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Review: reach out, touch faith, and be exorcised by The Changelings
Zoe has a weird mum. So does Charlotte. Zoe went to see a play/sermon/gig about weird mums performed by a different Charlotte and directed by a different Zoe. Read Zoe’s review of that play, The Changelings, here.
Essay: why did fanfic only become lame when girls started doing it?
Lily was once a committed fangirl. [YOUR NAME] is a play about fanfiction, that Lily’s directing at KXT on Broadway. Read her essay about both of those things here.
Review: The Lost Boys is theatre that moves, but not far enough
Charlotte likes to immerse themselves in new things. The Lost Boys is an immersive theatre experience by the Little Eggs Collective, running at the Seymour Centre for a few more days. Read Charlotte’s review of it here!
Review: Beauty Queen is smart AND hot
Maddy is smart and hot. Beauty Queen, a one-woman show playing this Melbourne fringe, is also smart and hot. Read the review of it here!
Review: The Approach is a play that lingers
Bec likes a play that’s upsetting. The Approach is a play about three women reaching for each other, and failing, that makes some somewhat clunky arguments. Read Bec’s review of it here!
Review: The Hero Leaves One Tooth leaves something to be desired
Charlotte enjoys plays that smash boundaries. The Hero Leaves One Tooth is a play that’s a sci-fi story, a musical and a dinner party drama. Read Charlotte’s review of it here.
Review: The Turn of the Screw is an impressive thriller
Ceridwen likes to be uncomfortable. The Turn of The Screw is a new stage adaptation of Henry James’s gothic novella written and directed by Richard Hilliar. Read Ced’s review of it here.
Essay: I wrote a play about vagina dentata and all I got was empathy for men
Erica wakes up every morning wanting nothing more than to tell the best stories she can. She’s written a play about women who grow teeth in their vaginas, called The Hero Leaves One Tooth. Read her essay about the process here.
Essay: procrastination, perfectionism and Jojo Zhou’s Porpoise Pool
Charlotte is a reforming perfectionist and an excellent procrastinator. Porpoise Pool played at Belvoir’s downstairs theatre about a month ago, and Charlotte’s only managed to write about it (and the process of reviewing) now. Read the full essay here.
Review: Dumb Kids is a funny and tender play
Bec was a queer teenager once. Dumb Kids is a play by Jacob Parker about growing up queer. Read Bec’s review of it here!
Essay: it’s getting better, right?
Jacob is a friend of Dorothy. He’s written a play about growing up queer that opens this week at KXT on Broadway. Read his essay about the joys and tragedies of growing up queer here!
Review: Climbers is technically brilliant, but is that enough?
Chelsea was eleven when her grandfather broke the news she’d probably never get into Oxford. Climbers focuses on Rosalind and Lucy, two best friends whose dreams of tertiary study are also shattered by the men in their lives. Read her review here!
Essay: go and write a play about it
Alex’s ex told them to go and write a play about their breakup. Come Again, a play written by Alex, opens this week at KXT on Broadway. You can read about their ability to spitefully follow throwaway comments as instructions here.
Kaleidoscope Recs: the best theatre made by women and non-binary folk coming up in May/June
Lily Hayman can’t keep away from the theatre. She runs Purple Tape Productions with Tyler Fitzpatrick, which aims to give opportunities to women and gender diverse artists. Check out her recommendations for five (plus a bonus!) shows made by women and gender diverse artists coming up this May/June.
Interview: A sprinkle of feminine rage with Lucy Heffernan
Clare loves a good chat with endless tangents. Lucy Heffernan’s one-woman show, Party Girl, is playing this week at Purple Tape’s TAPE OVER festival at KXT on Broadway. Read Clare’s interview with Lucy here!
Review: All His Beloved Children is a sermon in mythmaking
Charlotte went to a Catholic school and was forced to write an essay on sin in Year 9 Religion. All His Beloved Children is a play about myths, morals, and how we twist them for our purposes. Read Charlotte’s review of it here!
Review: Darkfield is terrifyingly real
Bec is a scaredy cat at the best of times. DARKFIELD and Realscape Productions’ FLIGHT and SÉANCE are immersive theatre experiences that’ll have you too scared to board an aeroplane any time soon. Read Bec’s review of them here.
Review: Metropolis challenges what a musical can be
Charlotte likes musicals that do something new. Metropolis is a dystopian musical written in six months by the brilliant team at Little Eggs Collective. Read Charlotte’s review of it here.
Review: UFO is a chance to watch the magic happen
Mitchell is a finance bro with film bro origins. UFO, by re:group collective, is a live cinema experience that played at Griffin Theatre as part of Griffin Lookout. Read Mitchell’s review of it here.
Essay: when you’ve got ovaries, every choice is a public debate
Lana hates when people ask her “when” she’s going to have kids. She had a weird dream about being stuck in an elevator with her ex, and turned it into a play called Expiration Date. Read her essay about writing and staging it here!