Theatre Works

Anti-Hamlet

Shakespeare’s beloved Dane is savagely exploded in Mark Wilson’s Anti-Hamlet, appearing at Theatre Works. The familiar warble of “Advance Australia…

9 years ago

The success of the Melbourne Festival

It’s been 48 hours since my last Melbourne Festival show… Although Melbourne’s festival lovers are looking forward to being in…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Bacchae

I didn't take my eyes off the stage and am still trying to fully understand the astonishingly beautiful, often disturbing…

10 years ago

Theatre Works: Saltwater & Letters Home

Saltwater and Letters Home is a double bill of solo shows by 20-something artists who were born and brought up in Singapore and…

10 years ago

Next Wave: Wael Zuaiter, Unknown

The storytelling in Wael Zuaiter: Unknown is exquisite. Compelling and original, it uncovers truth and doubt but focuses on a personal story,…

11 years ago

FOLA: Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model had me in tears at the beginning and at the end and in the middle.…

11 years ago

Sondheims’ Pacific Overtures comes to Melbourne

Pacific Overtures is perhaps one of Stephen Sondheim’s most ambitious musicals. It straddles two cultures, two vastly incompatible musical styles,…

11 years ago

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant

A melodrama about female identity, ownership and social hierarchy, The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant lays bare the shallow…

11 years ago

Midsumma: Lay of the Land

Performance artist Tim Miller is from LA, he lived in New York for a while and spent some recent time at…

11 years ago