Written by Melanie Tait Directed by Priscilla Jackman World Premiere season Ensemble Theatre, 2024 “Based on the true story of Marion Crawford…Melanie Tait’s tartly funny three-hander explores ideas of colonisation – not of land of peoples, in this case, but of one woman’s life…. Tait’s tartly funny and inventive version might not please the most... Continue Reading
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Cost of Living – Reviews
A co-production from Queensland Theatre + Sydney Theatre Company 2024 “Co-directors Priscilla Jackman and Dan Daw direct with great sensitivity and a strong attention to detail, bringing out the various shades of dark and lightness in the text…this is a thoughtful and beautifully delivered play that exudes much pathos and love for its characters. It... Continue Reading
RBG: Of Many One – Reviews
Written by Suzie Miller Directed by Priscilla Jackman World Premiere season Sydney Theatre Company, 2022 “Heather Mitchell as RBG is one of the all-time great performances… By the end, not only has our admiration for RGB soared but Mitchell, Miller, Jackman, designer David Fleischer, lighting designer Alexander Berlage and composer/sound designer Paul Charlier have all... Continue Reading
Appleton Ladies Potato Race, Queensland Theatre – Reviews
Written by Melanie Tait Directed by Priscilla Jackman Queensland Theatre, 2023 “Directed by Brisbane-born Priscilla Jackman...this production at Queensland Theatre, leaves the male characters off stage and shows how the patriarchy can be upheld, ironically, by feminine infighting.” Nick Dent Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald ______ “Melanie Tait’s uplifting play about a big win... Continue Reading
GIRLS IN BOYS CARS – Reviews
Based on the novel by Felicity Castagna Adapted and directed by Priscilla Jackman National Theatre of Parramatta, 2023 “Priscilla Jackman has stayed true to Felicity Castagna’s characters and the Parramatta that she writes about so clearly and lovingly. Rosa and Asheeka show how places like Parramatta are full of thousands of “complicated and contradictory stories”... Continue Reading
Barber of Seville, Opera Australia National Tour 2022 – Reviews
Directed by Priscilla Jackman Composed by Gioachino Rossini Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini Opera Australia National Tour 2022 “If Wes Anderson were ever to direct an opera, it would probably look a lot like this one. In director Priscilla Jackman’s version…this staging is a crowd-pleasing story dressed up in a thoughtful and fun new way.” Elizabeth... Continue Reading
WHITE PEARL – Reviews
Written by Anchuli Felicia King Directed by Priscilla Jackman Sydney Theatre Company and National Theatre of Parramatta Australian premiere. “Director Priscilla Jackman embeds ensemble scenes with a thrumming rhythm and a brisk tempo to let the words fall into place with zinging vitality. Though there are many intricate layers, Jackman knits the play’s ideas into... Continue Reading
BLUEBEARD’S CASTEL – Reviews
Andy Morton & Priscilla Jackman Director & Associate Director Composed by Bela Bartok Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Interpretation of Bartok is Simply Chilling “Such a psychological approach implies a range of possible meanings, few of them untroubling from the point of view of gender equality. This striking production by director Andy... Continue Reading
THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE – Reviews
Written by Melanie Tait Directed by Priscilla Jackman Ensemble Theatre “Priscilla Jackman directs with energy a strong all-woman cast. Millerchip brings naivety to her central role as Penny. McMahon is a cracker as the feisty, athletic, potty-mouthed Nikki. Bader's knowing pauses and comic timing as she sheds the chip on her shoulder are a joy.”... Continue Reading
STILL POINT TURNING – Reviews
“…The play makes a welcome plea for greater understanding. It is an uplifting work that celebrates individual courage and brings one transgender experience out of the shadows. It will bowl you over.” Joyce Morgan Sydney Morning Herald ★ ★ ★ ★ ______ “Still Point Turning is a fascinating, insightful, tough, moving and surprisingly funny piece of theatre… …It... Continue Reading