You are ushered into a dark room and told to sit next to a corpse. The motionless figure is lit up by two rows of candles, each one flickering and letting off an uncomfortable smoky smell. It reminds you of a room in Madame Tussaud’s where all the disembodied wax figures hang from the ceiling. […]

There’s a certain joy in watching personalities clash with one another on stage – yet that joy is somewhat nullified when you can identify with the victims of the theatrical parody. Picking up on the idea that parental relationships can be just as tumultuous as those of children, God of Carnage is a clever – but […]

Nicholas J. Johnson won’t be the funniest man you see at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival, but he may well have the greatest mainstream appeal. In the context of a grassroots cultural arts event – where the word “mainstream” is about as welcome as an X-Factor contestant – this could be construed as a backhanded […]