Tag: Australian Premiere
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The Resistance ★★★★
Written by Kip Chapman. Australian Premiere. Australian Theatre for Young People. Rebel Wilson Theatre. 16 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023. Plays about the climate crisis have tended to be didactic and dull so far. It’s hard to make drama about a slow-moving disaster coming our way. The Resistance at ATYP turns focus onto the youth…
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A Raisin in the Sun ★★★★1/2
Written by Lorraine Hansberry. Sydney Theatre Company. 27 August – 15 October 2022. As the lights came up at the end of Sydney Theatre Company’s production of A Raisin in the Sun I was angry. My reaction to the Younger family was at odds with the play’s intentions. Pack of proud fools! I was mad…
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How To Defend Yourself ★★★★★
Written by Liliana Padilla. An Outhouse Theatre Co & Red Line Productions Production. The Old Fitz Theatre, Sydney. Australian Premiere. 11 August – 3 September 2022. In the immediate aftermath of a violent rape on campus, a group of college students meet up to take a self-defense course. As they learn to use their bodies…
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Albion ★★★★
Written by Mike Barlett. A Secret House, New Ghosts Theatre Company Production. Seymour Centre, Sydney. Australian Premiere. 27 July – 20 August 2022. Read the review on The Queer Review.