Gothic has strong moments but ultimately feels like a superficial exploration of the genre, says …
Carissa Lee

Carissa Lee
Carissa Lee is the Inaugural Witness First Nations Emerging Critic. She is an associate editor and manages the Witness Instagram account. 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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“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
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First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee on The Danger Ensemble’s boundary-pushing The Hamlet Apocalypse
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First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee discusses why culturally informed reviews are crucial for Indigenous …
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First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee is charmed by Barking Gecko’s A Ghost in my …
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Frogman is a fascinating performance that combines virtual reality and live theatre to investigate an …
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‘I wept for Bani’s loss, for so many of our mob who are taken too …
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Phillip Adams’ Paradise, a dance for young performers, is a fascinating exploration of growing up, …