Sammy J and Randy have scandal planned for the 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival

LENNY ANN LOW Sammy J and Randy are opening a theme park. But first they have to break up.

Sydney Comedy Festival 2016 makes its move on the Town Hall

LENNY ANN LOW After 12 years, the Sydney Comedy Festival is expanding into the Sydney Town Hall.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Barry Award patron Barry Humphries surprises nominees

John Bailey Barry Humphries has made a surprise appearance at The Famous Spiegeltent to announce this year's Bazza contenders.

Sydney Comedy Festival Comics: How to be Funny

LENNY ANN LOW Sydney Comedy Festival comics unveil the mechanics of being funny in the age of social media.

Corps de ballet to choreographer: Australian Ballet duo create for Symphony in C

ELISSA BLAKE "I've only got a few more years of dancing left in this old bod so I would absolutely love to have a future in choreography," says 31-year-old Australian Ballet dancer Alice Topp. Her work is part of Symphony in C.

Review: James Batchelor's FACES at Courtyard Studio in Canberra is a typically challenging work

Michelle Potter FACES is James Batchelor's comment on the effects of war, inspired by letters written by his great-grandfather during World War I. Like much of his work, it is highly confrontational.

Ballerina Leanne Benjamin happy to be acknowledged in Australia at last

ELISSA BLAKE Leanne Benjamin , the Royal Ballet's longest-serving principal dancer has returned home to receive her Member of the Order of Australia.

Malthouse Theatre's I Am A Miracle snares five gongs at Green Room Awards

John Bailey In the theatre companies awards division, the biggest winner was Malthouse Theatre's I Am a Miracle.

US dance critic Deborah Jowitt a special guest of Keir Choreographic Award

John Bailey The Keir Choreographic Award jury includes Deborah Jowitt, a renowned New York dance critic.

Jaz Flowers and Erin Clare reunite on that crazy little musical We Will Rock You

ELISSA BLAKE Putting together the classic Queen songs that power rock musical We Will Rock You was an electrifying experience for Jaz Flowers.

Review: Canberra production of The Little Mermaid deserves full holiday houses

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Georgy Girl: the Seekers musical review: Good singing can't save bad writing

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

BERNARD ZUEL If you get the singing right the work of making a Seekers musical should be half-done. Unfortunately, the jokes and script were also half-done.

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Hamilton, Broadway's biggest show, is set to tour Australia

BHAKTHI PUVANENTHIRAN The flaming hot hip hop musical which is sold out until January 2017 is coming down under according to its CEO.

The Little Mermaid swims into the Canberra Theatre

RON CERABONA The Disney musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale is about to have its Canberra premiere.

Verdi rarity Luisa Miller headlines Opera Australia's Melbourne autumn season

Michael Shmith Opera Australia's Melbourne autumn season features three operas.

Jessica Pratt returns to Lucia di Lammermoor in Victorian Opera debut

John Bailey Despite starring in more than 20 productions of the opera, Jessica Pratt has yet to perform the role in Australia, so her local debut in Victorian Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor is much anticipated.

Meet the Megadeth, battleaxe-loving star of Turandot on Sydney Harbour

ELISSA BLAKE From being an axe-wielding extra in Gangs of New York to singing one of opera's most famous arias, Nessum Dorma, on Sydney Harbour, tenor Riccardo Massi takes it all in his very long stride.

Singer Greta Bradman will perform in Canberra on her My Hero tour

RON CERABONA Greta Bradman will perform in Canberra as part of her 'My Hero' concert tour.

Opera Australia battles cockatoos, wind and rain to get Turandot on stage

ELISSA BLAKE This time last year, Sydney's cockatoos were already making a meal of the colossal head of Nefertiti, the scenic centerpiece of the Handa Opera on the Harbour production of Verdi's Aida.

Canberra drama teacher Peter Wilkins has been running amateur acting workshops for 27 years

SALLY PRYOR Over nearly three decades Peter Wilkins has seen hundreds of happy students leave his amateur drama workshops feeling fulfilled.

Review: William Yang's Blood Links at Canberra Theatre an engrossing story of family

Peter Wilkins William Yang's Blood Links is an engrossing story of adventure, murder, love, marriage and family rivalry.

William Yang mines his family history for his art in Blood Links at the Canberra Theatre

SALLY PRYOR William Yang has long mined his family history for his art, and his latest show, Blood Links, is no exception.

Puppets, Lior, Charles Darwin come together for theatre

Nathanael Cooper A Queensland production company has secured the services of one of Australia's most loved singers to create a new soundtrack for their world premiere production.