Why musicals need escapism escapes me
Escapism isn't a pre-requisite for a good musical
Stay updated with breaking news from Daniel Evan. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Escapism isn't a pre-requisite for a good musical
Alecky Blythe’s masterful play – which features a brilliantly charismatic cast – follows real youngsters across five years of their lives
From Bond to Billie Eilish, and West Side Story to Wolf Alice, our critics pick a hundred cultural highlights of the year
Set in the 1960s, first performed in the 1980s, Away is an Australian classic which tells the story of three stories woven together with an embedded Shakespearean text of A Midsummer Night's Dream and ending with a passage from King Lear. Filled with pop culture references to going away, it's a show about escapism and the simplicity of escaping to the beach. It explores the human condition and themes of love, pain, trauma, loneliness of youth.