UMMTA’s Sitzprobe: A Four Show Spectacular
REVIEW BY ASHLEIGH SHEARMAN EDITED BY MYA HELOU This year UMMTA, headed by President Nishka Varghese, have gone in a bold direction with their traditional Sitzprobe performance; fully staging four new works from young Australian playwrights and composers Poppy Poems by Eadie Milne, Stuck in an Office with a Bunch of F***wits by The Vreugdenburg brothers (Harry and Jake), Something Borrowed Something Blue from Ethan … Continue reading UMMTA’s Sitzprobe: A Four Show Spectacular
Everyday Rewards With The Beauty of Simplicity
REVIEW BY ANNA RYLEY EDITED BY AUDREY MCKENZIE Taking snapshots of the nameless and lifeless who co-exist amongst us, Everyday stops to consider the rich stories that surround us when we are forced to pause. I was initially hesitant as to how a play could keep an audience engaged with such a bare set, small cast and minimal action, but I needn’t have worried in … Continue reading Everyday Rewards With The Beauty of Simplicity
Storked: Myf Hocking’s New Play Flies High
REVIEW BY ELLA CALLOW-SUSSEX EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT It was a cold and dreary night in May. Autumn wind, having finally taken hold in Melbourne, made my fingers brittle and after not heeding the copious warnings about terrible parking at Theatre Works, I started the long walk to the theatre just as it started bucketing down. I wanted to turn around and go home. I … Continue reading Storked: Myf Hocking’s New Play Flies High
Betrayal: Make Sure The Curtains Are Shut
First performed in 1978, Betrayal paints the picture of an affair over the course of nine years in reverse chronological order, from its resolution to its inception. We were bounced between the three characters, following the affair between Emma (Michaela Bedel) and Jerry (Gabriel Partington) who attempt to keep Emma’s husband and Jerry’s longest friend Robert (Heath Ivey-Law) none the wiser. Simple yet meticulous, Thursday’s … Continue reading Betrayal: Make Sure The Curtains Are Shut
Grab Your Torches and Enter the World of Exit the Boy
REVIEW BY POPPY ELFICK EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA CIPTA’s Exit the Boy plays in the realm between humour and horror to shine the lantern-light on religious trauma in a captivating tale of spirits and sleeping bags. At Father Kirk’s sleep-away bible camp, two boys find themselves confronted by an unknown force they believe to be a demon while sleeping, for 4 nights in a … Continue reading Grab Your Torches and Enter the World of Exit the Boy
MUSC’s Othello: Exposing the Immortal Parts of Ourselves
REVIEW BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY MYA HELOU As the lights dim in the Union Theatre, the audience buzzes and latecomers scurry in, not wanting to miss the beginning of the show. My pen is in my hand, and I flip it between my fingers anxiously – or, perhaps, excitedly (the line between the two is very blurry). I have seen Othello performed before, professional … Continue reading MUSC’s Othello: Exposing the Immortal Parts of Ourselves
Urine For A Treat at ICAC’s Urinetown
REVIEW BY AKSHITA BENNY EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA Go Piss Girl! Or maybe not… ICAC’s Urinetown delivers spectacular performances of a musical theatre favourite. When wandering into the Union Theatre with my musical-loving friend, all we knew about this show, to phrase it crudely, was that it was about pissing. The first thing I said to my friend that night was “go piss girl” … Continue reading Urine For A Treat at ICAC’s Urinetown
Far Away, But Not That Far
REVIEW BY GRYFF CONNAH EDITED BY RACHEL THORNBY Few emotions hold the primacy that fear does. It is both our greatest strength and greatest weakness as a species: our central driving counsel; and the force that keeps us paralysed and stagnating. When entering the Above Sea Level’s production of Far Away, it is clear that fear has metastasized in this space. After a disorienting greeting … Continue reading Far Away, But Not That Far
St. Kilda Tales: Life Is Nonsense But At Least We’ve Got The Club
REVIEW BY AZMY AZURITE EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT “Humans are much worse than animals.” St. Kilda Tales is a show you could come watch night after night, and each time emerge with a different picture of the characters—and perhaps even the world around you. You sit, entranced for two hours, as vibrant and memorable characters clash with each other throughout the whole space. To your … Continue reading St. Kilda Tales: Life Is Nonsense But At Least We’ve Got The Club
Barkly Theatre’s SHIT Is Anything But
REVIEW BY BRONTE LEMAIRE EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT When I enter the theatre they’re already there. One’s facing away on a stool, slow and lethargic. Another sits at the back on a concrete block, biting her nails. The third can’t be still, ramming into the wall again and again as if this time it will finally budge. If you’ve been on public transport you’ve met … Continue reading Barkly Theatre’s SHIT Is Anything But
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