Archive for the ‘Culture / Theatre’ Category

A smile so hideous it inspired the Joker: The Grinning Man comes to Melbourne

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

Eight years after becoming a huge cult hit in the West End, the musical The Grinning Man is heading Down Under.

A smile so hideous it inspired the Joker: The Grinning Man comes to Melbourne

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

Eight years after becoming a huge cult hit in the West End, the musical The Grinning Man is heading Down Under.

Hugo Weaving is repellent yet compelling in STC’s The President

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

Irish actor Olwen Fouéré and Australia’s Hugo Weaving command the stage in Sydney Theatre Company’s first time co production with Dublin’s Gate Theatre.

Hugo Weaving is repellent yet compelling in STC’s The President

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

Irish actor Olwen Fouéré and Australia’s Hugo Weaving command the stage in Sydney Theatre Company’s first time co-production with Dublin’s Gate Theatre.

The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It’s easy to understand why

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer for women in law. Sarah Krasnostein followed in her wake and says Mitchell channels a ‘strange’ connection with the Supreme Court Justice.

Adam Goodes’ AFL exit inspires sporting comedy calling foul on racism

Monday, April 15th, 2024

This Brisbane show is filthy one instance, elegiac and poetic the next – Chariots of Fire meets the frat house.

Adam Goodes’ AFL exit inspires sporting comedy calling foul on racism

Monday, April 15th, 2024

This Brisbane show is filthy one instance, elegiac and poetic the next – Chariots of Fire meets the frat house.

‘We could have done better’: Sydney Theatre Company addresses Palestinian protest furore

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

New chair Ann Johnson said the company did not support individual statements being made at curtain calls as it flagged a smaller season for 2025.

‘It’s appalling’: Hugo Weaving on the backlash to pro-Palestine protests in Australia

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

The acclaimed actor has just finished performing his latest play in Ireland, where he says conversations about Gaza and Israel are much more ‘sane’ than in Australia.

Will Sydney poach one of Melbourne’s leading creatives to fill a key job?

Monday, April 8th, 2024

The list of contenders to replace Sydney Theatre Company’s Kip Williams includes some of the most high profile directorial names in Australia.