Laura Money 
Review by Laura Money Nestled onto the cosy stage of the Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre WA is a simple set, consisting of a rocky outcrop and dugout containing the minimum accouterments for living – a weathered table and chairs, small desk and instruments for sending off morse code messages. It’s a simple set for a simple story, … Read more
Inspired by Sophocles, Spalding Gray and Bettina Arndt, Ode to Man is a one-woman oration – a series of vignettes that explore the end of men (or, rather, the death of men.) Emma Mary Hall poses questions surrounding modern masculinity and how it influences – or is influenced by – romantic and public ideals in a world … Read more
Review by Laura Money So You Think You’re Charlie Smith examines the complex relationship we have with reality. Through the carefully constructed world of reality television, it highlights our obsession with the narrative we tell each other about ourselves. In a world of social media and interconnected global identity, where everything is about the cultivation of … Read more
Review by Danielle Carr This play presented a distanced American experience. It is also made clear in the first part that it is a subjectively Jewish American voice. This doesn’t mean it’s necessarily far from my experience, though. Because I have a little bit of Jewish ancestry I’m interested to note the rich coiffured ringlets … Read more
Review by Hasina Reza When an aloof janitor and a love-stricken man with a beard cross paths in the most unusual way, we are introduced to a whole new world where a lack of privacy and friendship give ‘togetherness’ a brand new meaning. Shane Adamczak and St John Cowcher share the stage as they capture … Read more
Review by Jessica Trajanoska Did you hear? Suren Jayemanne has a white girlfriend! Deus Eczemachina is an intelligently entertaining perspective on racism in Australia, the Wu Tang Clan, and what the difference is between eczema and psoriasis. Jayemanne shows no signs of nerves, his delivery is confident but not cocky and he creates a comfortable … Read more
Review by Greta Chesterman Paul Richards’ performance of Echo Chamber at The Butterfly Club is an adrenaline injection of cultural data, so yes, unfortunately, a little depressing! Yet, somehow this humanitarian/comedian pulls off his PowerPoint presentation with a bumbling gregarious nature that charms the audience. Richards opens the show with facts about technology, and media … Read more
Review by Danielle Carr The Impromptunes turn a difficult form of theatre, improvisation – something that theatre group members tend to avoid participating in, into an educated representation of social structure; a piece of Gothic set in a Windsor Castle which we only need to imagine through their characters. There are no props or sets … Read more
Review by Stuart Black As we were introduced by our host, Emmet Nichols, we met a charismatic line-up of professionals who knew what they were about to undertake. Except of course they didn’t! As Nichols proudly announced, nobody, not even this brazen crew, would know what story they were about to come up with. This is … Read more
Review by Sarah Haliem I didn’t quite know what to expect out of the Cult of Comedy that was showcased as part of Melbourne International comedy Festival. All I had to go on was the little overview on the MICF website that provides a summary on what the event is about. Essentially, The Cult has always been a … Read more