Madeleine Swain
Madeleine Swain's Latest Articles
Theatre of Dreams review: dance that channels such stuff as dreams are made on
Theatre of Dreams explored what happens when we close our eyes and drift away.
Year of the Rooster review: bold costumes and wild buffoonery are not quite enough
The third play in a series dubbed The Beast Trilogy, Year of the Rooster is a visual treat.
The Doll Trilogy review: Red Stitch makes a marathon feel like a sprint
My word, she’ll be right… Ray Lawler’s pioneering The Doll Trilogy still makes for a stimulating day (and night) in…
Black Light review: Jada Alberts throws the spotlight on the matriarchy
Navigating kinship across generations, this world premiere of Black Light opens the Malthouse’s 2026 season.
The Melbourne Theatre Company is too woke? Go back to sleep
Nobody benefits from disparaging words and lazy critique – certainly not those of us working in the arts.
Much Ado About Nothing review: belly laughs and barbs from the Bard
Shakespeare’s mid-career comedy is given a gleeful airing in the MTC’s first new staging of the work in 30 years.
Sister Bullwinkel review: a biography by Lynette Ramsay Silver tackles the truth after 80 years
Lynette Ramsay Silver’s account about Sister Bullwinkel, Australia's wartime nurse, makes for grim reading, but we shouldn’t look away.