Acting
Theatre review: Looking for Alibrandi, Adelaide Festival Centre
Melina Marchetta’s much loved book about migrant families in Australia is brought to life on stage.
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Theatre review: FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], The Butterfly Club
Judy Doubas’ latest play illuminates women’s roles in contemporary society.
Performance review: The Birds, Malthouse Theatre
This adaptation of 'The Birds' sticks far more closely to Du Maurier's tale than the Hitchcock film.
Theatre review: Shadow Boxing, Explosives Factory
A remount of a production needs more signposting about the era.
Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre
Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.
Theatre review: Storked, Theatre Works
The politics of pregnancy from a queer perspective.
Theatre review: Betrayal, Chapel off Chapel
Harold Pinter's classic play is still relevant decades later.
Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre
Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.
Theatre review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, this Abridged version is as hilarious as it is joyful.
Peformance review: The BookBinder, DreamBIG Children’s Festival
New Zealand’s Trick of the Light Theatre took Adelaide audiences on a whirlwind ride with their award-winning one man show.