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Shadows, puppets and a goldfish: The unusual play tackling a very big question
Goldfish is an unconventional new production that shows that hope can come in the most unexpected of forms.
- Cher Tan and Andrew Fuhrmann
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This true story makes for an unlikely – and remarkable – feelgood film
There’s a lot of awards buzz around I’m Still Here, but for director Walter Salles telling this story was a highly personal undertaking.
- Sandra Hall
It wasn’t until the set was almost over that I realised the band hadn’t spoken a word
Khruangbin’s Margaret Court Arena initially seemed at odds with their setting – but their music transported the audience to another time and place entirely.
- Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Jessica Nicholas
Set around a drinking game, this play pushes friendship to its limit
In a new play by Deborah Frances-White – host of The Guilty Feminist podcast – four friends find their relationships strained after a confronting evening.
- Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Will Cox
Agatha Christie’s work is everywhere – so why do we overlook the woman herself?
As we approach 50 years since her death, it’s easy to lose sight of how remarkable the author was both in her life and work.
- Elizabeth Flux
Can this elite clown save literature with some full-frontal nudity?
Damien Warren-Smith is bringing his comedy creation – Garry Starr – back to Melbourne for an hour of rapid-fire gags, puns and physical lunacy.
- Tyson Wray
This colourful show parodies toddlers throwing a tantrum. But does it work?
Tantrum for 6 begins brightly enough, with a parody of six toddlers crashing about, flopping and tumbling, flailing and wailing and clambering over one another.
- Andrew Fuhrmann and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Fans of Veep and The Thick of It will love this political farce
Set in the White House under a US president not unlike Trump, POTUS is a feminist farce.
- Cameron Woodhead, Tim Byrne and Tony Way
If you love cabaret as an art form, you must see this provocative show
Inspired by a women-only commune in the 1970s, Ella Filar has created a wild and unsettling comic-erotic cabaret.
- Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Tony Way, Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead
Anger, walkouts: This show was an identity politics dumpster fire
Truth to Power Café has been staged 60 times, but on Wednesday night in Melbourne, it spiralled into a traumatic experience for performers and spectators alike.
- Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
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