The Play That Goes Wrong review: slapstick and schadenfreude have audience rolling in the aisles
It's not quite as great as One Man, Two Guv'nors but is sure to tickle fans of British comedy nonetheless.
Stage
Theatres open up 'autism-friendly' shows for kids who need to twist and shout
Hundreds of parents and children will be able to enjoy a special matinee performance of Disney's Aladdin The Musical in a judgement-free "autism-friendly" environment, presented in association with Autism Awareness Australia.
Darkly trippy show reveals Away's dark soul
A play whose appeal for many has been dulled by high school study is made vivid again in this Sydney Theatre Company production.
Theatre
![In <i>The Addams Family</i>(1964-1966). TV series. [L-R, behind the chair]: Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan); Lurch (Ted ...](/web/20170227064219im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/8/4/5/h/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.guk92f.png/1488069836472.jpg)
Lisa Loring remembers being the original Wednesday Addams on TV
The actress played the grim-faced daughter of The Addams Family before she could even read.
Theatres open up 'autism-friendly' shows for kids who need to twist and shout
Hundreds of parents and children will be able to enjoy a special matinee performance of Disney's Aladdin The Musical in a judgement-free "autism-friendly" environment, presented in association with Autism Awareness Australia.
Declan Greene farce The Homosexuals, or Faggots skewers political correctness and identity politics
Declan Greene's latest play The Homosexuals, or Faggots has the F word in the title – though if you're clutching your pearls already, you might want to loosen your grip.
Dance
Tao Dance Theatre's exacting, exquisite choreography creates masterful display
The rigour here is exquisite – and exquisitely excruciating to watch. Never once is the discipline abandoned.
Asia TOPA's XO State Dusk show Attractor is primal, electrifying contemporary dance at its best
This international collaboration deserves a longer run than the few nights it is showing at Asia TOPA in Melbourne.
US ballet superstar to call Australia home for a little longer
David Hallberg is to become the first international guest artist in residence at the Australian Ballet, which he credits with helping save his career after injury.
Musicals
Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken's Newsies comes to Australia
It was a big hit on Broadway, but this musical treatment of the New York newsboys' strike of 1899 could be a tough sell over here.
Esther Hannaford lands Beautiful role in Carole King musical
Singer-songwriter Carole King will come to Australia for the opening of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical based on her life.
What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon
The Book of Mormon's stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are spot on.
Opera
Mad king Saul flips out - literally
Saul, the biblical King of Israel, is descending into madness with King Lear-like fury over young David, who has slain Goliath.
Tosca review: Voices sear through wartime drama
Tosca. Opera Australia. Joan Sutherland Theatre. February17
'Tis Pity review: The strumpets shall sound
The energetic and impassioned Richard Mills, artistic director of Victorian Opera, knows no bounds.
Comedy
The Play That Goes Wrong review: slapstick and schadenfreude have audience rolling in the aisles
It's not quite as great as One Man, Two Guv'nors but is sure to tickle fans of British comedy nonetheless.
Comedy with the freshness sealed in
The consummate Tupperware hostess brings her riotous party to Mardi Gras.
Sydney Festival: Otto and Astrid channel Eurovision in their new tent show
Next time Australia enters the Eurovision Song Contest, we might do worse than to send Astrid and Otto Rot, aka brother-sister punk-pop duo Die Roten Punkte.