Australian theatre
Red Stitch launches 24-hour theatre lock-in to raise funds for 2024
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre is inviting the community into the rehearsal space in December, for a marathon live play-reading as…
Teaching Miss Peony 牡丹小姐: a high school teacher’s perspective
Theatre studies teacher Shane Woon talks about choosing diverse shows for students, and interviews playwright Michelle Law about her latest…
Theatre review: I Wanna Be Yours, MTC
The debut play by UK slam poetry champion Zia Ahmed is let down by trivial metaphors, bland characters and a…
Theatre review: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica, Ensemble Theatre
The return of a classic Williamson play about finding connection despite musical and personality differences.
Theatre review: When the Rain Stops Falling, Theatre Works
Andrew Bovell's 2008 intergenerational family saga, set against a backdrop of climate change and psycho-geographical trauma, returns to the stage.
Theatre review: The Normal Heart
A play about the AIDS/HIV pandemic is perennially relevant.
Youth arts summit aims to solve sector’s crisis
Australian Theatre for Young People's Fraser Corfield argues the next generation is being denied access to cultural riches.
Theatre review: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
A #metoo play exploring thorny issues of entanglement and responsibility.
Theatre review: The Sound Inside
A slim novel of a play that blurs the line between fact and fiction.
Theatre review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Condensing the theatrical epic from two parts to one results in a sometimes breathless production, but one in which emotion…