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We Are Not Wagging Our Finger At You… Yet
Last night I attended Underground Theatre Co’s production of “Scenes from the Climate Era”, written by climate activist and theatre maker David Finnigan. ...
Three Sisters – Chekhov
We were in for an intense and emotional rollercoaster that is always Chekhov and we got it. The set established the mood with an atmospheric...
The Admirable Crichton
The Admiral Crichton, J.N Barrie’s comedy about social class and division is just as relevant today as it was when first performed in London in...
A Bold, Witty, and Unflinchingly Honest Exploration of the Human Psyche in Musical Form
Charlotte Grimmer’s Initial Consult- Taking diet culture to therapy (2026 MICF) at The MC Showroom is a bold, witty, and unflinchingly honest exploration o...
The Irreducible
After The Irreducible’s curtain call, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one who stayed seated for a few more minutes, processing what on earth...
From Page to Stage: Percy Jackson Delivers
Art in Motion Theatre Company are back at the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre with The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical—and as a family...
Secret Life of Humans
Secret Life of Humans is an award-winning play by David Byrne that explores six million years of human history through the lens of a personal...
The Friendships We Let Go
For The Best, playing at the Melville Main Hall, is a heartbreaking, yet relatable piece of verbatim theatre created by Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Mark Storen,...
Bags Packed But Nowhere To Hide: Away At The Theatre On Chester
At the Theatre on Chester, the space itself becomes part of the storytelling. Its cosy intimacy draws the audience in, dissolving the boundary between stag...
Australia Day – Therry Theatre
Australia Day is Jonathan Biggins’ satirical look at the workings of rural councils and in particular an Australia Day organising committee. While the cast...
The Effect – Dopamine, Love, or Both?
I’m already fairly familiar with The Effect by Lucy Prebble when I sit down in the Theatre Works audience, the play having first debuted in...
Daddy Daycare
Imagine: you walk into the Motley Bauhaus Theatrette (a place well renowned for its indie theatre) to the tune of the Playschool theme song, as...
