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How to Eat Rabbit asks us who gets to survive the end of the world

REVIEWED BY ALYSSA MCDONALD SMITH EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Directed by Lilah Benetti and written by Jamila Main, How to Eat Rabbit took to the La Mama Courthouse theatre as part of the Hope Punk Climate festival. At first entrance to the theatre, my friends and I were offered a raffle ticket for the door prize, and whilst waiting we speculated that the prize may … Continue reading How to Eat Rabbit asks us who gets to survive the end of the world

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Robbery, Vulnerability and a Chicken Burger Murder: the Unique Spectacle that is Cipta’s ‘In Hot Water’ Showcase

REVIEWED BY MIA SUTHERLAND EDITED BY AZMY Along with most of the audience sitting in the intimate Guild Theatre, I was excited and becoming restless, eager for it to tick over to 7:30 pm. We were (impatiently) waiting to watch the drama unfold across three student-written works for Cipta Theatre Company’s Semester Two comedy showcase, In Hot Water. For one hour, I was fully immersed … Continue reading Robbery, Vulnerability and a Chicken Burger Murder: the Unique Spectacle that is Cipta’s ‘In Hot Water’ Showcase

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Conditional forgiveness and a thirst for punishment in Asamina Theatre Company’s 12 Angry Actors

REVIEWED BY ELIJAH VALERY SLAVINSKIS EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Boasting a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 4.6/5 on Letterboxd and a 9/10 on IMDB 12 Angry Men (1957) is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time. It also happens to be one of my personal favourites, so when I caught wind of Asamina Theatre Company’s 12 Angry Actors I was tentatively excited. How … Continue reading Conditional forgiveness and a thirst for punishment in Asamina Theatre Company’s 12 Angry Actors

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All Good Things and the Dreaded Friend Group Breakdown

REVIEWED BY GRACE DWYER EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER I firmly believe that any form of dinner-party, kitchen-sink or friendship-fallout drama is perhaps one of the strongest formulas to ensure an entertaining, well staged and tightly written piece of theatre. From the classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to last year’s Big Bear, there’s nothing more satisfying than watching a web of relationships collapse, preferably in … Continue reading All Good Things and the Dreaded Friend Group Breakdown

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An explosive new work: GAS brings the heat

REVIEWED BY KIT WILLS EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Sometimes the upsetting truth about growing up alongside someone is that eventually you can grow apart. Thomas Dallimore and Tarquin O’Toole’s play GAS presented as part of La Mama’s Explorations 2026 explores the messiness and heartbreak of young adulthood, with simmering relationships that inevitably boil over.   I’d never been to a play at La Mama before. … Continue reading An explosive new work: GAS brings the heat

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Who needs a shrink when you can go see Mr Big AKA Tatay, A Transwoman And That Tiring Tune?

REVIEWED BY ELIJAH VALERY SLAVINSKIS EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER “Thank you for coming to my very public, very expensive therapy session” writes playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan in the program for Mr Big AKA Tatay, A Transwoman And That Tiring Tune (June 24th – July 5th @fortyfivedownstairs). Diana (Carney-Hanrahan), a trans immigrant, is preparing for her wedding, when she finds out her dad has died. Diana starts … Continue reading Who needs a shrink when you can go see Mr Big AKA Tatay, A Transwoman And That Tiring Tune?

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The Flesh is a dream that makes your teeth feel heavy

REVIEWED BY AZMY EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Content warning: this review discusses abuse, assault, violence, death, cannibalism and manslaughter. It also seriously spoils the show! We need connection with others to survive. The thing is, when you get rid of the structures around you, the only thing that’s left is a bag of meat. You are a bag of meat. And there are just a … Continue reading The Flesh is a dream that makes your teeth feel heavy

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Sitting in at The Last Actor Standing

REVIEWED BY KIERA EDELSTEIN EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Tucked into an alleyway in North Melbourne and situated at the top of a Spirited Away-esque winding staircase, the foyer of Club Voltaire looks like you’ve stumbled into a student share house or the backstage of a Vaudeville show. The room was so small and stuffed with blankets, posters and trinkets that a defined closeness was created … Continue reading Sitting in at The Last Actor Standing

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UMMTA’s ’26 Sitzprobe is Stripped Back, but still Ambitious and Compelling

REVIEWED BY GRACE DWYER EDITED BY AZMY Relative to last year’s mainstage four-show stacked cast extravaganza, UMMTA have taken this year’s Sitzprobe – a showcase of multiple student-written musicals – in a more intimate direction under presidents Nishka Varghese and Josh Drake. This is not to say that the 2026 Sitzprobe is in any way theatrically subdued, or the material any less gripping. Instead of the … Continue reading UMMTA’s ’26 Sitzprobe is Stripped Back, but still Ambitious and Compelling

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SPOTLIGHT ON: The MUSE festival and ‘Working Title’

WRITTEN BY AZMY EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER The MUSE festival is an annual tradition from the Victorian College of Arts that, this year, will run from 10 am–10 pm from July 7–9. It is completely open to the public: every theatre enthusiast should get themselves a free ticket and explore all the incredible shows on offer! There is something absolutely magical about what these students … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON: The MUSE festival and ‘Working Title’

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