Faith, friendship and hard drugs combine to produce some unexpected answers in Bianca Watkins’ new play, Holy Hell.

Playwright Martin Crimp takes aim at the unleashed greed of Thatcherite Britain, and sadly nothing much has changed since.

It has a vision that makes it one of the most enthralling shows on Sydney stages right now.

It’s a Tony & Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, that’s a swift 90 minutes long. Do you need any more encouragement than that?

Why does the temptation to “flip the table” feel like it has a wider political resonance in 2026 than it did when the play debuted in 2011?

It was loud, proud and one hell of a crowd.

Great situation, great characters – this is a fantastic way to burst out the gates.

It’s just nice to sit back and enjoy an easy, funny, mild play that’s produced perfectly.

Three short comedies combine to make up Straight Panic, the triptych of one-act plays by Lachlan Parry poking fun at the gays, the straights and most importantly, the 00s.