# This Is Not Journalism | UpStage at the Playhouse

Fri Sep 26 2025 at 09:00 am to 10:15 am UTC+10:00

Playhouse, Civic Theatre Newcastle, 375 Hunter St, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2300 | Newcastle

Civic Theatre Newcastle
Publisher/HostCivic Theatre Newcastle
# This Is Not Journalism | UpStage at the Playhouse
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Presented by UpStage at the Playhouse
Written and Directed by Ross Mueller
Produced by Australian Writers Theatre

Breaking Story: World Premiere!
# This Is Not Journalism is a newsroom street fight.
An urgent comedy about truth, news and alternative facts.
NEWS ALERT: Conservative journalist, Brian Matthews is a star on Real Time News Network. A loud proud advocate for free speech and political incorrectness. He is a news-breaking, opinion-maker, friend of CEO’s and prime ministers and then… salacious rumours begin to emerge on social media and the RTN team is thrown into a dark night of ethical chaos.
Everyone knows social media is a sewer, full of trolls, bots, liars, right?... But as new allegations emerge in real time, the truth starts to collide with alternative facts, and some unedifying Christmas party photocopies. The deadline clock is ticking. Will RTN choose to protect their star, or try to win the ratings?
# This Is Not Journalism is a powder keg 75-minute comedy drama written and directed by Ross Mueller for some of Newcastle’s finest actors, including Philip McGrath & Mark Pegler.
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