It was an absolute pleasure to attend the opening night of The Grinning Man at the Alex Theatre in St. Kilda, directed by Miranda Middleton, produced by Aleksander Vass OAM and Ashley Taylor Tickell, presented by Vass Productions and Salty Theatre. It was especially thrilling that this was the musical’s first production worldwide since achieving […]
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On paper, True West is a play written in 1980 by American playwright, actor, screenwriter and director, Sam Shepard, centred around sibling rivalry and a dysfunctional family. In the flesh however, it translates into a menacing, apprehensive, complex and riveting piece of theatrical prowess, pulling forth a visceral response from audiences as guttural as the […]
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A return to community theatre never felt so good with this joyous, funny, nostalgic and heart-warming musical comedy, Freaky Friday. Adapted from the 1972 book by the same name, and the three Disney film adaptations (including the 2003 movie starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis), this musical version (developed for licensing by Disney Theatrical Productions) […]
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It has been a long-awaited welcome back to theatre, but nothing compared to the arduous decade-long perseverance of actor, writer, producer and illustrator, Mark Diaco, to bring the iconic Burn This play to Melbourne. The rights to the 1986 play, set in New York City amidst the Aids epidemic, are notoriously difficult to obtain. It […]
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