Published shortly after his death in 1995, Holding the Man went on to win the UN Human Rights Award for Non-fiction the same year and continues to hold a special place in the broken hearts of the many who have read it.
The collective energy of some supremely talented theatre craftspeople combines here to deliver a high octane and genuinely high-end production.
The work is both very funny and at times confronting. People die in these woods. And they learn that getting what you wish for may not be worth the price you have to pay.
Visits from interstate dance companies are an infrequent treat, so to have South Australian company Restless here twice in one year feels like an embarrassment of riches.
For sixty years old, The Australian Ballet is looking pretty darn good. Opening its 2023 season with a sparky and energized Don Quixote, the company is in very great stead.
The story of American Idiot is a little dated and had some strong tones of narcissism from its lead characters (but hey who wasn’t narcissistic in their early 20s?!).