AAP · Jun 16 VIC:Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug' A Y2K-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play sees Macbeth recast as an ambitious teen starlet, and Lady Macbeth as a stop-at-nothing stage mum.
AAP · Jun 16 Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug' A Y2K-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play sees Macbeth recast as an ambitious teen starlet, and Lady Macbeth as a stop-at-nothing stage mum.
The Conversation · Jun 15 What if Macbeth was a 13-year-old child star? Shakespeare meets stage mums and sparkles in riotous adaptation When Bell Shakespeare’s Mackenzie begins, it is with the clap of thunder and flash of lightning you might expect from any adaptation of Macbeth. And yet, what follows is no ordinary production of the much beloved Scottish play.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024 The week in theatre: Hello, Dolly!; The Hot Wing King; Fangirls – review Imelda Staunton turbocharges a wondrous West End revival; a heart-warming tale of gay masculinity takes kitchen-sink drama to the next level; and in a hit Australian musical, screaming is the point
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024 Fangirls review: A joyful celebration of the euphoria and misery of being a teenage girl Combining the acid wit of ‘Six’, the rebel streak of ‘Matilda‘ and the gooey heart of ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, Yve Blake’s new musical will inspire outsized feelings and ardent devotion
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024 Fangirls at Lyric Hammersmith review: raucous Aussie musical is a bittersweet celebration of fandom The hit show from Australia raises sharp and sensitive observations, but never quite transcends its own daft plot
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2024 Fangirls' Yve Blake: 'Teenage girls have such cultural and economic power' The much-lauded Aussie musical, which follows the trials and tribulations of a boyband-obsessed teenager, is coming to London
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024 The musical that shows the true side of One Direction fans Fangirls celebrates the obsessive followers of a band closely resembling One Direction. ‘It really does question where the boundaries are,’ says its creator