Dial M for a clever and suspenseful play
"This play is not a Whodunnit, rather it is a Will-He-Get-Away-With-It?" LEN POWER reviews Dial M for Murder.
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Terence Rattigan is not a name often heard in theatre circles these days, but ACT Hub is about to set that to rights with its coming production of his play The Deep Blue Sea, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"It’s playful stuff with a sensible Austen heroine at its centre who is surrounded by unsuitable suitors, a young and feckless sister, and a mother who wants her daughters married off." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Promise and Promiscuity.
"Although Scott Morrison’s presence hovers over the entire production and largely inspired it, this is a sophisticated work full of shifting perspectives." HELEN MUSA reviews Playback (Or, A Play About But Not Starring a Famous Politician).
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‘Unauthorised’ Playback delivers a shot at Scott
Playback is by Tom Glassey, a working journalist and on-and-off Press Gallery member, who has been developing the play through the Resident Street program, reports HELEN MUSA.
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Roused out of lethargy, it’s time to take a stand
"This is a lunatic play." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a production by Mockingbird Theatre.
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Mandela’s personal story in words and music
"Mandela Mathia is a charismatic young man with a fascinating story to tell. His show gives him the opportunity to tell his personal story as well as showcase his skills as an actor and singer," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
Lose to Win, coming to The Q on Saturday, follows the story of actor Mandela Mathia, from a war-torn South Sudan to Egypt, and then to Australia as a refugee, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"Jordan Best shines in the role of the villain, sauntering across the stage; gleeful at the chaos of her plans unfolding and utterly disdainful of weakness." GRACE CASSIDY reviews Canberra Rep's new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Canberra theatre figure Marya Glyn-Daniel, a multi-talented author, costume designer, playwright and producer has died. She was 85.
“Sexy-disturbing” is how director Lainie Hart describes Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel, coming up at Canberra Rep Theatre.
"There’s a touch of Waiting for Godot too, as events go round in repetitious loops and imagery is repeated. Audience participation hovers as a perpetual threat." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Thom Pain (based on nothing).
"With a tight run time and a strong cast, No Exit deftly balances existential dread with glittering moments of dark humour," writes GRACE CASSIDY in her first review for CityNews.
"If you were made to study it in school or if you simply enjoy the play, this production won’t disappoint. There are elements as good as you will get anywhere." JOE WOODWARD reviews Bell Shakespeare's production of Julius Caesar.
There’s a distinct feeling of homecoming surrounding the production of Nick Payne’s 2012 play Constellations, to be staged by Kelly Somes in mid-April, reports HELEN MUSA.
There is no more significant work of theatre for 2026 than Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, director Joe Woodward tells arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"Oedipus the King teeters between the realistic and the formal, or ritualistic, and it is here that Michael Smith as director may have gone a step too far," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
Former Narrabundah College student Leon Ford is playing Cassius in Bell Shakespeare's latest production of Julius Caesar, reports HELEN MUSA.
HELEN MUSA reviews Autumn Days, ArtSound Radio Theatre, an afternoon of monologues and short play readings, mostly by Canberra writers.
