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Artists from the Asia Pacific stand out at international theatre festival
Of more than 30 theatre shows at this year's Theater Der Welt festival in Germany, these three productions from the…
Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet review: what a piece of work!
Suzy Eddie Izzard says it’s a particularly audacious time for a trans woman to be touring a one-person production of…
Losing Face review: sloppy, shallow and unfunny
Marieke Hardy’s Losing Face, now playing at MTC, is a soggy satire has no clue what its trying to say…
House of Rot review: decadent but divine dilapidation
Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello bring big performances and excellent pipes in House of Rot.
Ganesh Versus the Third Reich review: a stunning return of theatre at its best
Back to Back Theatre’s Ganesh Versus the Third Reich is theatre of rare and mythic excellence.
Tirra Lirra By the River review: Toni Scanlan delivers a formidable performance
This new adaptation of the classic novel Tirra Lirra by the River is cluttered at times, but anchored by a…
A Large Attendance In The Antechamber review: Brian Lipson makes a timely return for Rising
Twenty-six years after its debut, Brian Lipson’s acclaimed A Large Attendance In The Antechamber is back in Melbourne for Rising.
A Year Without Summer review: a frustrating invocation of Mary Shelley
Florentina Holzinger returns to Rising Festival with a new, scattershot work, A Year Without Summer.
Lazarus review: poignant play is a rallying cry for justice
Now playing in Melbourne, Lazarus nimbly recounts the challenges overcome by Taungurung Elder Larry Walsh.
Retrograde review: Ngabo nails it as Sidney Poitier
Retrograde sees a persecuted Sidney Poitier fighting back against Joseph McCarthy's 'Red Scare' crusades in the USA.