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Land of Our Fathers

November 29, 2022September 20, 2013 by Josey De Rossi

Engaging from the outset, the play hits the audience with a mining disaster only seconds after an explosion that traps six miners. The fact that it is 1979 adds even greater tension.

Categories Theatre of Realism Tags Chris Urch, Theatre 503

Something There That’s Missing

January 6, 2025July 21, 2013 by Josey De Rossi

Anh Chu’s Something There That’s Missing was previewed for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Theatre503, staged by We Flew Big Theatre Company. Conceptually strong, it examines the world of “hopes and dreams” intertwined with the practical, often mundane, world of doing the actual work of realising personal ambition.

Categories Avantgarde Theatre Tags Anh Chu, Edinburgh Festival, Theatre 503

Why Fringe Theatre Is Vital?

The reviews on this site show my work as a theatre historian. Besides my doctoral research, I large part of my research occurred when I worked as a theatre reviewer for the London Fringe Theatre between 2011 to 2013. I began my research in theatre entrepreneurship to understand how my students could successfully work in the creative industries. From this viewpoint, I discovered that London's 'best-kept secret' was its 550+ fringe theatre companies and organisations that fed the imagination and the economic prosperity of its artists. Even in the most difficult times, I believe its worth exploring the implications of looking at the inventiveness of the companies and schools who continue to create work 'on the fringe' of their mainstream cultures.

Categories

  • Circtacular at The Drum Theatre Dandenong
  • Shakespeare’s Tempest On The Gold Coast
  • Told by an Idiot’s Get Happy at the Barbican
  • The Jungle Book at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre
  • Namatjira at the Southbank Centre, London
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