By Jennifer Beasley. A compelling tale of inevitability binds five friends as an 800-year-old conflict during Northern Ireland’s unsettling conflict draws to an end – with tragic results. Produced by Ben Walter of Patalog Theatre Co. and Cameron Lukey of 45DS present...

By Darby Turnbull Shortly after their very fine revival of Beyond the Neck Theatreworks returns to Tom Holloway’s oeuvre with his 2008 play Red Sky Morning, which will also tour regional Victoria. Through interconnected, verse-like monologues, Holloway the...

Review by Suzanne Tate   Waitress premiered on Broadway in 2016, nine years after the movie was first launched at the Sundance Film Festival. Waitress has built a loyal following through its combination of quirky humour, grounded domestic drama and a score by...

By Jennifer Beasley. Female revenge empowerment becomes entwined with predatory tennis metaphors and Hamlet’s corruption through justice as Game. Set. Match delves into monster hunting territory as it asks: Can someone reclaim agency through violence?  Trigger...

By Adam Rafferty After staging A Streetcar Named Desire in 2024, MTC have returned to American author Tennessee Williams’ work again, this time producing his breakthrough play The Glass Menagerie (not for the first time). It’s known for being a ‘memory play’ with...

By Mama Natalie  The name Mara has deep roots in multiple strands of myth and folklore. In Norse and Germanic traditions, a “mara” was a malevolent spirit believed to sit on a sleeper’s chest, causing nightmares. In Hebrew, the name itself means “bitterness” or...

By Jessica Taurins Nobody really grows out of enjoying fairytales. No matter what we say to ourselves, it's easy to be sucked back into worlds of mystery and magic, where mistakes jumpstart an adventure and a moral ending is to be expected. The Bookbinder is one of...

By Jessica Taurins Harry Jun is a delicious blend of many things - Korean, Australian, Wollongong-ian, exuberant, thoughtful, hyperactive, humble - and all of them are on display during his 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Inside Jokes, Outside Voice....

By Jennifer Beasley. Brilliantly acted and directed, this three-hander comedy about male friendship, lies and identity is the perfect showcase for Roxburgh, Herriman and Schmitz. Prepare to be dazzled!  I’ve long wanted to see Art, written by Yasmina Reza in 1994 and...