Australia’s most prolific playwright has come out of retirement and has his finger on the pulse, addressing the cost-of-living crisis. The title of his play refers to the haves and have nots in society. When David Williamson was a boy in the 1950s, the difference in salary between a worker and a managing director rarely exceeded fivefold. Now…
It is 1999 and the clock is ticking down to the opening of a new production for a community theatre company. The pompous, misogynistic director fawns over the only paid member of the troupe, the leading man … and derides everyone else. The leading lady longs for a different role. An understudy who sees the good in everyone…
If I say “who you gonna call”; you say… “Ghostbusters”, right? And that kind of sums up where this franchise is at. It’s all about familiarity now. Originality and nuance have long since left the building as the producers look for ways to tap into nostalgia, while at the same time introducing a younger audience…
If you thought abusive communications were a recent thing, think again. Humans have unfortunately been sending horrible correspondence to each other basically since writing began. In the late 19th Century, these nasty notes were given a name: poison pen letters. Now they’ve largely disappeared – thanks to the Internet – replaced by the equally nasty…
An immigrant family business that grew and grew to become the fourth largest investment bank in the United States before it disintegrated. That is the story of the Lehman Brothers, as told with remarkable insight and stagecraft in The Lehman Trilogy. Born on September 29th, 1822, Hayum Lehmann, the son of a cattle merchant, emigrated from…
At last, Beans has returned! Boots N Cats marks their third album, the follow-up to 2020’s All Together Now. Frontman Matt Blach, who also plays drums for the Murlocs, thought their third album should have a different approach to making music. Boots N Cats is an album built around the drums (hence the name). Blach…
– Back to Black – Only in cinemas from 11 April 2024 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to StudioCanal. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of…
Thomas Mullen has shown his ability to deliver engaging crime-genre driven historical fiction in the trilogy which started with 2017’s Darktown. Set in Atlanta in the late 1940s, that series focussed on the first Black policemen in the city as they navigated the city’s racial divide. His new book, The Rumor Game, has some similar…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 15 March 2024. True to the motto “Stay curious”, Audax Records offers a second excursion through the catalogue of Greek-born composer Hélène Covatti and her husband Robert Dussaut. After an album devoted to the songs of the couple (ADX13722…
A tinge of nostalgia permeates this drama which is the final film for two-time Oscar and Tony award winning actress Glenda Jackson, who passed away late last year at the age of 87. It is also rumoured to be the final film for dual Oscar winner Michael Caine, who announced that he is retiring from…
