I’m scared I’m going to forget something. I saw so much great work this year, I’m worried that I’ve missed something from my list. Or it wasn’t recorded properly in my Calendar. I reserve the right to add to this later, if I wake up in the night, remembering something I forgot to mention. Or a rave I forgot to make. I saw shows in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney this year – and amazing work in all those places. Here we go... in alphabetical order... THE TOP TEN ANTIGONE - Malthouse It divided the critics (along gender lines) but I thought Jane Montgomery Griffith’s translation/update of Antigone was superb. One of a number of shows that left me utterly speechless this year. I eventually found words. BIRDLAND - Melbourne Theatre Company Simon Stephens’ work always seems brutal and fragile to me all at the same time. Even the most awful people feel like they are going to break apart. And Leticia Caceres’ production was really astonishing. Easily the best thing at
Playwright, Critic, Screenwriter.