By Jennifer Beasley. A universal fairytale of the power of the Christmas Spirit(s) and the enduring message of transformation will win over the hardest heart. This much-loved Christmas story once again lands in Melbourne for a fourth season of A Christmas Carol. An...

By Jennifer Beasley. The culmination of 20 years of PIECES, as produced by the LGI at the University of Melbourne, is a triptych creative tour du force. Lucy Guerin Inc (LCI) and the University of Melbourne Arts and Culture (UMAC) present a 75-minute showcase of three...

By Jennifer Beasley. The ultimate Meta theatre is brilliantly portrayed by the future stars of theatre. Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. What a title! Written by Alice Birch, where it was commissioned in 2014 by the Royal Shakespeare Company (London) and won the George...

By Nick Pilgrim I am what I am I am my own special creation So come take a look Give me the hook or the ovation It's my world that I want to have a little pride in My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in Life's not worth a damn till you can say I am what I am...

By Adam Rafferty As a treat for the festive season, Shakespeare’s ever popular romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing is reliably a diverting treat and this new, compact interpretation by Director Mark Wilson puts a wacky and saucy swirl on top. Cutting the cast back...

By Nick Pilgrim Cicily (Nydia Westman): "Don't big empty houses scare you?" Wally Campbell (Bob Hope): "Not me, I used to be in Vaudeville." The Cat and The Canary (1939)  At seventy-five minutes in length, The Haunting of Spook Mansion (By Ghosts) packs a great deal...

By Karyn Lee Greig William Shakespeare’s The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, often shortened to Titus Andronicus, was written around 1592, when he was about 28 years old. It is thought to be Shakespeare’s first tragedy and is often seen as his attempt to...

By Nick Pilgrim “One day can change your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is, is three or four big days that change everything.” Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) It would be fair to say that William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright of all time. In my...

By Darby Turnbull Premiering at Griffin Theatre Company in 2022 Dylan Van Den Berg’s Whitefella Yella Tree was hailed as ‘new Australian classic’ (Sydney Morning Herald) and the enthusiasm has only gotten more glowing with return seasons at Sydney Theatre Company and...