Scorsese's costume designer picks the best movie outfits of all time
Martin Scorcese's Acadamy Award-winning costume designer spills the beans on the outfits that influenced her most.
Stage
Edward II a bloodless night at the museum
Edward II, by Anthony Weigh, Malthouse Theatre, Until August 21
Drowning in middle-class soup
Edward II, by Anthony Weigh, Malthouse Theatre, Until August 21
Theatre
Loss and laughter
Tasmanian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer has written a play about a man who confronts the impending loss of his hearing in an unusual way.
Chris Ellyard: Rep's longtime lighting designer
For the past four decades this self-taught lighting designer has brightened Canberra stages.
Drowning in middle-class soup
Edward II, by Anthony Weigh, Malthouse Theatre, Until August 21
Dance
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.
Tales of kinship and culture in the latest Bangarra production
Bangarra Dance Theatre's triple bill presents three very different works.
Musicals
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.
Tap dance, music and romance
The Cole Porter Depression-era musical has plenty of evergreen songs and dance numbers to keep audiences entertained.
Funny Girl sure to keep you entertained
Funny Girl featured in The Production Company's debut season in 1999. Since then, the company Jeanne Pratt founded has flourished, which makes this revival an enticing prospect.
Opera
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.
Simon Boccanegra revival brings neglected Verdi opera out of shadows
Written in the 1850s in the glory days following La Traviata, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore , and revised during his fruitful late maturity, Simon Boccanegra bears traces of the greatness of both middle and late Verdi.
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.