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Theatre review: Macbeth, Roundhouse Theatre, La Boite Theatre

Seen via the lens of the prophetic three witches, a reimagined 'Macbeth' offers much promise, but fails in its vision…

A chalk drawing of a figure on the ground. There is someone dressed as a king and a detective overlooking it.
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Performance review: Dropped in It: Crime Scene Improvisation, Adelaide Fringe

An improvised crime scene comedy where one-liners and terrible puns could prove deadlier than any weapon.

A group of people lying on top of each other covered in mud.
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Theatre review: Henry 5, The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House

Bell Shakespeare kicks off its 2025 season with this modern and accessible adaptation performed by a fresh-faced cast. 

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Musical review: MJ The Musical, Sydney Lyric Theatre

‘MJ the Musical’ is a dazzling production. But be warned: you may come away from it feeling uncomfortable, sad and…

A young Cantonese Australian woman striking a funny pose with one hand behind her head and another on her waist, wearing a red Chinese-style jacket with floral patterns. Beside her is a cream-coloured robot dog with tan fluffy ears and blue glowing eyes. They are standing in front of an altar, among a loose cluster of red and blue nylon bags.
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Theatre review: The Robot Dog, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, Asia TOPA 2025

In the year 2042, a woman attempts to sort out her life while coming to terms with her mother's therapy…

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Performance review: Sim Chi Yin, One Day We’ll Understand, Footscray Community Arts, Asia TOPA 

A multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance.

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Performance review: Night Night, State Theatre Centre WA, Perth Festival

A magical-realist show about the origins of life on earth.

A young man and an older man are staring at blank canvas. Shellshocked.
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Theatre review: Shellshocked, Holden Street Theatres, Adelaide Fringe Festival

The psychological ravages of war laid bare in unexpected ways. 

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Theatre review: Berlin, The Stables Meat Market, North Melbourne

Secrets and lies, the past and the present: Joanna Murray-Smith's play returns for a short season.

Irish actor Stephen Rea in Samuel Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape' at Adelaide Festival 2025. The photograph depicts Rea, an older fair-skinned man with an unruly shock of greying hair, hunched over an old reel-to-reel tape deck to which he listens anxiously.
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Theatre review: Krapp’s Last Tape with Stephen Rea, Adelaide Festival 2025

A masterful actor performs Beckett’s masterpiece about the inevitable march of time: an unmissable production.

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