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This blog is kept by me, Alison Croggon, a writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I am presently Melbourne theatre reviewer for The Australian and irregularly review books for ABC Radio National's The Book Show. Between 1989 and 1992 I was Melbourne theatre reviewer for The Bulletin. In 2009, I was named Geraldine Pascall Critic of the Year for my work on this blog and in the Australian.

I write poetry and novels as well as criticism, and
have an abiding interest in theatre as both
practitioner and critic. I edit the literary webzine Masthead and am married to the playwright
Daniel Keene. Since 2007 I have been a panellist for the Green Room Awards and was a member of the
2005 and 2006 Artistic Counsel for the Malthouse Theatre. As a member of the Counsel, I offered criticism and feedback at the end of each season as part of the the theatre's process of self-assessment. From 1997 to 2002 I served on the board of the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project. I also contribute to the Australian group litblog Sarsaparilla. More information is available at my home page and the fantasy author me blogs at The Books of Pellinor.

Theatre Notes is sponsored by no one, apart from the usual provision of theatre tickets by theatre companies. In cases where there might be perceived to be a conflict of interest, aside from those mentioned above, I follow Robert Brustein's example and declare my interest at the bottom of the review.

My reasons for making this blog and the philosophies behind it are outlined in my first post in June 2004 and more recently here.

"Provocatively intelligent"
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

"Want to find out about theatre in Australia? Try Theatre Notes."
Culture Vulture, The Guardian

"Impossible to fault, and hard to beat"
Gerard Windsor, Sydney Morning Herald

"astringent but precise and passionate perception, thy name is Croggon"
George Hunka, Superfluities

"Invigorating writing, thoughtful and extremely eloquent"
Encore Theatre Magazine

I always try to see as many shows as I can, but life (that thing that happens when you're making other
plans) limits my spare time. Please don't be discouraged if I don't make it; remember that I don't get paid for this; and keep in touch.

My email is ajcroggon at gmail dot com. Send me a note if you would like to be put on the mailing list for update alerts.

All writing on Theatre Notes, except that specifically attributed to guest authors, is copyright Alison Croggon 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
Theatre Notes by Alison Croggon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.