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Details: 11 June 2011

Heavy and emotional or not, there is only so long an audience can wait between lines – and the more moments of silence there were, the less meaning was loaded in them.

Details: 11 June 2011

We humans, it seems, have changed very little. We bicker, we fight, we love, we betray one another, and the world just keeps on turning.

Details: 07 June 2011

Ultimately, it is the monstrous stories each of these characters shares that captivates us most of all, tapping into and satisfying that great human need we have for story on a mythic scale.

Details: 07 June 2011

One short evening with Emma Dean barely taps the surface of this gorgeous gothic pixie. I left the Tuxedo Cat feeling intrigued, delighted and with more than a bit of an artist crush.

Details: 06 June 2011

The Enchanters | The Prickly Pear Ensemble

If you have ever been to the reproduction Shakespeare’s Globe in London, you’ll know what magical, awe-inspiring structures Elizabethan theatres were.

Details: 06 June 2011

If you were lucky enough to see Chris Botti live in concert in 2010 at the National theatre then 2011 at the Melbourne Jazz Festival was déjà vu in the best way possible.

Details: 05 June 2011

Toby Gough, the UK director who devised and also hosts the show, has done a remarkable job in bringing together a host of talent to showcase some legends of Cuban music.

Details: 04 June 2011

Faustus | Queensland Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare

The concept of a man so consumed by a thirst for knowledge as to barter his own soul for the wisdom and services of Lucifer’s leading general Mephistopheles is so innately compelling it’s been tackled by everyone from Marlowe to The Simpsons.

Festen | QUT

The Seagull | Belvoir

The Gift | Melbourne Theatre Company

Stripped | Emma Dean

The Enchanters | The Prickly Pear Ensemble

Chris Botti

The Bar at Buena Vista

Faustus | Queensland Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare