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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

Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2025

The Talented Mr Ripley review – stylish thriller gets a pacy, crowd-pleasing stage adaptation

Heartbreak High’s Will McDonald does an admirable job as antihero Tom Ripley, while playwright Joanna Murray-Smith dials up the humour and homoeroticism

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2025

Julia review – new play about Julia Gillard misses an opportunity

Justine Clarke is electrifying delivering the former PM’s misogyny speech, but the work fails to reckon with the complexities of her legacy

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Creatives call on the University of Melbourne to streamline freelance payments

Freelance artists are calling on the University of Melbourne to streamline the payment system for independent contractors, saying the current process is a "distressing … administrative ordeal".

ABC News · Feb 25, 2023

Sunday review – a masterful and moving portrait of a woman who railed against conformity

This world-class production anchored by superb central performances brings Sunday Reed back to shimmering, incandescent life

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023