Numa and Karl: A Profoundly Emotional History
REVIEW BY AZMY AZURITE EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT “Are you sure you’re ready for the backlash?” “Of course!” “He’s not.” Numa and Karl: The Extraordinary Man That He Was is the story of Karl Henrich Ulrichs, the first man in history to ever come out as gay. He invented his own word for the phenomenon—urning, its roots in Aphrodite’s epithet Urania, which emphasises Aphrodite’s more … Continue reading Numa and Karl: A Profoundly Emotional History
ISMENIA: Life Is Experienced in Moments
REVIEW BY BRONTE LEMAIRE EDITED BY MYA HELOU When we walk in, there are already whispers from the audience members as they look over the theatre. The set, designed by Sophia Murphy, has already created an off-kilter atmosphere; we’ve been blocked from seeing the stage. A piece of thin white plastic has been stretched across the stage like a translucent wall, embryonic. It’s too tall … Continue reading ISMENIA: Life Is Experienced in Moments
Jazz everywhere, booze everywhere, joy everywhere in Ormond College’s Chicago!
REVIEW BY GRACE DWYER EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Chicago is big. It’s the hit 1975 musical that went on to claim 2002’s Best Picture, enjoy long-lasting intercontinental theatrical success, and ensure every theatre kid has their own favourite Merry Murderess. A perfect show for Ormond Drama, who blew us away last year with their 2024 production of Into the Woods, so my friends and I … Continue reading Jazz everywhere, booze everywhere, joy everywhere in Ormond College’s Chicago!
All In This Together: Newman College’s High School Musical 2
REVIEW BY TOM WORSNOP EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Newman College’s joyful production of High School Musical 2 is fun, upbeat, and oozing with nostalgia for 2000s high school drama. The show follows Troy Bolton (Luke Higgins) and his East High Wildcats basketball team, trying to find jobs for the summer break. They all find themselves employed at the Lava Springs resort, owned by the family … Continue reading All In This Together: Newman College’s High School Musical 2
Earnestly Stylish Fun – Camberwell Grammarians’ The Importance of Being Earnest
REVIEW BY TOM WORSNOP EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Old Camberwell Grammarian Theatre Company’s staging of The Importance of Being Earnest offers a visually delightful rendition of Oscar Wilde’s iconic farce about two upper-class bachelors, named Jack and Algernon. Each are pretending to be a fictional man named ‘Ernest’ in order to win over two women they’ve fallen in love with – Gwendolen and Cecily respectively. … Continue reading Earnestly Stylish Fun – Camberwell Grammarians’ The Importance of Being Earnest
‘no title’ – But No Less Power
REVIEW BY GRYFF CONNAH EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT OCD often manifests as an amorphous, nameless thing. It metastasises in silence, slowly and surely until, one day, its shapelessness is your whole shape and it is staring you in the face from all sides. I would know; I am living with it. The experience of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is something that is very difficult to … Continue reading ‘no title’ – But No Less Power
RMIT Redacts’ Twelve Angry Jurors: A Thought-Provoking Take On A Classic
REVIEW BY AKSHITA BENNY EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT The tension is already palpable upon entering the confines of the Kaleide Theatre, when the voice over of the judge plays in the space and you can hear from the left the voice of a guard. Twelve jurors file to the stage from the door on stage left, fanning themselves and complaining about the heat. When the … Continue reading RMIT Redacts’ Twelve Angry Jurors: A Thought-Provoking Take On A Classic
6 Guys An Immigrant Trans Person of Colour Will Date in Melbourne: A Bombastic Success
REVIEW BY TARAS SCURRY EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT This play was simply outstanding. There’s no other way to start the dialogue about this performance than to emphasise just that. It’s quick-witted, well-researched and a performance that has both backbone and expressiveness. The theatre was the very encapsulation of an intimate setting. It is a small brick room upstairs at the Motley Bauhaus, with a stage … Continue reading 6 Guys An Immigrant Trans Person of Colour Will Date in Melbourne: A Bombastic Success
Still: A Moment With Beckett
REVIEW BY BRONTE LEMAIRE EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Adapted for the stage by actor Robert Meldrum and director Richard Murphet, Still takes us through six different prose pieces written by Samuel Beckett. These include Fizzle Still, Variations on a Still Point (which was comprised of Still 3 and Sounds), Stirrings Still, Heard in the Dark and One Evening. What you will quickly notice is that … Continue reading Still: A Moment With Beckett
“He May Have Been Stupid, But He’s Not Evil”: Lunatix Theatre’s Blackrock
REVIEW BY GRACE DWYER EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Content warning: This play and review contain discussions of rape, murder and gender-based violence. On an appropriately dark and stormy night, we take the tram to Prahran and walk down a quiet alley to the MC Showroom. It’s a nifty little theatre at the top of several sets of stairs, buzzing with what looks like a full … Continue reading “He May Have Been Stupid, But He’s Not Evil”: Lunatix Theatre’s Blackrock
The Dialog 