Stephen Sewell’s 1986 exemplifies the traits of the decade: apocalyptic in feel, epic in scope and unforgiving in length
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Welcome to the wonderful world of kamishibai – a centuries-old Japanese storytelling tradition.
In an ambitious new work of theatre and dance, performers read out mathematical theories then build scenes around them.
The 1970s transformed Australian drama. It was a time of imaginative brilliance as the Empire wrote back.
How would a Jacobean servant react to a trumpet flourish?
In Terrestrial, teenager Libby wants aliens to whisk her across the galaxy to escape her abusive father.
Still Point Turning highlights the stigma and controversy around Australia’s most high-profile transgender person.
Opera goers are high multiplier voters. Win them over and you might get a few more supporters along the way.
The Broadway hit offered an escape from the anxieties of World War II. But the America it portrayed – unified, patriotic and white – rings hollow today.
Livecasting in cinemas is only part of the solution in the struggle to attract larger and younger audiences.
Memorial brings Alice Oswald’s poetic retelling of the Iliad to the stage, with its furious indictment of war and its aftermath.
A new work by playwright Patricia Cornelius tackles the prevalence of sexual assault in Australia’s sports culture. In The Club is engaging, poetic and relevant to our times.
In The Second Woman, actor Nat Randall replays the same scene, across 24 hours, with 100 different men. Leaving the audience to join her on stage is a thought-provoking experience.
This Perth Festival show, soon to come to Adelaide, contemplates both the mysteries of the cosmos and one man’s inner life.
Robert Merritt, author of The Cake Man, grew up on the Erambie Mission at Cowra. His play captures the grinding poverty and emotional paralysis of the mission experience.
A theatre production of Mark Haddon’s much-loved novel is affirmative and at times deeply sentimental, with a hi-tech set, and exacting choreography.
It is important for actors to ‘de-role’ after performing their character – but this is not something they routinely do.
The Town Hall Affair is a recreation of a 1971 debate between Germaine Greer and other feminists and Norman Mailer. It feels exceptionally prescient in 2018.
From Muriel’s Wedding to a suite of budding new shows, 2017 was a great year for original Australian musicals.
A new form of ticketing is becoming more popular in the arts – and it might help us be more charitable than before.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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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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Lecturer in English, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
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Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre; Director, Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), University of Regina
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Sessional lecturer and researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne
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Hon Research Fellow in Poetry and Theatre studies, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer – Modern History, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Griffith University
