Melbourne actors, writers and producers Patrick Livesey and Wil King are bringing their award-winning queer thriller DIRT to Fringe World 2022.
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The Festival Sessions
A story of cross-gendered courage
5 January 2022
Rich in Frankenstein imagery, 2 Marys is bringing a transgressive true tale of love, betrayal and abandonment to Midland Junction Arts Centre this month.
Reviews
French fantasy arrives in Fremantle
16 December 2021
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre reimagines Saint-Saëns’ animal carnival with Fremantle flair, writes Claire Coleman and junior reviewer Eddy Greentree, who is going back for more.
Reviews
Dark liturgy of fear and fury is a fantastic finish to the year
30 November 2021
The Bleeding Tree is a murder without mystery, a horror story without tension, and it’s as remarkable as it is brilliant, says David Zampatti.
Reviews
Cruel deadly play has plenty of koort
22 November 2021
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s new rom-com will have you swiping right, reckons Barbara Hostalek.
Reviews
Little in name, but not in nature
16 November 2021
A fresh look at Little Women from a queer perspective maintains the Louisa May Alcott classic’s strengths and takes it effortlessly from the particular to the universal, writes a mightily impressed David Zampatti.
Reviews
A monstrous myth-buster
5 November 2021
Distrust of female sexuality is at the core of the myth that Susie Conte blows apart in her new play… but Claire Trolio wants her to take it further.
What to SEE
What to SEE: The Tempest
3 November 2021
Black Swan State Theatre Company is inviting audience members into the dream-like world of Shakespeare’s Tempest, promising an experience from which you won’t want to wake. Nina Levy spoke to director Matt Edgerton to find out more.
Reviews
Queer wordsmith delivers wit and wisdom
29 October 2021
Blending autobiography, history lessons and a glitter wand-toting, drag queen fairy godmother, Stace Callaghan’s Queer as Flux is one you shouldn’t miss, says Nina Levy.
Reviews
Hunters continue to lead the pack
15 October 2021
The Last Great Hunt’s Bite the Hand is as hilarious as a puppy and as dangerous as a pit bull. It also leaves its meaning for you to uncover – a good thing according to David Zampatti.
