Gaslight, fog, and mysterious doorways abound in STC’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a play which is a complex portrait of morals being realigned in a new world of discovery.
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In this new Australian work, sound, image and physical body are decoupled, and gradually splintered like the many facets of our online presence.
Finucane & Smith inject burlesque and vaudeville with witty and often confrontational political provocations.
Anne Brontë’s novel was a skewering of her sister’s romantic heroes. Now a new adaptation finds something completely modern in her words.
Nat Randall and Anna Breckon’s Set Piece explores female intimacy through the relationship between screen and stage.
In this new work at Melbourne’s Rising Festival, Anything & Everything lets kids tell us how they see themselves and the world around them.
Son of Byblos, from Brave New World Theatre Company, looks at the forbidden territory of queer sexuality in Lebanese-Australian families.
Caleb Lewis’ play, named for a popular but treacherous diving cave, is a sumptuous look at the beauty – and danger – of diving.
Aran Thangaratnam’s dark comedy sees two estranged Tamil brothers trying to mend tensions. It doesn’t always go to plan.
Billed as an opportunity for frank conversations, this beautiful production was a deeply impactful sharing of what matters in life.
After two years of COVID-delay, Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet reflects both personal and global tragedies.
This beautifully crafted production at the Adelaide Festival is an intricate look at families and memory.
While spending two years in Dartmoor prison, Kim Crotty wrote and illustrated 47 stories for his sons, desperately seeking to maintain his connection with his family.
David Milroy’s Panawathi Girl is a rocking, vaudevillian, politically sharp and engaging piece of Australian First Nations’ music theatre.
With borders closed indefinitely, this year’s Fringe World is a decidedly local affair.
This new Australian play, adapted from Heather Rose’s award winning book, celebrates the power of performance to help us connect.
In an unexpected pleasure, Paige Rattray places the stage directions of Arthur Miller’s play front and centre.
The ten-time Tony winning production has finally hit Australian stages. It remains faithful to its flamboyant parent movie but features a revamped score and a fiercely talented local lineup.
Belvoir’s outrageously fun new pantomime is a celebration of modern Australia.
Kip Williams’ modern telling of Julius Caesar asks us to consider just how political stories are told, re-told, and told again.
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Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney
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Researcher, The Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in English, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer – Modern History, Macquarie University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Senior Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University
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Humanities Researcher, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Performance Studies, University of Sydney
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
