The whirlwind of Fringe is kicking off, I’ve seen some excellent theatre which made me very angry (positively and negatively), and somehow I am the Vice President of the Green Room Awards Association (wth?!)
I turned 27, Lorde released a new album, and a friend gave me a free haircut. The world is as stubbornly cruel as ever, and I’ve also started soaking chickpeas overnight.
On smelling like sh*t, the death of reading, militaristic theatre, and Nathan Fielder’s ever-brilliant ‘The Rehearsal’.
I’m late to the Andrea Long Chu fan club, currently obsessed with the ‘poetic web,’ and really hecking worried about the state of the world. How about you?
So much good theatre, some shockingly bad theatre, and assorted musings on what it means to criticise theatre.
10 Reasons Why I’m Bloody Tired, or a Personal Response to ‘Fat Pig’ at fortyfivedownstairs | Presented by Forest Collective and BK Opera
A whirlwind of a month filled with COVID, drowned iPhones, Green Room awards, and one of my absolute favourite series of art prints.
55 shows, 4 weeks, and 1 crepe. A data driven wrap up of my MICF 2025 viewing habits.
A bee landed on my balcony and I didn’t know what to do next.
Winter is coming and I’ve never felt more alive, or, another dozen reasons to love Comedy Festival
Fourteen comedy festival reviews, reflections on queer ancestors, climate art, and the cruelty of AI, plus more investigations into using chatbots for theatre.
or, My Ideal Death and the Eight Different Immersive Performances I Wish I Could Participate In
In the Round
On pessimism, endangered Ibises, turning your Instagram DMs into a performance venue, and why maybe we all just need to stop scrolling
In the Round
Boring theatre about fire drills, exciting board games about 17th century queers, and the rise of digital extremism
In the Round
Reflections on archiving, whiteness, climate change theatre, and techno-mythology
In the Round
It’s been a quiet week filled with planning and reading. I’ve been thinking about shows I saw as a teen, new ways to review theatre, disabled ecologies, Judith Butler, and how to build sustainable theatre businesses.
Reviews
A dialogic response to ‘Tiny, Fluffy, Sweet’ by Ran Chen, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
In the Round
A week of rewatching theatre, reflections on queer possibilities in the club, and the beginning of a plan for my year.
In the Round
A week of protest, queer art, and my first audition in four years.
In the Round
The world is burning but at least I got to stand at a confluence of the Birrarung and say ‘Wow, I love this city.’
Reviews
A monstrous exhumation of fear and divinity delivered with wit and charm
In the Round
The one in which I begin a newsletter
Writing
All of the shows, performances, and concerts I've seen in 2025 thus far. Refreshes with new shows automatically.
Writing
An analysis of my theatre-watching habits in 2024 plus my top ten shows of the year