What’s on
George Orwell intended 1984 to be a satire, but this play shows it’s close to the truth
While the design is impeccable, the slow creeping unease of the text doesn’t translate as easily to stage.
- Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer and Sonia Nair
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The most demanding role Hazem Shammas has ever played
Macbeth has nothing on one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known and most monstrous subjects.
- John Bailey
Extraordinary stash of Viking treasure is not what you’d expect
A new exhibition provides insights into the lives of the well-travelled traders around 900AD.
- Kerrie O'Brien
This drag punk rock musical is magnetic and not to be missed
A global cult sensation since it was born in the clubs of New York in the late 1990s, Hedwig and the Angry Inch stands the test of time.
- Will Cox and Jessica Nicholas
From concerts to cooking, maestro Martín conducts his life with brio
At the age of nine, a concert changed the trajectory of Jaime Martín’s life. He hasn’t looked back since.
- Elizabeth Flux
He had run out of ideas and was running out of time. So he turned his problems into art
In Black Swans, artist Stieg Persson riffs on what’s happening in the world – and one universal truth about creativity.
- Kerrie O'Brien
I don’t know what this show was, but it was the most fun I’ve had in ages
Are Pete and Bas actors? An elaborate bit of performance art? And does getting answers to these questions really, actually matter?
- Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair and Karl Quinn
How getting bitten on a hiking trip turned into an acclaimed solo show
After a series of mysterious symptoms and misdiagnoses, Andi Snelling turned her medical odyssey into a funny and raw production.
- Cameron Woodhead
Cult filmmaker meets cult musician in a documentary that is hard to pin down
Justin Kurzel’s film about Warren Ellis makes for intriguing though not especially coherent viewing.
- Jake Wilson
Serial killer thriller or shark movie? Actually it’s both
Set on the Gold Coast, this shark-cum-serial killer thriller doesn’t set sail for new territory, but it does make for a decent (dis)pleasure cruise.
- Karl Quinn
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