New Theatre, September 15 Depicting genius is hard. Credibly depicting Shakespeare, our greatest writer and finest observer of humanity, is even tougher, as Tom Stoppard proved with his lame attempt in Shakespeare in Love. The idea of making Will a TV talk show guest (alongside Francis Bacon), quizzing him about…
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ATYP Studio 1, September 12 Following this performance Yve Blake graciously acknowledged the Australian Theatre for Young People’s role in kick-starting her career and in teaching her that theatre can be made out of anything. Well, almost. We now know that it cannot be made out of posts on a…
SBW Stables Theatre, September 11 The radio news on the way to the theatre, crammed with domestic violence and familial murders, was like a background briefing for the play. Anna Barnes’ fresh take on the story of Electra (familiarity with which is recommended) seeks to have bells of resonance clanging…