In this weeks Backstage Blog, we spoke to Maddi Formosa, writer and director of Big Religion, the exciting new interrogation of religious institutions coming to Explosives Factory in two weeks time! School is hell and then you die. Alternatively, an Angel crash lands on earth and annunciates you with the second coming of Christ. Either option is fine. Traversing the planes of human and heavenly existence, Big Religion is a quick-witted, impenitent and spirited exploration of
The Deplorables are next up to bat at Theatre Works! take a look at some of these photos from their two years of touring, and a few from inside the rehearsal room as they prepare to bat one final innings on our Theatre Works stage. Images: Mary Steuten (Production) and Sandy Gray (Rehearsal) The Deplorables plays 9-19 August at Theatre Works.
Ahead of their opening week, read about The Ballad of Dan O'Malley: A Football Tragedy straight from their esteemed director, Therésa Borg. Chatting to Paul Mitchell this am, I thanked him for inviting me into the world of footy, the world of this play, a world I had limited access to growing up as a kid from a migrant family of five sisters. I’ve loved the daredevil, the physicality, the grace the play demands in the moments dedicated to putting the game onstage. I’ve loved
