THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING has had a long journey to make it the stage where it received a mainstream production by legendary director Neil Armfield at the Belvoir Street Theatre in 2010.
Shortly after World War 2 a Dutch boy …
Richard Tulloch’s THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING, directed by Cheryl Butler, is a magical story about a child learning how to act when faced with fear and injustice.
Thomas is nine and he’s started writing a book. His father says all …
Ray Lawler’s classic play was first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne in November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant play in Australian theatrical history. For the first time distinctly Australian life and characters …
Prominent Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is best known for her intense relationship and family dramas. THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES, which premiered in 2006 at the Melbourne Theatre Company, is high comedy. There is nothing deep and meaningful to …
Gone with the Wind is an iconic American story with the novel by Margaret Mitchell earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and selling more than 30 million copies worldwide. The movie adaptation in 1939 was also a great success, winning …
The concept of a nude calendar isn’t new but replacing the typical bikini model or buff fireman with your average middle-aged Women’s Institute (WI) member is entirely novel. Based on a true story, the calendar girls of the Knapeley branch …
The Genesian Theatre Company has performed numerous Agathie Christie plays over the years. The murder mystery genre in Christie’s very capable hands has proved very popular with its loyal audiences.
Christie, however, is not the author of its current show …
Death puts everything into perspective. When tomorrow isn’t promised, suddenly you’re looking over all your yesterdays wondering where they all went and how come you didn’t do all those things you planned? Mary won’t let her friends live with …
Lane Cove is a small theatre company that constantly makes brave decisions. VIOLET
is another of their productions that raises social issues. Body image, skin colour, sexuality and feminism are all gently explored in a touching play that cleverly blends …
EARTH AND SKY, by Douglas Post, is a gripping and highly entertaining love story/murder mystery, very much in the film noir genre presented by Castle Hill Players. Yet again this company has excelled itself in its production. Here we are …