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Geoffrey Williams recently caught up with award-winning playwright Sandra Thibodeaux in Darwin to talk about her latest play – Calls to 1194 – for the 2021 Darwin Fringe Festival.

Is it possible to die from a broken heart? Or does ‘broken hearted’ belong strictly to the emotionally cathartic world of prose, songs, poems, and melancholic malaise?

Black Swan State Theatre Company describes its 2022 season of theatre as a celebration and exploration of connection and family. It is called KIN and promise to explore how we are connected as family, from bloodlines right through to a virtual family. 

State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2022 season ranges from new Australian works and a big new musical to a shaken-up classic and celebration of an Australian sporting legend.

The company, which in 2022 marks 50 years since it was legislated into being by former Premier Don Dunstan, officially launched the season at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 13 Oct.

Artistic Director Mitchell Butel says he has set out to deliver a dynamic and ambitious season, with theatrical experiences ranging from grand and sweeping to the intensely intimate.

Stunning imagery and live music turn the traditional art form of ‘wayang kulit’ on its head in the world premiere of Perahu-Perahu at Adelaide’s OzAsia Festival from 27 October.

Indonesian-Australian artist Jumaadi shares his vision with our SA correspondent, Mark Wickett.

‘Perahu-Perahu’ means ‘boats’ in Indonesian, and this production explores the precarious relationship between humans and the sea using the ancient storytelling technique of shadow play.