​The Old Fitzroy Theatre has doubled the number of plays it presents, introduced an innovative Australian writing program and snagged one of the country's leading playwrights for its 2017 season.

The use of choral elements overshadows any emotional depth in Tom Holloway's latest play.

In the face of cataclysmic climate change, the women of a new Australian play are ready to do their bit: burn more fossil fuels; write more blog posts; eat endangered animals.

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Despite betraying some of the strains of a long tour, this production still captures much of the intensity of Shakespeare's tragedy.

THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT

Female playwrights are angry about being "silenced" on Australian stages. Is it time for our theatre companies to adopt a quota system?

The brutal conflict in Syria and the aftermath of the Arab Spring and Gulf Wars loom large in this version of Sophocles' Antigone.

Pyrotechnical theatre troupe Deabru Beltzak has its origins transforming a centuries old tradition celebrating witchcraft in the caves of the Pyrenees.

A new documentary charts the creation of The Baulkham Hills Ladies Troupe, a play by refugee survivors of conflict.

Canadian theatre maestro Robert Lepage uses new technology and old to explore his childhood in a divided Quebec.

Mama Alto's memorable show-tunes and 1950s nostalgia ensure a real good time.

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Daniel Keene's intensely moving play was written for its solo actor who is magnificent.

A new theatre troupe's use of deaf actors and Auslan with English surtitles is both frustrating and intriguing no non-Auslan audience members.

Buckle up for a magical mystery tour of North Melbourne filled with theatrical surprises and a tale of lost love.

A top notch local cast brings impeccable comic timing and wonderful slapstick to the classic comedy.

Clare Watson's play shows there's as radical a disjunction between what most teenage boys are like, and what we fear they might become.

The unstoppable force of climate change meets immovable opinions.

This Chinese show has been touring internationally for many years, bringing a touch of Zen to the world.

Ryan Good's conversations with sex workers in the UK and Australia are fodder for immersive theatre at its best.

Emily Taylor's not short on charisma or acting chops but her script lacks sophistication.

You'll be chilled and gripped, amused and seduced by this pitch-perfect psychological thriller.

Three experimental theatre works will be seen at Gorman Arts Centre beginning with a collaboration between a dancer and an aerial acrobatic troupe.

Younger audiences are bound to be enchanted by an action-packed performance filled with talking animals.

Barcelona-based company Theatre of the Senses creates theatrical "experiences" that often defy description.