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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah host heads to Australia

GARRY MADDOX The South African comic who calls Donald Trump "an overcooked sweet potato" will perform at the Sydney Opera House.

Sandman, aka Steve Abbott, is back with new show at the Street Theatre

SALLY PRYOR He was a fixture on breakfast radio and evening television throughout the late '90s. But whatever happened to the Sandman?

Dame Edna skewers Waleed Aly, talks up Malcolm Turnbull on The Project

LINDA MORRIS Waleed Aly operates as The Project's political conscience but he became Dame Edna's fall guy when the comedian visited the panel Thursday night and virtually took over.

Hannah Gadsby: Dogs, ditching woe and the paradox of Taylor Swift

LENNY ANN LOW Hannah Gadsby and Taylor Swift collaborate on a comedy pop-tacular

Axis of Awesome's Jordan Raskopoulos on how audiences have reacted to her transition

ELISSA BLAKE Chemistry is everything in a three-man comedy act. Meddle with it at your peril. But what happens when you change the hormone balance?

Blood on the Dance Floor review: Jacob Boehme's artistry resounds with the pulse of life

Cameron Woodhead For Jacob Boehme – Indigenous, HIV-positive, a gay man – blood leaves a legacy of fear, discrimination and shame. Blood on the Dance Floor lays bare those painful realities.

Review: The Imperial Bells of China

Jill Sykes THE IMPERIAL BELLS OF CHINA

Both Sides dancers absorbed in their own worlds

Jill Sykes Limitless Dance Company's debut was efficient and mechanistic, with outstanding solo performances.

From Audrey Hepburn to Sylvester Stallone, Chunky Move's Lucid subverts roles of film and dance

PHILIPPA HAWKER What do the contrasting figures of gamine actress Audrey Hepburn and action hero Sylvester Stallone have in common? They've both served as inspiration for dancer Lauren Langlois' new role.

CounterMove combines Cacti and Lux Tenebris by Sydney Dance Company

RON CERABONA A double bill from Sydney Dance Company combines the comic and the dramatic.

Broadway hit The Music Man marches into the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre

RON CERABONA Meredith Willson's first Broadway musical has retained its popularity for more than half a century.

Review: Catch Me If You Can at Gungahlin College Theatre is a great ride

Peter Wilkins Dramatic Productions' musical version of Frank Abagnale's shenanigans meets the high standards the company has set.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Canberra Theatre has style and black humour

Alanna Maclean This well-performed production captures the intelligence and black humour of the musical.

Little Shop of Horrors brings dark musical comedy to the Canberra Theatre

RON CERABONA The musical about a man-eating plant is now on at the Canberra Theatre.

Australia's Suzie Mathers takes lead role in West End run of Wicked

John Bailey Suzie Mathers, star of the Australian production of Wicked, has been announced as the new Glinda in the West End version from September.

Melba's house to open to public for first time

CAROLYN WEBB Opera diva Dame Nellie Melba's Yarra Valley home is to open to the public for the first time.

When should opera stars take a final bow?

Rupert Christiansen Some singers know when their voice is no longer what it was, but others keep going regardless.

Why the Google Cultural Institute is a friend not foe of the Sydney Opera House

ANDREW TAYLOR The Sydney Opera House is the latest cultural institution to move into Google's online world.

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.