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Nick Dear’s Frankenstein is perhaps closest to Mary Shelly’s original vision as anything else. And now Sydney audiences can see the National Theatre smash.

Joanna Murray-Smith’s one-woman tour de force — originally written for Caroline O’Connor — is in safe hands with Sharon Millerchip at Ensemble Theatre. It’s an extraordinary performance.

Mother and Son writer Geoffrey Atherden goes over old ground for his new free-wheeling play on our scared contemporary society. But a terrific cast makes it seem fresh.

A slice of small-town America comes to the Ensemble Theatre stage in Lee Blessing’s 90-minute two-hander. A smart script is brought down by some bad design.

David Williams steers clear of heavy-handed, didactic temptations — unlike more recent efforts — with a new play about a cross-dressing footy player at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre.

A twisted play on relationships from a writer of Law and Order TV episodes is an impressive — and recognisable — affair at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre.

A Picasso is a study of a fascinating historical figure and an example of how good this little Sydney theatre company can be.

David Williamson seems to think Crikey has it in for him. But his latest play, When Dad Married Fury, shows sparks and flashes of the classic Williamson of old, his kiln fired by sociopolitical fury; yes, when David was married to fury. Not the white-haired, wilting Willo who has so much been in our midst [...]

“He just gets better and better! And he’s getting taller, too; I’m sure he’s grown.” If I eavesdropped correctly, that’s what Henri Szeps said to some fellow actors. Henri is known for being wry, so perhaps he was being ironic, while working the room. I’d have to assume so, for, with each new and passing [...]