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‘I was drunk on power’: How this artist channelled his Pentecostal youth for a powerful new work
Choreographer Joel Bray revisits his Pentecostal upbringing in a new show that took him by surprise.
- by John Bailey
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The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It’s easy to understand why
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer for women in law. Sarah Krasnostein followed in her wake and says Mitchell channels a ‘strange’ connection with the Supreme Court Justice.
- by Sarah Krasnostein
‘It was scary’: Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life
After an emotionally tough year, award-winning stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey is back on track (and running on it, too).
- by Lenny Ann Low
Iconic Melbourne theatre La Mama to pause operations due to funding cuts
The not-for-profit theatre says it cannot afford to continue making work.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Expect hissing: this play will animate an audience
As the manipulative husband and his fragile victim, Toby Schmitz and Geraldine Hakewill provoke strong responses.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Clementine Ford event at Malthouse Theatre moved over safety fears
An event featuring the writer and activist, set to coincide with a performance of Yentl in Melbourne, has been relocated after law enforcement officials raised concerns.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Named after the number worn by Adam Goodes, a new play takes on AFL culture
The emotional and physical demands that 37 places on its cast aren’t for the faint of heart.
- by John Bailey
Zoe Coombs Marr thought her life was boring. Until she remembered that smell
The comedian was feeling at “odds with her existence”, so she took a personal stocktake of her life. “It matters and it doesn’t matter at all.”
- by Lenny Ann Low
Pip Williams watches from the wings as her book takes flight
The writer’s bestselling novel The Dictionary of Lost Words has had a charmed life. Now it’s been adapted for the stage.
- by Jason Steger
Simply the best: The must-see shows in Melbourne this year
The tennis is over, Taylor’s tickets have been snapped up and you’ve already visited the Triennial. Here’s what you should see next.
- by cameron woodhead, Bridget Davies, Sonia Nair and Andrew Fuhrmann
A very important date: Australian Ballet’s biggest ever production is back
Prepare yourself for more than 350 costumes and 27 set changes, optical illusions, digital projections and puppetry.
- by Hannah Story