Father-daughter comedy celebrates Indigenous dads
Award-winning playwright Katie Beckett wanted to write a play that reflected her positive experiences growing up Indigenous without a mum.
Stage
Hannie Rayson's play Extinction oversimplifies political arguments
Hannie Rayson's four-hander is a thin take on a problem thick with dramatic potential.
From weird to beard: Melbourne Fringe Festival returns
Adam Page started playing his beard into a microphone one night by accident. It grew from there.
Theatre
Christine is about invisible madness, says Tracy Letts
He is a major star of the theatre world and in two films at MIFF, but Tracy Letts is happy to fly under the radar.
Leading man Adam Garcia quits musical Singin' in the Rain after calf injury
The stage star leaves classic musical, which is currently running in Sydney, after a calf muscle injury.
Father-daughter comedy celebrates Indigenous dads
Award-winning playwright Katie Beckett wanted to write a play that reflected her positive experiences growing up Indigenous without a mum.
Dance
Matthew Bourne brings blockbuster dance premier to Melbourne
The blockbuster production will cast 24 local boys and young men - who need not have ever set foot on a stage.
Strange Attractor dance "lab" examines dance and art
The Strange Attractor dance "lab" looks at the role of choreography in the art world.
Glamorous and entertaining show leaves subtlety behind
This is a smart, fast show that takes the tango onto the commercial stage and propels it to the edge of the circus ring.
Musicals
Aladdin review: Disney musical a magical spectacle that rubs the right way
If Aladdin had songs as good as the sets it would be one of the great musicals. Instead it is immensely entertaining, astoundingly good to look at, and will slay the kids.
Funny Girl musical coming to the Q
The musical is based on the life of the stage star Fanny Brice with a score featuring the hit songs People and Don't Rain on My Parade.
A darkly satirical musical thriller
It's an ambitious undertaking tackling this tale of obsession and revenge but this ANU student production has a lot of talent and commitment involved, both on and off stage.
Opera
Tamworth school kids become Opera Australia stars in Australian tour
Country children get the chance to make their debut with Opera Australia as the company takes the arias of The Marriage of Figaro on the road for a 20-city Australian tour.
Adelaide Festival: SA government eyes Kosky opera to revive fortunes
Barrie Kosky's celebrated production of Handel's Saul is the centrepiece of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.
How a soldier's story of war was turned into a stage show
A group of artists and theatremakers are working together to tell a story of war and its devastating effects on soldiers.
Comedy
Family Guy takes on anti-vaxxers with Sean Penn
Family Guy is weighing in on the anti-vaccination movement and has enlisted the help of Oscar-winning actor and activist, Sean Penn.
John Cleese launches YouTube channel and announces 'I'm still alive'
John Cleese has launched his own YouTube channel – and it's as reliably bonkers as one might hope it would be.
Melbourne comic Wayne Deakin details his own rape in Edinburgh Fringe
With his blunt, outspoken stage persona, Wayne Deakin is "a front foot comedian". And at 6 foot 2, few people's idea of a rape victim.