Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

Stephen A Russell's Latest Articles

How to Eat Rabbit. Photo: Abdul Yusuf.
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Who gets to survive the apocalypse? How to Eat Rabbit offers something fresh to chew on

It’s the end of the world and no one feels fine in this dystopian drama, playing as part of Melbourne's…

Grimm. Photo: Parenthesy.
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The fairytales of the Brothers Grimm get a delightfully saucy makeover

Now on a national tour, Grimm is a twisted take on the tales of the Brothers Grimm that is bloody…

Andrew Chapman, A Ford Cortina on fire, South Melbourne, 1979. Gelatin silver print, City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection. Courtesy: Andrew Chapman Photography.
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Watch Melbourne transform over 55 years of Andrew Chapman's photographs

Andrew Chapman’s remarkable work is celebrated in a beautiful career retrospective at City Gallery in Melbourne.

Playing at the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, Irene Holub's Manifesto of Silences marries opera, Auslan and physical movement. Photo: Irene Holub.
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Deaf artists lead the way at this year’s Melbourne Fringe

Deaf-led projects are hitting the spotlight at Melbourne Fringe, from a performance marrying opera and Auslan, to a panel talk…

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Image: MUBI.
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Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma stars talk horror heritage, queer filmmaking and their favourite final girls.

Daniel Henshall in Uncle Vanya. Photo: Pia Johnson.
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Uncle Vanya review: Chekhov's classic gets a barnstorming update

This Melbourne production of Uncle Vanya ups the laughter without losing sight of the class divide that fuelled Chekhov’s work.

Pretty Woman The Musical. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Can Pretty Woman nab the fairytale ending and make it on stage in Australia?

After the worrying early closures of Beetlejuice and Back to the Future, the movie-to-musical path is no longer a guarantee…

The Odyssey. Image: Universal Pictures.
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Christopher Nolan was the wrong director for The Odyssey

The Odyssey is written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan, but he's missed all the wonder and painted the epic…

Jurassic Park. Image: Universal.
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So long, Sam Neill, and thank you

With a career spanning over 150 credits, it's hard to know where to start with Sam Neill's contribution to our…

Gunawarra Re-Creation. Photo: Jacinta Keefe Photography.
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Gunawarra Re-creation review: an astonishing reframing of creation myths

If you missed Gunawarra Re-creation a couple of years back, Ilbijerri is remounting Isobel Morphy-Walsh’s powerful work for NAIDOC Week.

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