theatre
The driving force behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (from left) producer Colin Callender, writer Jack Thorne, author J K Rowling, director John Tiffany and producer Sonia Friedman at the London premiere in 2016. Photo: Dan Wooller
January 31, 2019, 1:01 pm
Bringing Harry Potter to the stage
Getting British author J K Rowling to agree to a new Harry Potter stage play was a coup for two British Jewish producers. After successfully opening in London and New York, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child has its Australian premiere in Melbourne on February 23.
From left: Lior and Michael Misrachi with Shalom CEO Tamara Samuel and Shalom president Jonathan Leib.
June 9, 2017, 12:02 am
Shalom and farewell Michael
THERE were mixed emotions at Shalom as programming director Michael Misrachi, who has been with the organisation for eight years, announced that he and his family will be making aliyah.
By Yael Brender
The Laden Table opens at the Kings Cross Theatre this month.
March 9, 2017, 2:34 pm
Tackling ‘dinner table racism’ in theatre
“WITH the divisive rhetoric of Donald Trump and the constant surprise of Pauline [Hanson] in office, this is about as topical as it gets,” said Suzanne Millar, writer of Bakehouse Theatre Company’s explosive new play The Laden Table.
By Yael Brender
Maria Angelico (left) and Matt Whitty in Bad Jews.
February 18, 2016, 12:11 pm
Bad Jews back on stage
After a sellout Melbourne season last year, Joshua Harmon’s play Bad Jews returns to the Alex Theatre, St Kilda on April 27 before embarking on a national tour to Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Director Charles Slucki working on Saltpillar’s My Name Is Asher Lev last year.
January 11, 2016, 3:59 pm
Director, former teacher dies
The theatre world is mourning the death of director and former teacher Charles Slucki, who died suddenly from a heart attack in Los Angeles on December 30 on his way back to Melbourne.
Ash Flanders stars in Buyer and Cellar. Photo: Jeff Busby
November 18, 2015, 11:25 am
Shopping with Streisand
Jonathan Tolins’s play Buyer and Cellar is a comedy about an out-of-work actor who takes a job as a shop assistant in the basement of superstar singer Barbra Streisand’s mansion.
Cousins Daphne (Maria Angelico) and Jonah (Matt Whitty) in Bad Jews. Photo: Jeff Busby
September 9, 2015, 1:51 pm
Drama and humour in Bad Jews
The stage production Bad Jews has sparked controversy over its title, but the play by New York playwright Joshua Harmon is a thought-provoking look at important issues. Read our review.
April 30, 2014, 10:12 am
Berlin revels in Kosky touch
July 3, 2013, 4:00 pm
Chutzpah of the mobile brigade
June 5, 2013, 3:17 pm
Humour is best therapy
May 29, 2013, 3:25 pm
Staging a new persona
January 30, 2013, 1:43 pm
Prof’s play spoofs academics
August 8, 2012, 1:37 pm
Hammerstein’s musical legacy
January 4, 2012, 3:41 pm
Summer’s feast of stage shows
August 30, 2011, 12:31 pm
Spelling out a hit show
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