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Paul Capsis, Resident Alien and The Iconic Quentin Crisp

"Neither look forward where there is doubt, nor backward where there is regret. Look inward and ask not if there…

8 years ago

Trainspotting Live

I was splashed by a wet condom and had a shite covered naked arse within touching distance. Choose life. Choose theatre.…

9 years ago

In Good Company – A Quick Chat with the cast of Company

Stephen Sondheim's musical Company is a show for anyone who's ever had a relationship: it's witty, sexy and devastatingly honest at…

11 years ago

Conversations with the Gods

Written and performed by James McCaughey, Conversations with the Gods about their Deaths & Other Matters (Part I) is a…

11 years ago

Review: Cuckoo

Jane Miller completed Cuckoo as part of the Masters of Writing for Performance at VCA. Produced with the support of fortyfivedownstairs, it's beautiful writing…

11 years ago

Young & Jackson

Don Reid’s Young & Jackson is a tribute play of sorts. It’s a testimonial to Melbourne during World War II,…

11 years ago

Trailblazing: Watch This, Company and the rise of independent theatre

Two years ago, Melbourne based production company Watch This barely even existed. Now, after two highly acclaimed productions, 11 Green…

11 years ago

Hoy Polloy: Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas

Written by the agitprop and comedic mastermind Dario Fo, Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas is Hoy Polloy…

11 years ago

45Downstairs: Dreamers

I wasn't in Melbourne when the Keene/Taylor project was the darling of this city's independent theatre scene (1997–2002), so it's a…

12 years ago