The British director with a string of international hits will succeed Andrew Upton from 2016. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Blanchett and Roxburgh blaze brightly in Upton's punchy revamp of Chekhov's first play.

A short history of Chekhov’s first major dramatic work. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Or do we ever allow ourselves space to let our senses enjoy?

Andrew Upton examines theatre’s endless fascination with Russian master Anton Chekhov. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Could there be a more apt title for visionary playwright Caryl Churchill’s inspired exploration of those most human of impulses?

Andrew Upton’s production of Beckett’s famous play, staring Hugo Weaving and Richard Roxburgh, wows London critics. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Powerful performances wall to wall in this gritty, poignant and highly relevant debut play. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Andrew Upton manages to make Beckett his own in this darkly comic take on the apocalypse. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Hugo Weaving talks about his ‘love affair’ with one of the 20th century’s knottiest writers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A challenging ode to James Joyce, that’s an impressive feat of memory and physicality. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Melbourne's annual awards ceremony for the performing arts names 2014's highest achievers.