Idea: power
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There is something deeply unsettling about how society treats “normal” as though it were neutral. BROCKMAN’s Equus is confronting, unbridled and utterly assured — a production that takes Peter Shaffer’s exploration of obsession, sexuality and worship and pushes it through questions of power, desirability and who gets to define what a healthy life should look…
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The Drover’s Wife feels completely at home on the Joan Sutherland Theatre stage. Leah Purcell’s Molly Johnson remains a formidable presence throughout: a woman surviving the brutality of the Australian bush, protecting her children and navigating a world shaped by violence, racism and increasingly complicated questions about her own identity. The performances across the company…
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“Vivacious, playful and delightfully effervescent.” I hadn’t experienced an operetta before, and if The Merry Widow is anything to go by, I’ve clearly been missing out. Opera Australia’s sumptuous new production is an absolute delight. Set against the glamour of the Jazz Age, each of the three acts unveils another breathtaking set that somehow surpasses…
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Power isn’t just about having more than everyone else. Sometimes it’s about having the freedom to step into other people’s worlds without ever having to live with what you leave behind. That’s the tragedy at the heart of Rigoletto. Opera Australia’s production makes this idea tangible through a stunning revolving set. Each turn reveals another…
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Harlots is a reclamation, but not in the simplistic sense of making Shakespeare’s women louder or stronger. Emma Wright shifts the centre of gravity of the canon itself, asking what happens when women who have so often existed in relation to men are allowed to become the subjects of their own stories. Wright’s choices become…
