Update: Jana Perkovic weighs in at Guerilla Semiotics . Well worth the read. Update 2: The Guardian 's Noises Off rounds up the brouha...

The History Boys by Alan Bennett, directed by Peter Evans. Design by Dale Ferguson, lighting by Toby Sewell, sound/music design by Ian McDo...

Dear Readers As some of you will already know, I've decided to close down Theatre Notes. It's a decision that's been staring m...

The Ham Funeral by Patrick White, Journal of a Plague Year by Tom Wright. Directed by Michael Kantor, designed by Anna Tregloan. Lightin...

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Julian Meyrick. Designed by Stephen Curtis, lighting by Matt Scott, composer Max Lyandvert. With...

For the first thirty seconds I thought we were in for something special in Queen Lear . Robyn Nevin in the titular role, regally costumed in...

Phaedra's Love by Sarah Kane, directed by Julie Waddington, design Julie Waddington and Luke Hails, sound by Nicholas Albanis. With B...

Minefields and Miniskirts , adapted by Terence O'Connell from Siobhan McHugh's book, directed by Terence O'Connell, with Robyn A...

The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice J. Valency, directed by Simon Phillips. Designed by Stephen Curtis, lighting...

Below is the text of a talk I gave at the Wheeler Centre last month as part of the series Australian Literature 101 . I was asked to discuss...