Babyteeth (iTunes, GooglePlay) An adaptation of screenwriter Rita Kalnejais’ 2012 stage play of the same name, feature debutant director Shannon Murphy crafted a brilliantly executed coming-of-age drama, a blackly comedic look at a family in crisis and one of the best contemporary tales from our mates across the Tasman since 2010’s
Animal Kingdom. Delivering a raw, utterly convincing turn (she even apparently shaved her own head for the role) as a young woman trying to make the most of what’s left of her life, Eliza Scanlen is a mesmerising centre around which this, sometimes, stunning film revolves.
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The MTFestUK shows
MTFestUK has unveiled its line-up for its 2021 season of brand new work-in-progress pieces that will be staged in early 2021.
The series will feature the likes of including Tasha Taylor-Johnson, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Drew McConie, Caroline Kay, Matt White, Thabo Stuck, Harry Hill, Scott Frankel and Poppy Burton Morgan.
It opens on with a stage version of multi-award-nominated
Far From Heaven, which follows a 50s housewife with hidden secrets and passions. The show will have book by Richard Greenberg, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie and direction by Matthew White and runs from 1 to 3 February.