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Buried City | Urban Theatre Projects, Belvoir & Sydney Festival

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It’s been a long time since I have seen anything like BURIED CITY. more…

La Soiree: Featuring the Stars of La Clique | Sydney Opera House

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Sometimes, after a day of stress and bother, obligation and chores, you just need to see something spectacular. more…

Meow Meow’s Little Match Girl | Malthouse and Sydney Festival

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It’s true that often the most anticipated events of the Sydney Festival is hidden within the beautiful transient walls of The Famous Spiegeltent – and it appears that 2012 is not the year of the dragon, but the year of the cat. more…

Babel (Words) | Sydney Festival

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Opening night at Sydney Theatre, of the much anticipated Babel (words). When the lights went out, the music stopped. The audience stood in their seats applauding with gusto. I sat and clapped. more…

L’Effet de Serge | Sydney Festival

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There’s a room like any other. It has carpet. It has walls. It has glass doors. It has a ping-pong table.

There’s a man, like any other. He has limbs. And a voice. He has a head. He’s wearing an astronaut suit. more…

I Am Eora | Sydney Festival

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It may have taken three or four years of discussions or partnerships – but it draws on over 60,000 years of continuing culture – and there’s nothing I love more, than being surprised and delighted by a truly brave and exciting piece of work – I’m talking about I Am Eora. more…

Annie | The Lyric Theatre

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New York city is a magical place. A place of grandeur and a place of dark desperation. There is a magic in the air – a fizziness that makes you dizzy – where the possibility of being somebody, or “making it” feels absolutely feasible. more…

2011: A Year in Review/s

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Well thank goodness that’s over! I don’t know about you, but 2011 was a weird one. more…

And so this is Christmas…

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What? How did that happen? Christmas again? WHAT? more…

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth | Autobiography in the theatre

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November was a busy month. Lots of shows on. Lots to direct. Lots to see. And amongst that was Novemberism -a brand new festival for playwrights that seemed to pop out of nowhere, containing a collection of collectives, writing opportunities and conversations. On one of the many Saturdays of Novemberism, I struggled in the swelter of a slow-to-start summer to The Old 505 Theatre. I went in search of a panel discussion on Auto/biography in theatre, hosted by John McCallum and with contributions from Kate Mulvany (The Seed), Rebecca Clarke (Unspoken), Noelle Janaczewska (Good with Maps) and Phil Spencer (Bluey). more…