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One of the many challenges of staging Shakespeare’s Macbeth  - or, as I like it call it, The King, The Thane, His Wife, and the Witches –...

It's not an uncommon story: a middle-aged man on the brink of an existential crisis, finding solace in a younger female, and thus...

I am happy to be proven wrong when it comes to theatre. It is always a pleasant surprise when I have expectations, and they manage to be...

A drawing room play that asks what we owe to one another, J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls is a scathing indictment of the British...

When words fail, music speaks—a sentiment that forms the very core of The Heartbreak Choir. With a blend of comedy and pathos, the late,...

Christine Rule and Brenton Amies have been perfectly cast as Mother and Son  Maggie and Arthur Beare. Without mimicking or parodying the...

There is something to be said for being original. When theatre is new, exciting, and cutting-edge, it can feel important. This being...

Plays often begin with what’s known as ‘an inciting incident’: a surprising occurrence from which the action springs. Bess Wohl’s play...

If you are looking for a fantastic night out at the theatre, with laughs a-plenty, then look no further; Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Female...

Theatre requires the suspension of disbelief of an audience, a willingness of the audience to accept a play as reality in order to enjoy...

As the old adage goes; Grief's awkward moments are comedy's uncomfortable truth. Nowhere is this more evident than in ‘Colder Than...

In the foyer of The Pavilion Theatre hangs a cast list and photo from the last time Castle Hill Players performed The Ghost Train, in...

Cody's hiding a secret from her girlfriend - a murderous one. Men are dead and now Daddy Law wants the truth. Dykes, dildos, drag. This...

Often when I have done shows I get to the end of the run and when I have enjoyed it the worst part is knowing that you will not have this...

If you love a murder mystery with plot twist after plot twist, and a few good laughs to boot, then Hunters Hill Theatre’s production of...

For those unaware, the Genesian Theatre Company has become rather synonymous with murder mystery plays, especially those by Agatha...

Lane Cove Theatre Company’s production of Radium Girls  is a sobering reminder of the price that women often pay for obedience. Inspired...

The audience was buzzing with excitement to see Point Break Theatre Co’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Star of the Sea...

There is a phenomenon that happens in our brains when we acquire new language, it can change the way we understand the world. Take...

Art has the ability to strike at the heart of moral issues, to play with ambiguity in order to guide their audience through the minefield...