What Aussie Audiences Want
Over the past couple of years, audience behaviour in Australia has undergone a seismic shift. Post-pandemic, ticket sales have become
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Author: Amanda Ellison
The Scold’s Bridle Treatment: Lady Macbeth and Meghan Markle
Being a woman under the reign of James I (James VI of Scotland) would have been no fun. The obsession
Read MoreNew Year, Old Genre
As the old year segues into the new, many will be only too happy to kick 2022 into touch. Turmoil
Read MoreThe Beautiful and the Ugly in Come from Away
The Canadian musical Come from Away calls to mind an ancient proverb: ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’.
Read MoreOn Musical Revivals and Rescuing the English Language
Maccius Plautus, a Roman comedic playwright who incorporated song-like chanting into his plays, is believed to have introduced the world
Read MoreFrom Joseph to Trump: Keeping the Faith
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, currently playing at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre, is an ever-popular musical revival. And the source
Read Moretick…tick… BOOM! – it’s a universal condition
Milestone birthdays often give rise to existential crises. In 1990, Jonathan Larson was staring down the barrel of his thirtieth
Read MoreA Christmas Carol: A Thoroughly Modern Haunting
Few festive stories summon the spirit of the season as much as the Dickensian classic, A Christmas Carol. Following the
Read MoreTitanic: A Metaphor for Life
Theatregoers in Melbourne will, this November, have the rare opportunity to witness the award-winning stage version of Titanic – the
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