Martina Murray: MTC’s NEON Festival of Independent Theatre
Following the resounding success of its 2013 inception, the NEON Festival of Independent Theatre returns with a stellar line-up of
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Author: Brendan McCallum
Bethany Simons on Reception: The Musical
This April, one of AussieTheatre’s own lights takes centre-stage with a new, original work based on her experiences in a
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Jane Bodie on Music and the burning urgency of This Year’s Ashes
Jane Bodie is someone who knows how to keep the plates spinning. With three plays happening simultaneously across two states,
Read moreMelbourne Festival: Irine Vela and Kate Gillick on Urban Chamber – Beyond
The cultural diversity of Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs will be on display as classical music, hip-hop and street poetry
Read moreDaniel Schlusser on M+M for Melbourne Festival
In the lead up to this year’s Melbourne Festival Aussie Theatre’s Brendan McCallum caught up with director Daniel Schlusser to
Read moreCat Commander, on Before the Spring
In 2010, prior to the escalation of civil war in Syria, actor and writer Cat Commander spent months visiting the
Read moreIn the Spotlight: Independent Melbourne – Mockingbird Theatre
Since its inception in 2012 Mockingbird Theatre has been quietly carving a place for itself amongst the Melbourne independent theatre
Read moreLittle Ones Theatre: Taking Wilde’s Salome By The Horns
The story of Salome, like many tales from the Bible, has endured in part because of its frisson of beauty
Read moreIn conversation with MKA: The Melbourne Writer’s Festival’s ‘Theatre-in-Residence’.
Tobias Manderson-Galvin and Glyn Roberts are the creative heart of independent theatre troupe MKA, which has carved out a name
Read moreZahra Newman talks about Chekhov, Simon Stone and Storytelling
Blessed with arresting looks, a mercurial talent and a voice to die for, Jamaican-born Zahra Newman next hits our stages
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