Hugo Weaving
Priscilla at 30: How queens of the desert made Australian film history
The people behind the cinematic legend relive the colour and chaos behind the scenes – and how one casting misstep might have changed everything.
- by Michael Idato
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We cross these roads every day, but what lies beneath the bitumen?
A new exhibition at ACMI follows long-hidden Indigenous pathways to create the ultimate Australian road movie.
- by Andrew Stephens
Fabulous, darling! Priscilla to ride again in film sequel
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – an Australian classic – is getting a sequel, according to director Stephan Elliott.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Hugo Weaving is repellent yet compelling in STC’s The President
Irish actor Olwen Fouéré and Australia’s Hugo Weaving command the stage in Sydney Theatre Company’s first time co-production with Dublin’s Gate Theatre.
- by Harriet Cunningham
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘It’s appalling’: Hugo Weaving on the backlash to pro-Palestine protests in Australia
The acclaimed actor has just finished performing his latest play in Ireland, where he says conversations about Gaza and Israel are much more “sane” than in Australia.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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There are glimmers of promise in Hugo Weaving’s buddy movie, but it’s clumsy
The Rooster takes some bizarre twists and turns without ending up anywhere worthwhile.
- by Jake Wilson
Hugo Weaving’s new film confronts the ‘demons’ most men won’t
The Rooster tells the story of a reclusive alcoholic and his unlikely friendship with a troubled country cop.
- by Kylie Northover
‘The Seagull 3’: The backstage drama engulfing the STC
When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month, not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.
- by Nick Galvin and Helen Pitt
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Video emerges of another STC cast staging statement of support for Gaza
‘We refuse to look away’: Cast members of The Visitors made their statement of support for the Palestinian cause at their curtain calls.
- by Helen Pitt and Nick Galvin
‘We are deeply sorry’: STC apologises for its handling of actors’ protest
The company also confirmed late on Wednesday that that night’s performance of The Seagull was cancelled, less than an hour before the curtain was due to rise.
- by Helen Pitt
Move over Blanchett and Weaving, NIDA class of ’23 is ready for its close-up
NIDA has produced some of Australia’s biggest acting exports, including Cate Blanchett, Judy Davis, Mel Gibson and Hugo Weaving, but on Friday the world got to meet the class of ’23.
- by Andrew Hornery
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