New Australian Theatre

Musical review: Orlando, fortyfivedownstairs
This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, 'Orlando', is promising but patchy.

Theatre review: IRL, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane
A cosplay meet-cute where the ordinary meets the extroverted.

Asylum seekers meet Shakespeare in bold new take on The Tempest
Written by playwright Helen Machalias, ‘This Rough Magic’ uses Shakespeare as a lens through which to explore our nation’s treatment…

Theatre review: Defoe's Plague, La Mama
A befuddled but promising exploration of the life and work of Daniel Defoe.

Theatre review: Everything but the Kitchen Sink Fest, The Flight Path Theatre
Four producers, four shows and the questionable relevance of the fourth wall in this inner west theatre festival.Â

Theatre review: Girls in Boys' Cars, National Theatre of Parramatta
Two young women on a road trip in Western Sydney. What could possibly go wrong?

Theatre review: The Memory of Water, Ensemble Theatre
This award-winning play about three sisters is a bittersweet comedy.

Theatre review: Flake, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
A story of family, connection and dislocation set in Hanoi.

Entering theatre at different life stages – taking another path
Some arts practitioners follow a straight line into their chosen profession. Others take a more circuitous path to get there...

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…