Just For Laughs review: Julian Clary, the king of camp, with a bit of filth thrown in
The expertise and experience of three decades in showbusiness is unmistakeable with Julian Clary, performing at the Opera House for the first time.
Stage
High hopes to make Muriel's Wedding a musical to ears beyond Aussie shores
Could Muriel Heslop's musical debut in Sydney be the first step towards the global stage?
Muriel's Wedding revived as a musical in Sydney Theatre Company's 2017 season
Muriel's Wedding made Toni Collette a household name and "Your terrible, Muriel" a catchphrase. Now it's being revived as a musical by the Sydney Theatre Company for its 2017 season.
Theatre
High hopes to make Muriel's Wedding a musical to ears beyond Aussie shores
Could Muriel Heslop's musical debut in Sydney be the first step towards the global stage?
Muriel's Wedding revived as a musical in Sydney Theatre Company's 2017 season
Muriel's Wedding made Toni Collette a household name and "Your terrible, Muriel" a catchphrase. Now it's being revived as a musical by the Sydney Theatre Company for its 2017 season.
A performance to die for
Everyone with a love of classical theatre will want the opportunity to see this play of such sinister glamour and stabbing, impassioned treachery.
Dance
Men bring passion centre stage in moving life story
If Vaslav Nijinsky reclaimed the centre stage for male dancers in the early 20th century, the men of the Australian Ballet certainly claim it here.
"A sense of magic": Learn to dance Bollywood at Opera House
A free Bollywood workshop will be held in front of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Confluence Festival of India.
'It's a way of life': Inside India's village of dance
A community celebrating an ancient Indian dance form has won international acclaim.
Musicals
High hopes to make Muriel's Wedding a musical to ears beyond Aussie shores
Could Muriel Heslop's musical debut in Sydney be the first step towards the global stage?
What the world needs now is ... men in stilettos
The multiple Tony Award-winning smash hit production written by Cyndi Lauper opens in Melbourne next month. What the world needs now is Kinky Boots, sweet Kinky Boots.
My Fair Lady review: Julie Andrews delivers bloomin' lovely anniversary show
Overseen by the fabled 1956 Broadway production's Eliza Doolittle – Dame Julie Andrews – this 60th anniversary staging of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady is a fabulous museum exhibit.
Opera
Opera Australia and Sydney Opera House team up for world-first silent opera
Using the "silent disco" model, in which clubbers dance to music sent wirelessly to headphones, Sydney Opera House – The Opera: The Eighth Wonder will be performed on the Opera House steps with the sound relayed to the audience via headsets.
The Marriage of Figaro at the Canberra Theatre is a delight
The plot is about as crazy as a plot can get, with much to say about love and marriage and gender and class in an 18th-century setting.
Fawlty Towers meets Downton Abbey with great music
Michael Gow's new translation of Mozart's comic opera will make it accessible to new audiences.
Comedy
Tim Ferguson takes the wheel on Spin Out
Being confined to a wheelchair hasn't slowed Tim Ferguson down. He's back in a reunited Doug Anthony All Stars, he's directed his first movie and he just might have a new TV show too.
Trevor Noah pleases with Australian material
The South African comedian's profile has risen quickly and he has broadened his material to match it.
Is this a golden age for Australian comedy?
Forget the Olympics. Our new national expertise is in taking the piss.