Casting for stage plays should be sensible, but right now in Australia sense has been diminished by sensitivity policies. An actor inherently appropriates his or her character’s culture. She or he must. That’s the job. But now “cultural appropriation” policy …
Ray Lawler’s classic play SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL was first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on the 28th November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant in Australian theatre history, and a “turning …
SHORT AND SWEET THEATRE 2025 – SYDNEY WEEK ONE @ TURNER HALL THEATRE
S+S SYDNEY 2025 Heat #1
The world’s biggest short play festival is back in Sydney.
Short+Sweet 2025 is a celebration of play writing, plus the creation …