AUDITORIUM

✮✮✮ David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre Darlinghurst Theatre Company | Sydney directed by Helen Dallimore John and Robert work on a lot of plays together and have become more than familiar, but their closeness does not extend beyond the theatre. John is considerably younger, and although respectful of Robert, the generational gap that exists between the two is incontrovertible. The theatre that they practise is an ancient art form, passed down through the years from old to yo

✮✮✮ Mary Anne Butler's Broken Darlinghurst Theatre Company | Sydney directed by Shannon Murphy Two extremely traumatic events happen in Mary Anne Butler’s Broken. Ash, Ham and Mia are regular people encountering dreadful circumstances. Their agony is positioned within their very ordinariness, compelling us to relate to their hurt with the most immediate intimacy. It is a poetic piece of writing, with characters speaking directly to us, or perhaps to themselves, but only occas

✮✮✮ Lisa D'Amour's Detroit Darlinghurst Theatre Company | Sydney directed by Ross McGregor When people hit “rock bottom”, they are forced to evaluate values, and in the case of Lisa D’Amour’s Detroit, an opportunity to build a new life presents itself at the most troubling of times. Sharon and Kenny are ex-junkies trying to get their act together, but no easy solution exists, and all we see is their struggle to make every day count. The story is one of resilience, about the h

✮✮✮✮✮ David Ives' Venus in Fur Darlinghurst Theatre Co | Sydney directed by Grace Barnes The bedroom is not for thinking about politics, if sexual pleasures are to be had. This statement reveals the wealth of meanings that are embedded into our desires and the way we satisfy them. David Ives’ Venus In Fur is a brilliant exploration into the manifestations of our sexualities, and an examination of impulses that might run contrary to our intentions and the kinds of people we wi

✮✮✮✮ Nick Payne's Constellations Darlinghurst Theatre Company | Sydney directed by Anthony Skuse The only constant in life is change, and its only certainty is death. Nick Payne’s Constellations is an exploration into the ways we create and tell stories. Through its inventive format of repetition and shifting perspectives, it relays a tale that is remarkably simple, but because of its adventurous format, the work that results is profound and thought-provoking. The play discus