Sick
I lived in Prahran for two years, and even after I moved, it was still some time before I found out that tucked away off Chapel Street was this remarkable school and creative foundry. Sick is NICA’s (National Insti...
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Where’s My Money?
John Patrick Shanley’s writing has certain hallmarks. Born in The Bronx, a number of his works, say the screenplay for Moonstruck (1988), and Doubt: A Parable (2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), are set in New York City. Ot...
Bombshell Burlesque: Sweet Dreams
Presented by Bombshell Burlesque at Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre, Sweet Dreams was a saucy little, indeed, naughty little show which delighted its audience. Raunchy routines and varied states of complex undress resulted i...
Suzi Q
Often greeted with remarks about her peat appearance and stature, the misogynistic undertones that had plagued pioneering rock’n’roll icon Suzi Quatro’s fifty-year career are explored with unflappable honesty...
Taking the Waters
Taking the Waters is a show about three sisters, as two take care of the third in her final days before passing. It’s a delicate show that avoids tropes, instead embracing the mundane: putting the kettle on, folding the ...
Fortified
A solid cabaret format performance from Amity Dry and Jamie Burgess who were both clad in army camouflage. Amity, leggy in a short Safari suit with detachable webbing detail paired with wicked black boots. Jamie looked b...
OIL
There’s a lovely shape to Oil, both in the writing and the staging of this fantastic production by Red Stitch. Removed from the crucible-like smaller venue that is home base on Chapel Street, Oil is staged at a new, alte...
Six Degrees at a Hot Melbourne Market
Orbiting around the Queen Victoria Markets are four short plays that make up Melbourne Writers’ Theatre’s showcase, Six Degrees at a Hot Melbourne Market. Each vignette shows great imagination, with their respectiv...
