Reviews

The Other Place by Sarr White, currently being performed by The Rep is deeply personal for its director, David Sinclair. Supported by Dementia Australia, this season is dedicated to Meredith Sinclair who suffered from, and died from Dementia, the leading cause of death for Australian women.

Silent Sky illuminates The Theatre on Chester, bursting forth with intellect, humanity, love and stellar star performances. 

Lauren Gunderson's script weaves a beautiful tale that celebrates the tenacity and brilliance of the life and work of the early 20th-century women astronomers at the Harvard Observatory—in particular, paying homage to Henrietta Leavitt and her invaluable contributions to astronomy.

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical was a nostalgic, 1980s-style celebration of the weird and wonderful world created in the hit Netflix show Stranger Things. Featuring big hair, bigger vocals, and an upside-down sense of fun, this high-energy musical was packed with retro dance moves, brilliantly funny dialogue, and impressively tight harmonies. The moment the lights came up, it was clear this show wasn’t just a loving send-up of a pop culture juggernaut—it was a polished, imaginative, and uproariously funny piece of musical theatre in its own right.

From the pen of director and writer Cate Whittaker comes The Amazing Lucas Girls, a play that breathes life into the courageous and inspiring true story of the Ballarat Lucas factory girls at E. Lucas & Co. Pty Ltd. This firm designed and manufactured women's clothing during the dark days of WWI.