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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There is something extraordinary about witnessing acting first-hand and in a theatre. An energy that radiates from the stage to the seats; from the actors to the audience. When people talk about ‘star status’, it is because that person emanates a brightness, a spark, an electric magnetism that draws audiences in. Francine Cain is one […]
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As an original and long-time fan of the 1999 cult movie (originally adapted from the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons which itself was adapted from a 1782 French novel), I was intrigued as to how this sexy, malicious, thrilling and boundary-pushing, bad-ass 90’s film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair would adapt to the […]
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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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Thursday night at the charming Metrograph Theater, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, provided the perfect backdrop for the merging of minds and melodies. CarbonWorks Record Release Party, hosted by Alec Baldwin and Dr. Neal Barnard MD, was a benefit for the work of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (a not for profit that encourages higher […]
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There is nothing more exciting than an individual who can act, write, direct and co-found not one, but two, theatre companies. Mark Diaco isn’t a quadruple threat, he’s an infinite compendium. Trained at the most acclaimed acting school in the world, Lee Strasberg in New York City, Mark has also starred in features on the […]
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