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The Nightline review – listening to messages from anonymous callers is an odd, affecting experience

Malthouse, Melbourne Immersive, self-directed theatre work by Roslyn Oades and Bob Scott is only 40 minutes long, but the way it allows us to connect with strangers is as necessary as ever

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17

Break of Day review – Kat Stewart is superb in this deeply moving portrait of Australia’s working class

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Set in an unnamed packing warehouse in a regional town, this play could easily have been patronising socioeconomic cosplay – but it is heartfelt and honest

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

The Birds review – sparse, one-woman adaptation is a feat of sound design

There’s a pair of headphones on every seat of this theatre, turning Daphne du Maurier’s short story into a symphony of dread

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2025

K-BOX review – K-pop and loneliness in surreal family drama

Echoing her own life as a child of transracial adoption, Ra Chapman’s mainstage debut is funny and incisive but struggles with pace and politics

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022