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Unlike a play with its final curtain call, there’s no neat conclusion for families of the missing. Lachlan Philpott’s achievement is to craft a lyrical theatre piece out of that singular horror. Colder, opening at Red Stitch this month, began with a personal story. “The play is a meditation on a friend of mine, Simon Knight, who went missing in …
I am thrilled that Crowded Fire’s brilliant 2015 production of Truck Stop was nominated for six Bay Area Theatre Awards. The production was nominated for Outstanding Direction [Marilee Talkington] , Outstanding Ensemble in a play [Jamie Asdorian, Jessica Lynn Carroll, Jeri Lynn Cohen and Chelsea Looy] Outstanding Female Actor in a Principal Role [Jessica Lynn Carrol] , Outstanding Lighting Design …
Released into a theatre foyer after an opening night performance, I always make a beeline to the food. One recent night in Melbourne, over crudités and dip, I come face-to-face with Jana Perkovic…. My article for State of Play on Australian plays We need to talk about Patsy
It is nearly spring in Australia. Little lambs will be born in outback paddocks, and it is theatre-programming season. With dramatic cork-popping and dizzying-flourish, the major theatre companies are unveiling their shiny new seasons for 2016. It is a telling time. These few weeks of spring show the trends, fashions, aesthetic priorities, and the collective imagination of an industry. It …