Constricted and ingrown, the narrative of Born on a Thursday is fixated on the febrile relationship between Ingrid and April and never finds focus on other strands of the story, but thankfully the ...

Vivacious and virtuosic, Pinchgut Opera’s intimate rendition is rooted deeply in research and the practice of historical performance, yet unmistakably Sydney – unmistakably Australian – in its swift, ...

The plot is thin, and the characters feel so underwritten that even the most dedicated actor would struggle to make them fully dimensional.

The winners of Short & Sweet 2007 were announced last night at the Fairfax Studio at the Arts Centre, with 49 Stories about Brian MacKenzie winning the $5,000 prize for Best Overall Production, as ...

Lady Cordelia Winterbottom (Isabel Hertaeg) is a master of etiquette, as are all women with the surname bottom or butt, as she advises us sagely in her one women show, The Etiquette Hour. Lady C, as ...

First performed in England in 2017, this version of A Christmas Carol was written by Jack Thorne, with the stage adaptation ...

Nearly forty years on, David Williamson’s Emerald City is possibly more pertinent, poignant and passionate, the skewering satire and sparkling dialogue finding solid contemporary footing in Mark ...

At the forty minute mark, Lauren, the youngest character in Circle Mirror Transformation says something akin to “when are we going to start acting?” At the sixty minute mark, the same character asks ...

First the good news. Skeletons – winner of the 2024 Fringe World Overall Comedy Award – is back for 2025! Another chance to catch the award-winning sell-out, rave-reviewed, true story about a doctor ...

Above – Kat Stewart. Cover – David Whiteley and Kat Stewart. Photos – Eugene Hyland. We’re all busy. Rushing from meeting to meeting, overloading our senses with so many screens that we can’t even ...

Ice cold likes Alex. Alex is a two year old born at 25 weeks, survivor of three strokes and a constant bundle of special needs care for his single mother, Mary Jane, the titular character of Amy ...

Before taking husband Joe’s surname of Bradshaw and raising kids through to independent adulthood, Shirley’s life in Liverpool was far more exciting. Now 42, there’s an unexpected chance for a break ...