Elissa Blake

Elissa Blake

Elissa Blake is a Sydney-based journalist and editor. She learned the trade at The Age, edited Australian Rolling Stone magazine, and has written for mastheads including The Sydney Morning Herald, Harper’s Bazaar and Guardian Australia. She currently works at Sydney University.


Articles by Elissa Blake

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On the edge

A new Queensland Theatre production of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage thriller shows us where this now-familiar term 'gaslight' originated.

December 22, 2023
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Quastie the snowman

Actor Philip Quast prepares to venture into the frozen landscapes of Patricia Cornelius's wintry drama for Sydney Theatre Company.

May 25, 2023
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Too old to bend

The Melbourne-based writer Patricia Cornelius, who recently turned 70, discusses her much-admired career and how 2023 is going to be a good year.

April 24, 2023
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Richard E. Grant: Grant us happiness

Richard E. Grant’s wife died in 2021. His memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness, which traces their four decades together, was published in September. Now he is bringing the memoir to the stage.

October 24, 2022