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<em>Freud's Last Session</em> recreates the most famous office in psychiatry for a two-hander that's superbly written but fails to tantalise like its premise suggests it might.

REVIEW: Freud's Last Session | Theatre Royal, Sydney

Freud's Last Session recreates the most famous office in psychiatry for a two-hander that's superbly written but fails to tantalise like its premise suggests it might.

Suspend disbelief and buying into a silly sci-fi phantasm with <em>Delectable Shelter</em>, a new farce from hot Melbourne-based troupe The Hayloft Project.

REVIEW: Delectable Shelter | Seymour Centre, Sydney

Suspend disbelief and buying into a silly sci-fi phantasm with Delectable Shelter, a new farce from hot Melbourne-based troupe The Hayloft Project.

<em>Other Desert Cities</em> has been nominated for Tonys and Pulitzer Prizes. So why was this Queensland Theatre Company production so boring? The energy seemed drained after opening night.

REVIEW: Other Desert Cities | Playhouse, Brisbane

Other Desert Cities has been nominated for Tonys and Pulitzer Prizes. So why was this Queensland Theatre Company production so boring? The energy seemed drained after opening night.

Recent outcries over public art installations show that not everyone is thrilled by artistic statements in public places, writes <b>Alan Davies</b>.

Should the public expect to like public art?

Recent outcries over public art installations show that not everyone is thrilled by artistic statements in public places, writes Alan Davies.

Simon Stone's adaptation of the Chekov classic ticks all the right boxes, writes <b>Mark Pearce</b>.

Theatre review: The Cherry Orchard, Southbank Theatre, Melbourne

Simon Stone's adaptation of the Chekov classic ticks all the right boxes, writes Mark Pearce.

It's no secret that big business plays a role in governance, but <em>Dollarocracy</em> shows just how deep those ties run, writes <b>James Rose</b>.

Book review: Dollarocracy -- how money runs US democracy

It's no secret that big business plays a role in governance, but Dollarocracy shows just how deep those ties run, writes James Rose.

A new public art installation on a median strip has been described by locals as ugly and dangerous. Does art need to conform to space and expectations?

Does public art need a context?

A new public art installation on a median strip has been described by locals as ugly and dangerous. Does art need to conform to space and expectations?

The infamous performance troupe isn't too cerebral, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun, writes <b>Lloyd Bradford Syke</b>

Theatre review: Blue Man Group, Lyric Theatre, Sydney

The infamous performance troupe isn't too cerebral, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke

The Blue Man Group is an explosion of colour and movement direct from Las Vegas. It's not rocket science, but it's damn good fun.

REVIEW: Blue Man Group | Lyric Theatre, Sydney

The Blue Man Group is an explosion of colour and movement direct from Las Vegas. It's not rocket science, but it's damn good fun.

Part parody, comedy, tragedy and art work, <em>Night Maybe</em>, from an exciting new Melbourne troupe, presents as ethereal, engrossing drama at TheatreWorks.

REVIEW: Night Maybe | TheatreWorks, Melbourne

Part parody, comedy, tragedy and art work, Night Maybe, from an exciting new Melbourne troupe, presents as ethereal, engrossing drama at TheatreWorks.