Homo Pentecostus
What did I know about Pentecostalism when I entered the Malthouse Theatre? Little to nothing, save for a few colourful stories about Hillsong. Suffice to say, it is a charismatic Protestant …
Review
Sitzprobe UMMTA 2024
Sitzprobe, presented by University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA), was an entertaining and unpredictable performance. A compilation of four, original, twenty minute shows, written and created in just eight …
World Problems
Memories – personal, intimate, global … over time and space … on Earth and beyond. A monologue that is vivid and humorous and, at times, matter of fact, a kaleidoscope of …
HE
The ocean, the family, the lover – 20 years on a man returns to his childhood home and revives memories of his past. I speak of a small coastal town in …
Way
A searing look at female homelessness in Australia over the age of 55, Way, written and performed by Sally McKenzie, is as powerful theatre as it is shocking reality. In short, …
Kiss Me, Kate
Imagine a bustling theatre where emotions run as high offstage as they do on. “Kiss Me, Kate” brings you into the world of Fred Graham (Ian Woolford), a charismatic but …
You’re Being Dramatic
Fifteen-year-olds Arvy (Jess Sofarnos) and Thea (Megan Mitchell) are besties. They met in a science class and have been inseparable ever since. At their weekly sleepovers, they share intimate secrets, swap …
RBG: Of Many, One
RBG: Of Many, One is distinguished by a virtuoso performance from Heather Mitchell, in which she metamorphosises into Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In fact, it is unquestionably one of the greatest solo …
The Exact Dimensions of Hell
“The Exact Dimensions of Hell”, written by Bridget Mackey and shown at Fortyfive Downstairs theatre, explores the intimate relationship between young women and their wants. We meet a 14-year-old, played …
Things I Know To Be True
A loving but dysfunctional family is put through the wringer in Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True. Bob Price (Ben Grant) has worked from the age of 16. …