In Vivian Nugyen’s play WERKAHOLICS, the setup features Australia’s latest ‘it’ girl and influencer Lilian (Georgia Yenna Oom) who thrives on the facile, superficial, beauty myth based world she is a master at. She is determined that her best friend …
English writer Max Porter wrote GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS in 2015. It won several awards and has been translated into twenty-seven languages.
It is a thin book, a novella, a hybrid of prose and poetic styles. It has …
On my way to the Lyric for the MJ musical, my brain was floating catchy snaps of his songs. The auditorium filled with nostalgia as “Jam’, “Billie Jean” and “Smooth Criminal ” tore the air. “Thriller” was by far …
Master Illusionist Jackson Aces has returned to the Sydney Opera House, providing wonder and humour on an otherwise gloomy mid-week evening. Challenging preconceptions about what is possible, and looking beyond the immediate, Jackson’s show weaves his personal experiences of pursuing …
In a departure from their usual performance of a play, Castle Hill Players present production is the modern heartfelt love story musical “The Last Five Years”. Written and composed by Jason Robert Brown this tells the story of five years …
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker is set entirely in a drama class at a community centre in Vermont, USA. The play opened Off-Broadway in 2009 and received the Obie Award for Best New American Play. …
This is one of my favourite plays. Harold Pinter’s 1978 play, set in London and Venice between 1968 and 1977, charts the course of an extra marital affair in a very different way. The narrative is told in reverse chronological …
Having watched the opening night of an all female cast of Othello at the intimate Flight Path Theatre, I was struck by the ways in which this production allowed for exploration of feminist themes.The casting choice added a unique layer
British comedian Ricky Gervais says “If I have offended anyone, and I’m sure I have, then I don’t apologise for it…there’s nothing you can’t make a joke about. Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you are right.”
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This is a reprise of the outstandingly exceptional debut from a young writer with so much to share about growing up. It systematically unpacks gender pressures, and all at once we find ourselves believing in the truth of the case …