Elissa Blake Elissa Blake i(A115823 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 No Pay? No Way! Review – This 50-year-old Cost-of-living Satire Is Perfect for Today’s Australia Elissa Blake , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 April 2024;

— Review of No Pay? No Way! Marieke Hardy , 2020 single work drama
1 David Williamson : ‘Australian Drama Has Ignored the Elephant in the Room – We’re an Unfair and Unequal Society Elissa Blake , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 16 March 2024;

'At 82, anger still inspires the elder statesman of Australian theatre. As he comes out of retirement, Williamson muses on inequality, escaping death and why we’re in the ‘bread and circus’ phase of culture' 

1 Tom Gleisner on Why He Wrote an Aged Care Musical : ‘Too Often, Old People Are the Punchline’ Elissa Blake (interviewer), 2023 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 July 2023;

'Gleisner’s mother-in-law went into care during Covid-19, and he saw the worst of a system in crisis. But his debut musical Bloom is one of hope'

1 Suzie Miller on Prima Facie and Her Olivier Win : ‘London Theatre Circles See Australia as the Daggy Cousin’ Elissa Blake (interviewer), 2023 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 April 2023;

'The playwright’s one-woman legal drama has gone from Australia to the West End and now Broadway. She talks about juggling law and theatre, and longing for home'

1 ‘Urgent Listening Is Needed’ : Australian Theatre Asks Artists to Advise Them on Diversity Elissa Blake , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 February 2023;
1 ‘People Now Trust That My Ideas Work’ : Is This Australia’s Most Acclaimed Theatre Director? Elissa Blake (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 November 2022;

'Kip Williams has revolutionised the stage with his use of ‘cine-theatre’, in shows such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and Jekyll and Hyde. Ahead of his take on The Tempest, he talks about his fast rise'

1 ‘What if we stopped?’ How Australian Arts Tours Are Changing to Save the Planet Elissa Blake , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 September 2022;
1 ‘Othello Is Truly a Dream Role – No Gammin!’ Jimi Bani Takes on the Role of a Lifetime Elissa Blake (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 September 2022;

'The actor is about to play Othello as a Torres Strait Islander in the second world war. He reflects on his career and his preparations to be the ninth chief of the Wagadagam tribe' (Introduction)

1 'The Show Can’t Always Go on' : Will Regional Theatre Bounce Back in the Covid-normal Age? Elissa Blake , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 October 2021;
1 What Went Wrong at Circus Oz? The Story behind the Veteran Company’s ‘devastating’ Downfall Elissa Blake , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 December 2021;

'After 44 years as Australia’s national circus, members voted to reject the reform proposed by its funding partners – reluctantly choosing to close shop instead'

1 ‘Precision and Artistry’ : 35 Years of Away, the Quintessentially Australian Summer Play Elissa Blake , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 October 2021;

— Review of Away Michael Gow , 1986 single work drama

'Michael Gow’s 1986 work is one of the most performed plays in the country but also one of its most beloved. He believes a screen adaptation would be ‘impossible’' 

1 Funding for Australia’s Arts Sector Needs a ‘public-led Reboot’ to Survive, Report Finds Elissa Blake , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 July 2021;

'Arts lovers should brace for ‘big casualties’ among the country’s companies, says report’s author.'  (Introduction)

1 'How Do We Recover?' : Australian Arts Sector Fears Rescue Package Won't Be Enough to Survive Elissa Blake , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 June 2020;

'The announcement of a new $250m package designed to jumpstart a flatlining arts and entertainment sector has been received with guarded enthusiasm.' (Introduction)

1 The Voices Missing from Mainstage Theatre Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 August 2016; (p. 23)

— Review of Alex and Eve : The Complete Story Alex Lykos , 2016 single work drama
1 Fatale Attraction : Women Take Centre Stage Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 August 2016; (p. 11)

— Review of Festival Fatale 2016 selected work drama
1 Mary Anne Butler Puts Northern Territory Theatre on the Map with Broken Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 2 August 2016;

— Review of Broken Mary Anne Butler , 2015 single work drama
'A former paramedic told Darwin playwright Mary Anne Butler that if you ever come across someone injured in a serious accident you should hold their hand, look them in the eyes and tell them they are not alone. ...'
1 Northern Exposure : Writer Puts NT on Map Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 August 2016; (p. 11)

— Review of Broken Mary Anne Butler , 2015 single work drama
1 How Lally Katz Went Back to the Dojo to Heal a Broken Heart and Write a Play Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 June 2016;

— Review of Back at the Dojo Lally Katz , 2016 single work drama

Review of the 2016 Belvoir theatre company production (Upstairs, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney; 18 June - 17 July).

1 Playwrights Don't Matter, 'People Go to See Actors', Says Nowra Elissa Blake , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 June 2016; (p. 24)
1 Sibling Ribaldry Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 June 2016; (p. 6)

— Review of The Literati Justin Fleming , 2016 single work drama
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