Sometimes we see theatre for the glitz, showmanship, big dance numbers, and catchy songs. In other shows, it’s the stories and characters that leave an impression long after we’ve left the building. Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Girls and Boys…
Are we really, really happy right now? “We’re probably really really happy right now”, the new play by Ellen Grimshaw and directed by Sarah Vickery, premiered at Theatre Works this week, in the theatre’s newly redesigned COVID safe glasshouse. With…
In Modern Maori Quartet: Two Worlds, an original play with songs, the show starts with the voice of God (a Kiwi woman) stating the rules of this Afterworld the quartet exist in. Four handsome Maori men stand in black suits…
Nassim is one of the plays that works best the less you know about it. In fact, mystery is baked into this play’s premise. It begins with a brief intro: a producer invites the guest actor on stage (each performance…
It’s challenging to label WE ARE LIGHTNING!. There is a bit of audience participation. It is part performance, part live music gig. There is a narrative arc of sorts, and a touch of whimsy. It is also part biographical, a…
Glamorous and boldly unconventional, Lola Martinez was the 19th centuries wildest showgirl. The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez is a reimagining of a life rich in adventure and controversy. Courtesan and countess, dancer and actress. Lola lived a life of…
How do you begin talking about a show as spectacular and gloriously arresting as Black Rider – The Casting of the Magic Bullets? I can begin by saying the production sees the directorial forces of Malthouse’s Artistic Director Mathew Lutton…
Come in, come in. Make yourself cozy. Here’s your name tag. Christian, right? Do you need another cushion? A blankie or a biscuit? Have you finished the mandatory reading? Of course not. Bookcrastinators Anonymous is part book club, part support…
When was the last time you embraced your inner child, cracked open a tub of Lego and got lost in an afternoon of colourful blocks and buildings? Sounds like you’re overdue for a play sesh, and we have the perfect…
Written by Jamaica Zuanetti and Directed by Rachel Barring, The Melbourne Fringe Festival presents their deeply profound play, Too Ready Mirror. I was immediately pulled in by the poster which was dark, twisted, and had an element of mystery. It…