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Paul Capsis, Resident Alien and The Iconic Quentin Crisp

"Neither look forward where there is doubt, nor backward where there is regret. Look inward and ask not if there…

6 years ago

Trainspotting Live

I was splashed by a wet condom and had a shite covered naked arse within touching distance. Choose life. Choose theatre.…

7 years ago

In Good Company – A Quick Chat with the cast of Company

Stephen Sondheim's musical Company is a show for anyone who's ever had a relationship: it's witty, sexy and devastatingly honest at…

9 years ago

Conversations with the Gods

Written and performed by James McCaughey, Conversations with the Gods about their Deaths & Other Matters (Part I) is a…

9 years ago

Review: Cuckoo

Jane Miller completed Cuckoo as part of the Masters of Writing for Performance at VCA. Produced with the support of fortyfivedownstairs, it's beautiful writing…

9 years ago

Young & Jackson

Don Reid’s Young & Jackson is a tribute play of sorts. It’s a testimonial to Melbourne during World War II,…

9 years ago

Trailblazing: Watch This, Company and the rise of independent theatre

Two years ago, Melbourne based production company Watch This barely even existed. Now, after two highly acclaimed productions, 11 Green…

9 years ago

Hoy Polloy: Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas

Written by the agitprop and comedic mastermind Dario Fo, Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas is Hoy Polloy…

9 years ago

45Downstairs: Dreamers

I wasn't in Melbourne when the Keene/Taylor project was the darling of this city's independent theatre scene (1997–2002), so it's a…

9 years ago