Review: A Woman in Berlin, Irony Is Not Enough, The Tell-Tale Heart

I saw three astonishing works of theatre last week, all created from texts not originally intended for the stage. One, A Woman in Berlin, is...

Writings, of various kinds

I'm slightly surprised, given the heat the issue has generated, that there's been no response within our sea-girt shores to my ALR p...

Review: Poppea

George Orwell once remarked that if a writer says he can't write, he can't write. It's not laziness or malingering or disorganis...

Review: The Women of Troy

The Women of Troy by Euripides, adapted by Tom Wright and Barrie Kosky, directed by Barrie Kosky. Designed by Alice Babidge, lighting by Dam...

MIAF: The Schönberg Ensemble, The Navigator

Melbourne Festival Diary #1: Thursday and FridayThe Schönberg Ensemble, Program 2. Conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. Instrumental soloists Ger...

Stuff

At this time of year, every man and his dog (except this little puppy and, oh, about a billion others who are sitting at home watching the O...

On Ecstasy

Those who have followed Barrie Kosky's theatre over the past two decades should already know that the man is a rampant sensualist. This ...

Edinburgh's Australian invasion

Ms TN is a bit slow off the mark this week - blame the massive bundle of proofs that thumped on my doormat yesterday, distracting me from th...

Review: The Temptation of St Anthony/The Tell-Tale Heart

Melbourne International Arts Festival #1 The Temptation of St Anthony, from the novel by Gustave Flaubert. Direction, set design and lightin...

Boulevard Delirium

Boulevard Delirium with Paul Capsis, directed by Barrie Kosky. From Schauspielhaus Wien, @ the Malthouse Theatre, June 1 until June 26. Now...