Reviews
Jane Austen is Dead
| THE OWL & THE PUSSYCAT: This one-woman show is a nicely rounded piece of theatre that contrasts modern dating dilemmas with the portrayals of love in the novels of Jane Austen.
Wheyface
| NEXT WAVE: Daniel Santangeli’s post-apocalyptic museum of civilisation ropes in its audience to create a melancholy, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable live art work.
A Return to the Trees
| CARRIAGEWORKS: An astonishing piece of physical theatre about the preservation of our fragile planet.
Crushed
| THE NEW THEATRE: Sydney playwright Melita Rowston takes us on a fast-paced, acerbic Gen X ride that drags the ‘lost child’ of Australian myth into the 21st century.
Uncle Vanya
| FORTYFIVEDOWNSTAIRS: Laurence Strangio’s interpretation of Chekhov aspires to sweeping grandeur but doesn’t quite make the distance, with its mismatched cast and logistical failings taking a toll on the production.
Sammy J and Randy – The Inheritance
| PERTH INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL: All singing, all dancing puppets for grownups fill the stage as well as the heart, with genuine laughs throughout.
Henry IV Part One
| THE AUSTRALIAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: Directed by Glenn Elston, this new production is set in a filmic style and uses live cameras, visuals and AV.
Liberate Yourself From My Vice-Like Gr...
| NEXT WAVE: A cross between Wall Street and Lord of the Flies, this intense work explores the consequences of power turned in on itself in an uncivilised world.
The Sisters Brothers
| ALLEN & UNWIN: Patrick deWitt’s latest novel reclaims the western genre to tell a story of two brothers, both professional killers, bound together by blood, violence, and love.
Dr Karl – Brain Food
| SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki may well be Australia’s most trusted boffin – so why does he claim that his popularity is receding?
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Aria
| MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE: A memorable concert featuring Australian soprano and rising star, Greta Bradman.
120 Birds
| STREET THEATRE: Created by Canberra producer/choreographer Liz Lea, this dance narrative blends live performance with vintage film footage to elegant effect.
Silent Souls
| ICON: This subtle Russian drama is a poetic, poignant meditation on mortality, finality and farewells.
Haven
| ANYWHERE THEATRE FESTIVAL: This violent, gritty and confronting cabaret is thoroughly enjoyable, but not for the faint of heart.
This is Kansas City
| ANYWHERE THEATRE FESTIVAL: Enter an augmented reality where a series of phone calls to your mobile phone direct your body, gaze, and imagination around Brisbane’s public spaces to unravel the story of a criminal only known as ...
Dave Callan
| PERTH INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL: Five years of graveyard shifts at Triple J provided this Irish-Australian comedian with a wealth of material for his latest stand-up show.
The Laramie Project – 10 Years Later
| ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE: Ten years after the murder of Matthew Shepard, the Tectonic Theater Project returned to Wyoming to explore the aftermath of his brutal death.
The Magic Hour
| DECKCHAIR THEATRE: Ursula Yovich stars in this one-woman show about the forgotten women in fairytales; the neglected figures of mythology and folklore whose voices have been lost until now.
I (Honestly) Love You
| BLUE ROOM THEATRE: A satirical comedy about two people who meet and discover that neither of them can lie – and then proceed to fall in love.
Demain L’Aurore
| ANYWHERE THEATRE FESTIVAL: This year's festival extended its reach well beyond Brisbane to France, and youthful company La Petite Famille, thanks to live streaming.
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