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Written by John Harvey and directed by Rachel Maza, Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s Heart is a Wasteland is an Australian postcolonial narrative where ghosts of the past are never far away. Reverberating with the twang of musician Gary Watling’s melancholy slide guitar, country music singer Raye (Monica Jasmine Karo) sings about love and loss and the
Our reality is an intriguing puzzle box of assumptions that are teased out in Christopher Chen’s play, Caught. The audience is welcomed to an exhibition of the works of Lin Bo (Louis Le) but in a subsequent interview by journalists, Joyce (Jessica Clarke) and Bob (David Whiteley), the truth of Bo’s past is forensically examined
Circus Nexus Live! will be presented from September 9 -11 at the Circus Nexus headquarters in Preston. The past two years have seen the circus industry hit hard with little access to training facilities, cancelled performances, and loss of income for artists and companies. Circus Nexus has fought hard to rebuild and presents its first
It won’t come as any surprise to regular opera and theatre audiences that in the past five years, fewer than 5 per cent of the works presented by funded opera companies in Melbourne were written by women. Independent chamber opera company Lyric is determined to redress the gender inequity with its recent presentation of Iphis,
Darebin’s streets, parks, venues, theatres, galleries and public spaces are being transformed by FUSE, the Darebin City Council’s multi-arts festival, from September 3-18 into zones of art, culture and creativity. Works commissioned by FUSE for the festival include Message from Another You by The Parallel Effect. Guests are being greeted at the Northcote Town Hall
Australian award-winning playwright and author Barry Dickins was interviewed last week by Cheryl Threadgold for a new Theatre Heritage Australia oral history program. The interview took place in the sound recording studios at State Library Victoria, where Barry shared some wonderful stories from his half a century involvement in live theatre. Barry’s contribution to the
Malvern Theatre Company: Skylight (by David Hare) Until September 10 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Michelle Swann. Bookings open July 26. Friends of Black Rock House: The Jewel by the Sea (by Cheryl Threadgold) Until September 17 at Black Rock House, 30-36 Ebden Ave., Black Rock. Director: Debbie Keyt. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CBICE Beaumaris
The Australasian Chinese Theatre and WHAM present the cross-cultural play Covid Baby from September 15-18 at the ACT studio, 11 Cole St, Brighton. Written and produced by Moni Lai Storz, directed by Wolf Heidecker with original music by Felipe (Phil) Trainer, Covid Baby is a one act play about John Williams and Ding Mei Ling
NICA Performers present Circonoclasm from September 14 -17 at the NICA National Circus Centre (NNCC Building). Directed by David Woods, Circonclasm has been devised with NICA second year students. Iconoclasm (the theft or wilful damage of artworks) is an age-old practice that continues to serve as a powerful modus operandi for those wanting to capture
RMIT Culture have opened the Children’s Sensorium installation as part of the Archives of Feeling exhibition for The Big Anxiety, Melbourne Naarm. The event runs until October 8. The Children’s Sensorium is a colourful interactive exhibition featuring light, colour, touch, sound, smell and taste to activate children’s curiosity, connect them to local Kulin Country as
