Colder
The walls are down at Red Stitch with a fascinating production in Colder. Fragmented from moment to moment, in and in-between scenes, Lachlan Philpott’s script ambitiously wrenches open the bottomless pit of every parent...
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Don Quichotte
Disaster was averted at the premiere of Opera Australia’s much anticipated production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte, when guest artist, Ferruccio Furlanetto, considered the supreme interpreter of the role of Don Quichotte,...
Venus in Fur
Ego abounds in Venus in Fur. Like Charlie Kaufman writing himself into the 2002 film, Adaptation, David Ives has written a playwright into the text here, albeit with a few tweaks. Indeed, while Adaptation charts a journe...
Adelaide Fringe – Ugly Duckling
Who would have thought the re-imagining of a literary fairytale could end up as a pop encrusted cabaret frolic? This ugly duckling finds herself adopted into the glamorous 90210 zip code set, but is unfortunately the qui...
Red
How remarkable that such a painful affliction as Endometriosis could inspire such a beautiful work as Red. Endometriosis is a condition which affects a woman’s reproductive organs. Current Canberra Artist of the Year, Li...
The Book of Mormon
If you’re comfortable laughing at jokes about raping babies, AIDS and female circumcision, and seeing Ugandans portrayed as foul-mouthed yobbos, then you’re going to love The Book of Mormon as much as the Sydney opening ...
Windows
More critical theatre goers interested in new perspectives brought by crisp writing might find the view afforded by this set of Windows quite unsatisfying. Written by Ayse Bayramoglu, Windows has two competing panes. The...
Adelaide Fringe – The Last King of Vaudeville
If you are looking for an old school vaudevillian show, this isn’t for you, if you are looking for a modern tip of the boater hat to this bygone era of entertainment, then pull up a chair. Idris [Id-Riss] Stanton touts h...
