Reviews

An evening talking about Paul Keating and his politics might seem an uninspiring choice, but this one-man play, played as an autobiographical performance, is a fascinating historical story that keeps its audience rapt throughout its 90-minute performance.

Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo, based on the novel by Tim Winton about a teenage surfer and his family, is set in a fictional town in Southwest Western Australia. Murray Music and Drama’s production is a unique a new interpretation of this fun little show.

Brisbane-born, but now Hobart-based Katie Yap has been busy! A Freedman Fellowship in 2022 sparked a wealth of composition, culminating in concerts in Melbourne not so long ago. In the audience was Dots+Loops Executive Director, Connor D’Netto, who vowed he would one day showcase Katie’s work in her home town. Dots+Loops (an artist-led non-profit) has a mission to encourage creative collaboration, combining classical and experimental music and bringing it to a wider community by presenting it in underground club venues and urban spaces.

Hayman Theatre’s The Watsons, a theatrical interpretation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, came as part of an accidental Jane Austen festival, with Plied and Prejudice playing Downstairs at the Maj, and Stirling Players Killing Katie, having Jane Austen as a theme. All three shows are offbeat and irreverent, with The Watsons a great blend of the contemporary and traditional.