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This Still Deserves To Win Best Play And Best Actor Of The Sydney Fringe!!
The Man by James Graham Old Fitz Hotel Theatre Second run for Sydney Fringe Festival It was an utter joy to a return viewing of...
Every Single Sydney Theatre Award Should Go To…
The Elevator by Eloise Snape At the Ensemble Theatre “Margot’s back from mat leave — and she’s not messing around. Before nappies and sleepless nights,...
Dayna Fallon: Finding Comedy in the Unpaid Administrative Position of Motherhood
Dayna Fallon finds comedy in the everyday pressures that rarely get a moment in the spotlight. Ahead of The Manager Is Me at Melbourne Fringe...
Beyond Good and Evil: Lord of the Flies Examines the Darkness Within
In today’s world, where the terms ‘unpredictability’ and ‘uncertainty’ have become part of our everyday vocabulary, is it no wonder that we, as a society,...
If These Walls Could Speak
I will never cease to be amazed at what can be done with the right amount of creative genius, even in a small space, and...
Sydney Lyric Transforms Into Wonderland As Cirque Alice Opens This Week
Venture down the rabbit hole for the exclusive 2026 Sydney season of Cirque Alice, which opens on Friday for a two week season for the...
Anastasia: An Elegant, Enchanting Enigma
According to Anastasia’s writer Terrence McNally, a fairy tale is a story that even if it isn’t demonstrably true, tells us something very truthful about...
The “Energizer Bunny” Definitely Has New Competition!
Oide Written and Performed by Emrys Quin Directed by Emily Farrell “ODIE: A one-man black comedy epic for the discerning modern hooligan. In this ...
Real, Unreal, And Impossible To Look Away From
Harold Pinter's The Homecoming is playing at the Athenaeum until 3 October, and it is about as Pinteresque as Pinter gets. If you know his...
Directed By Green Room Award Winner, The Manager Is Me Hits Melbourne Fringe 2026
VICTORIAN POETRY SLAM CHAMPION NEEDS TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S HER. Dayna Fallon’s husband is having a seizure on the bathroom floor. In...
Holy Fool
Holy Fool follows the story of Francis of Assisi (Fabio Motta) as he lives a complex turbulent life. Despite the title, I found the character...
More Cast Revealed For The Shawshank Redemption
As final performances for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons for the Australian tour of The Shawshank Redemption go on sale today, additional cast members we...
