Atfield wins theatre residency
Playwright David Atfield has been selected to be in residence at Canberra Theatre Centre during August, working on his new play “Chiaroscuro” as part of the theatre’s New Works program.
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Adam Brown and Tama Jarman are both expert and appealing comedians with a highly developed sense of comic timing and the ability to involve an audience directly, writes reviewer LEN POWER about the show "Potted Potter".
This show was engaging from start to finish. More than 200 questions were asked by children aged 9-13 and were responded to, online, by 3672 adults.
Given the quality of the opening night cast and performance, there is a strong temptation to attend other performances to experience the various interpretations, writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS of "Carmen".
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No bang in the play that began with promise
After a long night's journey through the vicissitudes of this unlikely menagerie, ”The Governor's Family” is able only to offer a conclusion which is neither bang nor whimper, writes reviewer PHILLIP MACKENZIE.
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Play finds truth in fictional history
When arts editor HELEN MUSA catches up with director Tony Llewellyn-Jones, he’s on the last round of technical and dress rehearsals for Canberra REP's fourth production for 2021, “The Governor’s Family”.
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Wide-eyed excitement from beginning to end
This was essentially Silvers Circus at its best, lightly embellished with the colours of Sesame Street, says reviewer HELEN MUSA.
Remember Anne Brontë, the youngest of the Brontë sisters and author of the proto-feminist novel, “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”? Well, maybe not…
"Canberrans – white, black or in between – should not miss the chance to see this most gripping, yet entertaining, history lesson," says reviewer PHILLIP MACKENZIE.
In a coup for the Canberra Theatre and its director Alex Budd, it was announced at a reception this morning (June 22) that the Broadway musical “Come From Away” will be coming to Canberra in November.
Following delays last year and more recent cancellations caused by covid in Victoria, the "Sesame Street Circus Spectacular" is coming to Canberra, opening at Majura Park on June 25.
When Elaine Crombie steps on stage at The Playhouse to perform in “The 7 Stages of Grieving”, there’ll be a strong element of déjà vu, but a clear look into the future, too.
A mosaic of anecdotes depicts the trials, tribulations, failures and successes experienced by student and qualified nurses, doctors and surgeons, says reviewer PHILLIP MACKENZIE.
Based on the real experiences of photographer Muzafar Ali and visual artist Elyas Alavi, the play “Amphibian” is a portrait of the refugee experience.
“Grace Under Pressure” is a compendium of stories and recollections that highlight the work conditions, stress and culture of humiliation within the hospital environment in Australia.
When CEO and artistic director of The Street Theatre, Caroline Stacey was told the theatre had won a $25,000 Sidney Myer Foundation Award, she was speechless.
"SOME theatre is a matter of cultural necessity. 'Milk' is one such theatre!" writes reviewer JOE WOODWARD.
Performances by the cast of "The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race" are superb, with deeply drawn characterisations and a fine sense of comedy, says reviewer LEN POWER.
Overall, this is a delightfully silly evening of jokes about murder mysteries and theatre generally, writes reviewer LEN POWER of "Hello… Is There Any Body There?".
