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Bidding to be Australia’s theatre capital in 2020

Australia’s two largest theatre companies launched their 2020 seasons last week with a hotly-anticipated co-production.

9 Sep 2019 12:00

Alison Croggon

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Starring Andrea Demetriades, the STC production of Home, I’m Darling looks at the 1950s housewife through a contemporary lens; image Sydney Theatre Company.

The nation’s two largest theatre companies are making bids to be the fun home of Australian theatre, leading the way with a hotly anticipated co-production of one of the most acclaimed US musicals of recent years.

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Alison Croggon

About the Author

Alison Croggon is an award-winning novelist, poet, theatre writer and critic. She has 30 years experience reviewing performance for outlets such as The Australian, the ABC and The Monthly and generated an international reputation as a performance critic with her influential blog Theatre Notes. In 2009 she was the first online critic to win the prestigious Geraldine Pascall Critic of the Year Award. Twitter: @alisoncroggon