By David Gardette Having first worked together in 2012 on MTC’s The Heretic, Director Matt Scholten and Actor Noni Hazlehurst cemented both a personal and professional bond. With a determination to again work together, Scholten positioned the question ’If you could do...

By Sarah Skubala When Jean Paul Gaultier was four years old, he asked his parents for a doll, and they gave him a bear instead. Several years later, he watched a televised revue at Paris’ iconic Folies Bergère with his grandmother Marie. The next day he took the...

By Jennifer Beasley Stories of domestic violence are difficult to tell. Done well, they can be a lighthouse igniting the quest for change, as we continue to see with Rosie Batty, a staunch campaigner against family violence, after her son was murdered by her husband...

Review by David Gardette   Adapted from the Hungarian work Liliom by Ferenc Molnar, Carousel marked the 2nd collaboration between Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein (book & Lyrics). Following their smash hit Oklahoma!, the duo, eager to collaborate...

By Jessica Taurins A reviewer's dilemma: how to critique a performance of Hamlet without the written musicality of the bard himself? How can anyone really put to words what it means to see a Shakespearean production in movement and life? Here, I must try. The venue...

  Coherence is a stage adaptation of the 2013 science fiction film of the same name. Written by James Ward Byrkit, the original film version of Coherence was made on a shoestring budget over just five nights in the director's home, but went on to receive critical...

By Nick Pilgrim As a writer for Theatre Matters (formerly known as Theatre People) for more than a decade, I have had the privilege to review a solid handful of productions which focus on regional stories, characters and themes. Supporting such content not only...

 By Natalie Ristovski The Theatreworks Early Career Artists Program serves as a supportive bridge for young creatives as they transition between tertiary art education and independent theatrical development. It stands out as one of Theatreworks’ “artist-first” led...

By Nick Pilgrim For more than a decade writing for Theatre Matters (formerly known as Theatre People), in this time I have had the privilege to review dance in its many shapes and forms. From Ballroom to Broadway, the possibilities to entertain and enthrall audiences...