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Natasha Vickery is Little Sally in URINETOWN, opening next week at the Hayes!

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government enforced ban…

3 years ago

Dan Giovannoni on devising DARKNESS

The past haunts the present, and the present is a kaleidoscope of infinite possibilities. Set in the near future of…

3 years ago

New Year, Old Genre

As the old year segues into the new, many will be only too happy to kick 2022 into touch. Turmoil…

3 years ago

Tom Sharah chats VELVET REWIRED!

A glittering spectacle of circus, cabaret and a love-letter to disco, Velvet Rewired is open at the Opera House! To…

3 years ago

The 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’.…

3 years ago

On 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…

3 years ago

From 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…

4 years ago

Samantha Morley on A CHRISTMAS CAROL

After premiering at London’s The Old Vic in 2017, A Christmas Carol has become a much-loved festive staple over the…

4 years ago

tick…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…

4 years ago

Euan Fistrovic Doidge on becoming Joseph

Ahead of the Melbourne premiere of the acclaimed London Palladium production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I caught up with Euan…

4 years ago