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Ben Keene talks to Stephen Armstrong and Dan Koerner from Asia TOPA about the exciting digital innovations forced on the festival by last year’s pandemic crisis.

Robert Reid attends The Wilds on the opening night of Rising, and finds that it’s a mixed experience

The feminist scifi Mara Korper is challenging, enjoyable and possibly the smartest theatre you’ll see this year, says Robert Reid

Maryann Sam’s comedy of cultural errors leaves you wanting more, says Monique Grbec

This deep-listening show summons connection with the seven seasons of Country, says Monique Grbec

Confronting the reality of Black deaths in custody, Big House Dreaming is a powerful work that invites us to question what is wrong with our justice systems, says Monique Grbec

Midsumma show F*ck Fabulous is exhilarating variety that celebrates every kind of queerness, says Anne-Marie Peard

Jonathan Biggins’ new show serves up Keating’s greatest hits, but never quite escapes its sketch show origins, says Ben Brooker

Lou Wall’s hilarious recounting of how they tried to join the Illuminati is only the beginning of a story about human loneliness, says Anne-Marie Peard

Alan Brough’s new musical for children suffers from thoughtless stereotyping, says youth critic Gully Thompson