Reviews

Other Times, the second instalment of Ray Lawler’s monumental The Doll Trilogy, functions more as a bridge than a destination. It testifies to the disenchantment that often lies on the other side of adulthood. TWiSK reviews the second part of the Doll trilogy.

Not since 1985 has Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy –the Australian classic Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and its later-written prequels Kid Stakes and Other Times – been staged in its entirety. TWiSK reviews Kid Stakes in the first of a trilogy of reviews.

Reviewed by Olivia Di Grazia for TWiSK. Playing at Theatre Works until 21 February.

Tradition and ambition rally for the win in Australian Open writes Olivia Di Grazia in her review of the latest Theatreworks production. Until 31 January at Theatreworks Acland Street.

In the hands of Theatre Works and Th’Unguarded Duncan, Shakespeare’s theatrical black sheep refracts carnage and calamity with caustic, comical bite. Olivia Di Grazia reviews Titus Andonicus playing at Theatre Works until 22 November.

Reviewer Olivia Di Grazia gives Bladderwrack a mighty whack with her fearless keyboard. But as she writes, ‘If the thought of a three-minute-long fart interlude makes you shiver your timbers, you won’t be disappointed.’

Fringe 25 @ Theatre Works: Three generations of women grace the stage in an ode to the seasons, to becoming, to womanhood. The show culminates in a stirring call to arms. Reviewed by Olivia Di Grazia.

Brothers Bare is a compelling adaptation of the stories that raised us. This stylish descent down the rabbit hole shines a light on the darkness that lurks beneath. Reviewed by Olivia Di Grazia.

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens & A Duck. Theatre Works until 4 October.

TWiSK presents reviews of Fringe shows playing in St Kilda. Most are only running for a week, so we’ll be publishing as quick as we can to get you into the swing of Fringe.