nautilus is a ten: how will you score?
Judith Greenaway
24 January 2018
It is simply not going to pass with the editor if this is a one-sentence review. Like …
my urrwai : going her way @ belvoir street theatre
Richard Cotter
22 January 2018
Photos by David Charles Collins.
Mime, dance, song and stand-up comedy make up MY URRWAI a soulful, mostly sunny sixty minute solo show by Torres Strait Islander dynamo, Ghenoa Gela.
In wordless depiction that becomes clear by repetition and the …
short + sweet: sneak peek
Judith Greenaway
21 January 2018
SHORT + SWEET is the biggest little theatre festival in the world, On Thursday February 1st, it opens at an all-new venue, with the first of the summer’s selection of over 120 tasty, ten-minute bites.…
sea sick: thought provoking and informative
Kathryn Berryman
21 January 2018
SEA SICK. A solitary woman stands within a chalk drawn circle on a sparsely set stage. The stage contains a chalkboard, chalk, a shell and a table. On the table sits a glass of water and a jug containing clear …
barber shop chronicles: universal masculinity
Mark Pigott
20 January 2018
BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES. Stunning, vibrant, dazzling, electric, sublime and sensational barely begin to describe this wonderful experience of drama and music.…
backbone: riverside theatres parramatta
Lynne Lancaster
19 January 2018
Adelaide-based Gravity & Other Myths is directed by Darcy Grant and stuns in their new show BACKBONE at Riverside Theatres Parramatta, a mesmerizing blend of physical theatre/circus /acrobatics . It is a virtuoso performance of rigorous discipline , super-elite physical …
the backstories: moya dodd in focus
Judith Greenaway
19 January 2018
THE BACKSTORIES is a rare glimpse behind the public persona of one of the most influential Australians in women’s football, Moya Dodd, as she shares the experiences that have shaped her life. Originally commissioned and presented by Adelaide Festival, …
saturday church: mgff 2018
Judith Greenaway
17 January 2018
SATURDAY CHURCH is a trans story yes. But much much more. It is transporting, transcendent and transformative, with themes of belonging and being that reach well beyond the coming out. The film is essentially a drama, but the interspersed songs …
al berto: mgff 2018
Judith Greenaway
16 January 2018
AL BERTO is a film of its place. About one of Portugal’s most celebrated modern poets, it is set in Sines on the Portuguese coast. But it is of a different time. It is 1975 when 27 year old Al …
in between: mgff 2018
Judith Greenaway
15 January 2018
Of all the films I have watched towards Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, IN BETWEEN (also called BAR BAHAR) has been my favourite. I loved spending time with Layla, Salma and Nour, Israeli-Palestinian women who share an apartment in …