REVIEW BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA We’ve all heard about changelings, haven’t we? The spooky old tales of fae, trolls or elves replacing human babies with ugly, wicked creatures pervade European tradition. This is the myth that Charlie Simmons’ play Changeling draws upon and subverts, blending folklore and the fantastical in order to tell a profoundly important story about the dangers of … Continue reading Which Of Us Is The Changeling?
REVIEW BY MYA HELOU EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT The stage is fully visible when I enter the cozy black-box theatre. Lucas Prescott’s carefully constructed runway of wooden pallets is framed by two white drapes hanging from the ceiling at the back of the stage, oddly human-shaped rubbish bags dumped along the sides. It’s a texturally dense amalgamation that looks like a makeshift rebuilding of something … Continue reading Barkly Theatre’s Oedipus: A Complex Look at a Consummate Classic
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
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