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Live a Little
Theatre

Live a Little

Life’s tough. So you gotta reward yourself, right? Where's the harm in that?

Where: Bordello Room, Kings Cross Hotel, Kings Cross Sydney When: 19 - 22 Apr 2021

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seven methods of killing kylie jenner
Theatre

seven methods of killing kylie...

UK playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones dives into the murky waters of colourism and the commodification of black womxn.

Where: Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst, Sydney When: 17 Apr - 2 May 2021

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Henry IV, Parts I & II
Streaming

Henry IV, Parts I &...

Streamed Shakespeare slips the bonds of gravity and takes the story of Prince Hal's coming of age to the stars.

Where: Streaming When: 16 - 24 Apr 2021

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Is There Something Wrong with that Lady?
Theatre

Is There Something Wrong with...

Audrey review: Writer Debra Oswald is a natural when it comes to holding our attention and her pleasure in doing so is infectious.

Where: SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney When: 13 - 24 Apr 2021

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Home, I’m Darling
Theatre

Home, I’m Darling

Audrey review: British writer Laura Wade's warm satirical story of a couple's retreat into the past gets the polished production it deserves.

Where: Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House When: 6 Apr - 15 May 2021

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Half Time
Musical

Half Time

Audrey review: Feel-good to its core, Half Time encourages you sit back, relax, and turn off your brain. Good luck with that.

Where: Hayes Theatre Company, Potts Point, Sydney When: 1 Apr - 2 May 2021

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Hamilton
Musical

Hamilton

What the critics say: Critics are universally praising the Australian production of Hamilton, currently the only one in the world.

Where: Lyric Theatre, Pyrmont, Sydney When: 12 Mar - 30 Nov 2021

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Stop Girl
Theatre

Stop Girl

Audrey review: Taking us to the front lines of ordinary life, Stop Girl bravely speaks up against the silence around mental health in journalism.

Where: Belvoir, Surry Hills, Sydney When: 20 Mar - 25 Apr 2021

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Playing Beatie Bow
Theatre

Playing Beatie Bow

Sydney Theatre Company reopens its Wharf Theatre with a new adaptation of one of Ruth Park’s most beloved Australian stories.

Where: Wharf 1 Theatre, Walsh Bay, Sydney When: 23 Feb - 1 May 2021

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Features

Longer reads. Big ideas. More than just the skinny.

Got a few minutes? Spend some of them on Audrey Journal’s long-form writing on theatre, dance, opera and performance in Sydney and beyond.

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Dead Skin: Heard and Seen at Seventeen
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ArchivedKings Cross Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney 2 - 17 Apr 2021

Dead Skin: Heard and Seen at Seventeen

For too long, young girls have lacked agency in literature, argues playwright Leneikka Denne. It's time for teenagers to be heard.

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Yellow Face: More than a Diversity Pick
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TheatreKings Cross Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney 23 Apr - 8 May 2021

Yellow Face: More than a Diversity Pick

An erratic ride through the uncontrollable nature of identity, David Henry Hwang's 2007 play Yellow Face is more relevant than ever, argues Jasper Lee-Lindsay.

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What Is Love? The Good Room Has Answers
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TheatreEternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst, Sydney 19 - 22 May 2021

What Is Love? The Good Room Has Answers

Amy Ingram and Daniel Evans reveal what goes into a show made to twang your heartstrings.

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Bluebeard’s Castle: Who’s Reading the Room?
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ArchivedJoan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 1 - 10 Mar 2021

Bluebeard’s Castle: Who’s Reading the Room?

Elissa Blake asks, did Opera Australia consider what women in the audience might feel watching this story of coercion and violence?

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Post-Covid 19, There is work to be done
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

Post-Covid 19, There is work to be done

It's been a tough year, writes theatre maker Suz Mawer. But we can use the time on our hands to positive ends.

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Shakespeare for Teenagers: Blessings in Disguise
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

Shakespeare for Teenagers: Blessings in Disguise

Shakespeare had huge faith in the young actors who gave us the original Juliet, Lady Macbeth, or Rosalind and Viola. So why don't we, asks George Kemp.

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Cultural criticism and cultural memory
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

Cultural criticism and cultural memory

In a newly published Platform Paper, Alison Croggon considers the state of critical writing in Australia and asks, should it disappear, to whom would that matter?

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The Producer: the invisible artist
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

The Producer: the invisible artist

Imogen Gardam, winner of the 2018 Rose Byrne Scholarship for Emerging Female Leader in the Arts, on why she looks forward to "disappearing back into the shadows".

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The Myth of the General Audience
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

The Myth of the General Audience

The 2018 Philip Parsons Lecture: The myth of the general audience must go the way of the myth of the average Australian, says Alana Valentine.

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Playing safe: COVID-19 and the Arts
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Conversation 20 - 20 Apr 2021

Playing safe: COVID-19 and the Arts

John Harrison is a theatre maker and leads Westmead Hospital's Clinical Emergency Response Team. He has advice for the arts community that needs to be taken seriously.

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Profiles

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Matthew Backer
"stage and screen (and trumpet)"
Artist, Writer

Matthew Backer

Matthew is a Sydney-based actor working in stage and screen. He also played trumpet in two bands.

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Laneikka Denne
"agency and intrigue"
Artist, Writer

Laneikka Denne

Laneikka Denne is an award-winning playwright, actor and filmmaker based in Western Sydney.

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Lucinda Howes
"actor"
Artist, Writer

Lucinda Howes

Lucinda Howes is an actor, based in Sydney.

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Jasper Lee-Lindsay
"actor, playwright and producer"
Artist, Writer

Jasper Lee-Lindsay

Jasper is an emerging actor, playwright and producer.

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