#timbyrne — Public Fediverse posts
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Arj Barker: ‘I’m socially not wired the same as other people’
By Tim ByrneThe US-Australian comedian on ambition, grieving the death of his oldest friend and ‘the most incredible mystery in the world’
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The Nightline review – listening to messages from anonymous callers is an odd, affecting experience
By Tim ByrneMalthouse, MelbourneImmersive, self-directed theatre work by Roslyn Oades and Bob Scott is only 40 minutes long, but the way it allows us to connect with strangers is as necessary as ever
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/17/the-nightline-review-malthouse-theatre-melbourne
#Australiantheatre #MalthouseTheatre #Stage #Melbourne #Culture #Theatre #TheGuardian #TimByrne
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Break of Day review – Kat Stewart is superb in this deeply moving portrait of Australia’s working class
By Tim ByrneMalthouse Theatre, MelbourneSet in an unnamed packing warehouse in a regional town, this play could easily have been patronising socioeconomic cosplay – but it is heartfelt and honest
#Australiantheatre #Melbourne #MalthouseTheatre #Stage #Culture #Theatre #TheGuardian #TimByrne
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Animal Farm review – Orwell goes outback in this subversive, rowdy stage adaptation
By Tim ByrneArts Centre Melbourne, then Canberra Theatre CentreBloomshed’s take on Orwell’s classic is a rare thing in the theatre: a one-hour show that could easily, and probably should, have been longer
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/13/animal-farm-review-melbourne-canberra-orwell-bloomshed
#Australiantheatre #GeorgeOrwell #Theatre #Stage #Culture #TheGuardian #TimByrne
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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works
By Tim ByrnePrincess Theatre, MelbourneBroadway star Will Swenson plays Diamond with such swagger, charm and expansive showmanship that any flaws in the material sluice away
#Musicals #Australiantheatre #Theatre #Stage #Culture #NeilDiamond #Music #Melbourne #TheGuardian #TimByrne
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Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov
By Tim ByrneMelbourne Theatre Company, Arts Centre MelbourneFayssal Bazzi and Philippa Northeast give fantastic performances, but Shaun Micallef is a disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jul/29/uncle-vanya-review-play-melbourne-theatre-company
#Australiantheatre #Theatre #Stage #Culture #Melbourne #AntonChekhov #TheGuardian #TimByrne
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Musical theatre is in crisis, and not just in Australia – but the success of this small gem offers hope
By Tim ByrneRecent cancellations for major productions like Beetlejuice and Waitress have cast a pall over the industry, but it’s not all doom and gloom
#Musicals #Australiantheatre #Theatre #Stage #Culture #TheGuardian #TimByrne