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Sep 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Stephen Russell
Teenagers indulging in off-limits substances isn't all that uncommon in the coming-of-age movie canon. But the endearingly earnest My Old Ass, the latest film from Canadian actor and singer-turned-filmmaker Megan Park, offers an intriguing twist.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Stephen Russell
Patricia Cornelius – the lauded Australian playwright behind such incendiary works as Slut, Shit, Runt, Savages and In the Club – plus astoundingly accomplished director and regular double act Susie Dee were told by an arts minister a few years back that their participation in Melbourne Fringe, “Was such an important stepping stone for you to further your career.”They were already two of the nation’s finest arts leaders by a very long way.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Stephen Russell
When actor Francis Greenslade was an ensemble member on Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, he thrived in the sketch show format. "It was like a Christmas stocking," Greenslade says. "If you didn't like that joke, well, there's 100 more, so just wait."The Platypus, Greenslade's ambitious debut play, shares some DNA with a sketch show in that it jumps from one genre to another.
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May 20, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Stephen Russell
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Words are powerful, but what happens when they disappear? Of the 350-plus First Nations languages thriving before colonisation, fewer than 50 are widely spoken today.
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May 20, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Stephen Russell
Words are powerful, but what happens when they disappear? Of the 350-plus First Nations languages thriving before colonisation, fewer than 50 are widely spoken today. While more than 300 languages are spoken in Australia today - about one-fifth of Australians are multilingual - many of those introduced post-European settlement have also been lost across generations. In The Word, the latest play from St Martins Youth Arts Centre, two rival clans come together to save the world.
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May 20, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Stephen Russell
Words are powerful, but what happens when they disappear? Of the 350-plus First Nations languages thriving before colonisation, fewer than 50 are widely spoken today. While more than 300 languages are spoken in Australia today - about 20 per cent of Australians are multilingual - many of those introduced post-European settlement have also been lost across generations. In The Word, the latest play from St Martins Youth Arts Centre, two rival clans come together to save the world.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Stephen Russell |Tyson Wray |Lefa Singleton Norton
By Stephen A Russell, Tyson Wray and Lefa Singleton Norton April 4, 2024 — 11.59am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From finding humour in hard times to a hidden gem, this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Ed Byrne |Stephen Russell |Lefa Singleton Norton |Mikey Cahill
Abby Howells | La SoupcoChinese Museum, until April 21La Soupco by Abby Howells is at the Chinese Museum until April 21Some people are born storytellers. Abby Howells is one. Ostensibly we’re here to experience the screenplay La Soupco, written by Howells at age 11. And we do. And we love it. Her knack for drama, pathos and comedy clearly showed itself early. As well as this seminal work, we’re treated to tangents and tales from 33-year-old Howells.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
starobserver.com.au | Stephen Russell
by Stephen A RussellIt’s been a very starry year for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, what with Andrew ‘Hot Priest’ Scott and Normal People lead Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers, Hacks scene-stealer Megan Stalter in Cora Bora, and lesbian rock legends the Indigo Girls cameoing in dramatic feature Glitter & Doom and centre stage in doco It’s Only Life After All.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
starobserver.com.au | Stephen Russell |Douglas Magaletti
by Stephen A RussellNever underestimate the sheer joy of witnessing kids spanning the full spectrum of the rainbow alphabet coming into themselves, embracing life with love and happiness. Canadian director Jen Markowitz’ feel-good documentary follows an adorable cohort of queer, trans and non-binary teenagers settling into a summer camp in the woods of rural Alberta. If Theater Camp was all about the grownups, this film hands the mic to the kids.
