Following acclaimed runs in Sydney and London and an Australian tour, Sydney Theatre Company's (STC) production of The Picture of Dorian Gray is now running on Broadway through June 29th. In this inspired adaption of Oscar Wilde's late 19th-century gothic novella by writer-director Kip Williams (former Artistic Director of STC) all 26 roles—including the narrator—are... Continue Reading →
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Oscar at The Crown (Assembly George Square Gardens) ★
Six meets Thunderdome in this dystopian musical, loosely based on the life of Oscar Wilde. The music is pumping, the singing is loud, but the plot is lost in this superficial soundscape.
Exclusive Interview: Andreja Pejić on her latest film role in The Other Me “we all have masculine and feminine elements in us – that balance is such a fragile and unique thing”
As a boundary-breaking gender nonconforming model, Andreja Pejić forged a successful career in both menswear and womenswear. She's walked the runway for Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Raf Simons, and Paul Smith, and became a muse for Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2015, she was the first openly trans model to be profiled by American Vogue (in an... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: queer icon John Cameron Mitchell on his own queer influences & the final season of Hulu’s Shrill
This Friday May 7th sees the premiere of the third and final season of the biting and touching comedy series Shrill on Hulu. Its co-creator and star Aidy Bryant returns as Annie, who is feeling energized by her breakup with dud boyfriend Ryan (Luka Jones) and her newfound momentum at the culture website The Thorn,... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray (on demand globally) ★★★★
One thing we’ve learnt through this pandemic is that “Zoom theatre” is gawdawful. And while previously recorded theatre productions (like London’s brilliant National Theatre Live) have gone some way to filling the gap, new productions have been rare and of vastly varying quality. Which is why this production of The Picture of Dorian Gray is... Continue Reading →
