Do we really need another play that excuses male violence? After seeing Swansong, Carissa Lee thinks not
Carissa Lee

Carissa Lee
Carissa Lee is an associate editor and the Inaugural Witness First Nations Emerging Critic. Born on Wemba-Wemba country, she graduated with Honours from the drama course at Flinders University Drama Centre and currently works as a professional actor on stage and screen. She completed a traineeship through the Black and Write! Program at QUT, which led to her role as the ATSI Writers Program Coordinator at the SA Writers Centre. Carissa has written for publications such as Junkee, LIP Mag, Book Riot, and Melbourne Writers Festival, and is presently completing her PhD in Indigenous Theatre.
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Last year, Witness associate editor Carissa Lee saw a lot of performances about death. What does it mean when we put death on our stages? In particular, what does it mean if you’re Aboriginal?
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World Problems opens up the political consequences of how we view our personal worlds, says Carissa Lee
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‘It’s only February, and I think I’ve already seen the show of the year’: Carissa Lee on the scorching music theatre work Barbara and the Camp Dogs
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‘The warmth in the auditorium was something I’ve only experienced on community nights at blackfella shows”: Carissa Lee on The Butch Monologues
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How far can comedy go? Carissa Lee ponders Truly Madly Britney’s take on fan culture at Melbourne’s Midsumma festival
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Gothic has strong moments but ultimately feels like a superficial exploration of the genre, says First Nations Emerging Critic and goth fan Carissa Lee
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“Grief is love”: First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee ponders funereal realities in The Director
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An escape into laughter: First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee reviews Simon Phillips’ Twelfth Night
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First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee contemplates her mortality in Bushland