Do you have a thing for musicals? Are you feeling nostalgic for a good old house party? Then you need to get yourself down to fortyfivedownstairs and buy a ticket for ‘The Gathering‘. Written by Will Hannagan and Belinda Jenkin,…
Eighty years ago, an unholy matrimony of Hollywood and a church group begat Reefer Madness, a morality tale dressed as a dramatic film. A dire warning to parents worldwide of the demonic perils of marijuana. It would have faded into…
Ah, Chekhov. Where hanging out with your loved ones can become a drag, ending in tears. Where supposed good times are usurped by long-held enmities, grudges, and gossip. In the expert hands of Red Stitch Theatre Company’s Australian premiere of…
Warning: strong masculine themes. ‘Rust and Bone’, directed by Daniel Clarke, is a violent portrayal of today’s Everyman. Welcome to the testosterone- and adrenaline-induced world of Eddie, James, and Ben. The script, by Caleb Lewis, combines the three men’s stories….
He may be diminutive in size but he towers in stature. His legend is known worldwide but he is a local Melbourne man. His voice is rich and calloused, bearing testament to the artistic excellence and grace of a man…
‘Deceptive Threads’, by David Joseph and Karen Berger, is a journey of self-discovery through investigation of family history. Joseph is both deviser and performer of this honest and humorous performance. Embodying family members, he tells stories of origin, community, and…
See the best artistic use of hundreds of white plastic bags you’ve ever seen. Enter the zen-like pure white cloud space in Weave Movement Theatre’s ‘White Day Dream‘. The company is a complement of abled and ‘dis/abled’ physical theatre performers…
One of the joys of theatre is the medium. Theatre allows unique forms of narrative, unavailable in cinema or literature. My favourite plays are the ones that make the most of this, providing an experience that you can’t see working…
Pulitzer Prize-winning theatre, I don’t get many invitations to see them. ‘Wit’ is the only play written by Margaret Etson, and she made it count – it won the Pulitzer, was performed hundreds of times all over the world, and…
At the opening night of Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Jasper Jones, the foyer was abuzz with champagne, photographers and various faces from the entertainment sphere. There was excitement in the air for this hugely anticipated adaptation of Craig Silvey’s…