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A raw and funny tale of love and loss resonates deeply across generations

None of these acting legends have worked together before this play.

The Canberra Times · Jun 17

You know you’re alive with Simon Burke in full flight on stage in The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

Premiering at Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre in 1976, steve j. spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin was met with critical acclaim, touring internationally, including Off Broadway where it won three Obie Awards.

The Conversation · Mar 3

Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes takes us beyond the showgirl’s feathers and frills

While Taylor Swift has been breaking records with the release of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, a more compelling heir to the showgirl tradition offers audiences a glimpse into the world behind the feathers and frills.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025

At the heart of Sydney Metro’s expanded Central Station lies a spectacular new public space

The new extension to the Sydney Metro can now be accessed beneath McAslan and Woods Bagot’s monumental roof structure above the city’s historic Central Station

Wallpaper · Aug 2, 2024

Big Name No Blankets review – Warumpi Band musical is a joyous, rollicking tribute

Co-directed by Rachael Maza and developed with founding member Sammy Butcher and his family, the new show celebrates a transformative, trail-blazing band

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024

Celebrating love in all its forms

Director Heather Fairbairn wanted a real sense of melancholy.

The Canberra Times · Oct 10, 2023

The Weekend review – Charlotte Wood stage adaptation tells of love, loss and ageing

Warmth, humour and a heartbreaking dog ground this new play about three women in their 70s dealing with the death of a friend

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023

Scenes from the Climate Era review – the world’s biggest story, told in 50 plays over 80 minutes

David Finnigan’s latest work is kaleidoscopic, using darkly comedic short plays to tell a much grander tale of tragedy, hope and catastrophe

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2023

At What Cost? Nathan Maynard explores the fraught issue of who can call themselves Aboriginal, in the safe space of the theatre

Tasmanian playwright Nathan Maynard is using the safe space of the theatre to examine the fraught issue of who can call themselves Aboriginal, in his play At What Cost?

ABC News · May 27, 2023

Like Captain Planet with marsupials: First Dog on the Moon steps on stage

First Dog has to ‘suffer the agonies’ of adapting his book The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens into a play. He and the cast talk about making climate change fun

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023