by others.
January 18, 2017
Review: The Season (Sydney Festival)
A joyous yarn about an Indigenous family told with cheeky humour and lots of heart.
January 14, 2017
Dominic Cooke: “We had to do six battles and four coronations!”
The director of the BBC’s epic Hollow Crown on Shakespeare, Judi Dench, Hugh Bonneville and Benedict Cumberbatch. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 12, 2017
Sydney Opera House contemplates Danish ‘slumber parties’
Proposals are being considered that would allow guests to stay overnight in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed building.
January 12, 2017
Australia Council announces latest round of arts grants
The October 2016 awards see a few of the companies who lost their four-year funding making some headway. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 10, 2017
Review: Anthropologies Imaginaires (Sydney Festival)
Gabriel Dharmoo’s fun, quirky display of vocal gymnastics explores darker themes of cultural colonisation and Exoticism.
January 10, 2017