It’s a show which takes you to the digital edge. To the ISIS recruiting grounds and lost, hyperlinked highways of cyberspace – where the marginalized, mostly males, convene. UK Muslim and playwright Javaad Alipoor’s postmodern show, The Believers Are But…
At the zenith of civilisation in the early 21st century, we like to think of humanity as polished, ethical, democratic. Force Majeure in Danielle Micich directed You Animal, You, strives to unveil the subliminal drives within us that predate this surface veneer….
Lady Example is part contemporary dance, part theatre and part madness. Created and performed by Alice Dixon, Caroline Meaden and William McBride with an ensemble of collaborating artists, the show unfolds before the audience as a deranged and curiously imperfect…
Public Actions doesn’t tear down the fourth wall, it shreds it to pieces. When I stepped into Arts House (North Melbourne Town Hall), I didn’t expect to be kicked out of my seat by an avalanche of performers that came…
From the creative powerhouse behind 2D Life of Her, Fleur Elise Noble, Rooman is the breathtakingly beautiful yet heart-wrenching tale of a girl who fatefully encounters a half-man-half-kangaroo one night in her dreams… and falls in love. As I enter…
Deft physical manoeuvres and a minute examination of the codes of movement are elegantly displayed in Stephanie Lake Company’s Pile Of Bones. A contemporary-era tour de force on ritualism and humanity, with a hypnotic electronic soundtrack, and elemental set and…
Maverick Bristol live-art performance duo Action Hero (Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse) present their third work as the 2017 Art House Company in Residence, Wrecking Ball. We raved about their previous play Hoke’s Bluff, and they deliver again with a theatrical work…
‘Anicca‘ is a performance that treads the lines in between performance art and music. Opening night was a musical experience that I have never encountered before. ‘Anicca’ was 45 minutes of intricate music produced by Matthias Schack-Arnott (who also directed…
Two Jews walk into a theatre. The title of this sublime theatre show was doubly misleading. Firstly, it suggested to me a light hour of comedy. Maybe two Jewish comedians doing a bit of stand-up. That’s somewhat my fault. There…
The spectacle of 50 naked women dancing onstage initially sparked both my curiosity and trepidation when I heard of Nic Green’s work Trilogy presented at Arts House. When the work opened with an endearing direct address by performers Nic Green…