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How do you solve a misogynist like Hamlet? Get a woman to play him
When Peter Evans cast Hamlet for Bell Shakespeare, he decided the last thing the world needed was another angry 20-something man, shouting at women.
- by Nick Miller
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‘Is that part of the show?’ Eryn Jean Norvill suffers fall during Dorian Gray performance
Tuesday night’s performance of Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production The Picture of Dorian Gray ended prematurely after its sole cast member slipped and fell on stage.
- by Ben Grubb and Josh Dye
★★★★
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The sparkling new Aussie musical cousin to Muriel’s Wedding
The talents of Hannah Reilly and Megan Washington have combined to produce The Deb, an Australian musical that is a fine first act for the Australian Theatre for Young People’s new Rebel Theatre.
- by Joyce Morgan
★★★½
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Intimate play brings to life a trio of teenage revolutionaries
Dan Giovanni’s Melbourne Theatre Company production of Slap. Bang. Kiss. resurrects the trend of intimate theatre with an intense focus on script and performance.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Eryn Jean Norvill had run away, then Dorian Gray brought her back to the stage
The actor gives her first interview since starring in the acclaimed The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Rebel Wilson embraces new musical love letter to awkward teenagers
The Deb is a new comedy musical backed by Rebel Wilson, who plans to turn it into a feature film.
- by Lenny Ann Low
‘We wanted our child to be happy’: Greg Stone’s six-year legal battle for daughter
The actor opens up about the women who have influenced his life, including daughter, transgender rights advocate Georgie Stone.
- by Jane Rocca
Two shows, one cast at Sydney’s Belvoir – but which one is better?
Alana Valentine gives us warm and fuzzy images of a remarkable man and Kings Cross in its heyday while Caryl Churchill ponders the lessons of history in Belvoir St Theatre’s first repertoire season.
- by John Shand
The play that’s as bingeable as any show on Netflix
Anchuli Felicia King’s play is quite unlike anything we’ve seen on Australian main stages.
- by Saman Shad
Ugly step-sisters, and young audience, almost steal the show
The Victorian State Ballet makes its annual pilgrimage to Sydney, this time with Cinderella.
- by Jill Sykes
The story that everyone in Australian sport should have to see
Black Cockatoo achieves an emotional, experiential connection to 1868, and a story that must become better known than it is.
- by Daniel Brettig