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Cloud Nine, Kip Williams, Sydney Theatre Company

Debbie Zhou / August 24, 2017

Sydney Theatre Company’s rollicking Cloud Nine subverts stereotypes

With fast-biting dialogue and quasi-slapstick humour, Sydney Theatre Company’s revival of Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine is full of kinetic energy, 38 years after its premiere. A satirical portrait of colonial Africa that shows how Western values stifle authentic expression, director Kip Williams invigorates his production’s contrasting two-act movement with radical, vibrant humour that presents a […]

Jack Lowden

Alex Heeney / August 14, 2017

Bright Young Things: Introducing Jack Lowden

This is the first article of Seventh Row’s series on emerging artists, Bright Young Things. We take a look at the career of Scottish actor Jack Lowden, now starring in Dunkirk and England Is Mine. Jack Lowden’s notable, earlier supporting roles include Denial and War & Peace.

Menashe, Joshua Z. Weinstein

Alex Heeney / August 10, 2017

Director Joshua Z. Weinstein on authentically depicting Hasidic Jewish life in Menashe

Director Joshua Z. Weinstein discusses how he created an authentic portrait of Hasidic Jewish life in his narrative feature debut, Menashe.

Julia Ducournau Raw

Orla Smith / August 8, 2017

Sisterhood is the saviour in Julia Ducournau’s humanist Raw

In this essay, Orla Smith explores how Raw is as much about the experiences of her sister, Alex (Ella Rumpf), and their relationship — which saves Justine.

Whose Streets?

Noemi Berkowitz / August 7, 2017

Review: Whose Streets? is more the story of a people than of individuals

Whose Streets? is a documentary about on-the-ground activism in the Ferguson uprising by filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis.

Glass Menagerie, Lisa Portes

Alex Heeney / August 5, 2017

Review: A surprisingly optimistic The Glass Menagerie from Lisa Portes

At CalShakes, director Lisa Portes reimagines Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie as a story of a well-intentioned but dysfunctional African American family.

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