Belvoir/Brett Boardman
Belvoir’s outrageously fun new pantomime is a celebration of modern Australia.
Julius Caesar STC credit Daniel Boud.
262 Geraldine Hakewill and Ewen Leslie in Sydney Theatre Company’s Julius Caesar, 2021. Photo: Daniel Boud
Kip Williams’ modern telling of Julius Caesar asks us to consider just how political stories are told, re-told, and told again.
David Kelly
At its best, the play Return to the Dirt reminds us of our mortality and the extraordinary people behind the scenes involved in our passing.
Daniel J Grant/Black Swan State Theatre Company
George Orwell’s 1945 novel is given a playful contemporary adaptation by Black Swan State Theatre Company.
David Kelly
A theatrical version of Trent Dalton’s novel is both an exploration of masculinity and an exuberant love letter to Brisbane.
Matt Byrne/State Theatre Company South Australia
In a bold new play, all of humanity takes a drug to induce a year’s hibernation.
The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
Minor human errors beautifully show Tokyo’s opening ceremony for what it is: real people in real time.
Peter Carroll and Mandela Mathia in The Cherry Orchard, Belvoir St Theatre.
Belvoir/Brett Boardman
When the future is clearly changing but we can’t focus on tomorrow, should we just keep dancing? Pamela Rabe anchors the absurdity of The Cherry Orchard.
Griffin/Brett Boardman
Dogged, a new play at Griffin, seeks to tell both sides of the Australian story, exploring ideas of territory, guilt and culpability.
Brett Boardman/Belvoir
Loosely based on the ABC journalist’s own experiences, Stop Girl opens up a story about PTSD after war.
Ian Wilkes leads a Galup evening tour.
Daniel Grant
Artists Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger invite audiences to walk where the first contact between Noongar and white settlers at Lake Monger took place.
Christophe Canato/Perth Festival
Mararo Wangai is captivating in his play, which captures the truth of being Black African in Australia.
Daniel James Grant/Perth Festival
Produced by Perth’s wunderkinder ensemble The Last Great Hunt, Whistleblower is about the thrill of the risk when you throw the audience into the spotlight.
Daniel J Grant/Black Swan State Theatre Company
In this brilliant new adaptation, Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is transported to Manjimup, 300 km south of Perth, and the Australia of the 1980s.
Andy Rasheed/Slingsby/State Theatre Company South Australia
This new play based on Martin McKenna’s memoir tells a difficult story with theatrical skill and artistic heart.
Daniel Boud/Sydney Theatre Company
Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of Ruth Park’s Playing Beatie Bow thrums with heart, humour and a sense of creative legacy.
Perth Festival/Daniel James Grant
Through the whale’s journey from life to death, Caleb escapes the emotional toll of his situation, and finds his path forward.
Bianca De Marchi/Sydney Festival
A celebration of life, love and resilience, The Rise and Fall of Saint George is a restorative experience.
Yaya Stempler/Sydney Festival
Yaron Lifschitz’s spellbinding physical drama has just the right amount of play, death-defying tricks and whimsical imagery.
Yaya Stempler/Sydney Festival
Force Majeure’s The Last Season, directed by Danielle Micich, forges a stimulating but disjointed narrative.