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November 1, 2023M. John Harrison’s ‘Wish I Was Here’
The uncategorisable English author delivers an ‘anti-memoir’ meditating on the profound relationships between memory, imagination and fiction
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November 1, 2023M. John Harrison’s ‘Wish I Was Here’
The uncategorisable English author delivers an ‘anti-memoir’ meditating on the profound relationships between memory, imagination and fiction
Culture
October 1, 2023Ant music
Underestimating the economic value of arts labour reminds of the Aesop fable ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’
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October 1, 2022Strength to strength
Back to Back Theatre’s ensemble, work and philosophy have drawn international acclaim, and now theatre’s most prestigious prize
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September 25, 2019The desertification of Australian culture
How the diminishing government support for the arts is taking its toll
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October 11, 2018‘Watt’ at the Melbourne International Arts Festival
Beckett’s knotty novel is masterfully interpreted for stage by Barry McGovern
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August 18, 2017Looking for Joseph Merrick
Malthouse Theatre’s ‘The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man’ runs the risk of erasing its protagonist
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August 1, 2017A crucible of memory
La Mama, one of Australia’s most influential theatre companies, turns 50
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June 26, 2017In revolt
Malthouse Theatre’s ‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.’ is an exciting but nihilistic condemnation of how contemporary feminism has been derailed
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June 14, 2017The highs and lows of Shakespeare
‘Macbeth’ at Melbourne Theatre Company attempts to draw on the tension between high and low art
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June 6, 2017A play on words
Fraught Outfit’s ‘Book of Exodus: Part I’ explores the written word in a realm beyond language
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May 30, 2017Young adults
‘The Gulf’ explores the family dynamics of abuse and its effects on children
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May 23, 2017Deconstructive criticism
‘Wild Bore’ at the Malthouse Theatre is an irreverent criticism of criticism itself
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May 10, 2017Shadowplay
Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company’s co-production of ‘Away’ explores the shadows of Gow’s sunny and much-loved text
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April 26, 2017Theatre for grown-ups
‘Joan’, created by Kate Davis and Emma Valente, is sensory, shapeshifting theatre at its very best
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April 1, 2017A necessary shift
The Asia TOPA festival is unique for its focus on contemporary Asian culture