1920s mosaic revealed under Forum Theatre carpet
Artisan Fabian Scaunich says the once broken and dirty floor of 200,000 pieces will be ready for the Comedy Festival launch on March 28.
Stage
Black women shake Red Rattler
US slam poet sensation Mahogany L Browne headlines a consciousness raising afternoon in Marrickville's Red Rattler.
Never mind that panel show, British comic Phill Jupitus is a man of many talents
He's best known as one the team captains on the long-running Never Mind the Buzzcocks, but Phill Jupitus has had a fascinating and varied career.
Theatre
1920s mosaic revealed under Forum Theatre carpet
Artisan Fabian Scaunich says the once broken and dirty floor of 200,000 pieces will be ready for the Comedy Festival launch on March 28.
Arthur Wing Pinero's Trelawny of the 'Wells' is a knowing comedy
Tony Turner has wanted to direct this Victorian comedy – by the leading playwright of his day – for nearly 40 years because of his interest in the rise of realism in theatre.
Bell Shakespeare's Richard 3 comes to Canberra
This new production of the Shakespearean tragedy was inspired by Bunuel's The Exterminating Angel and Truman Capote's Black and White Ball, among other sources.
Dance
Dance meets skateboarding in a bright, uplifting display
Four skateboarding novices try to absorb all they can about the art of riding the concrete wave in this new Dance Massive performance piece.
Tension and harmony apposed in masterful double act
One dancer is naked, the other clothed, as unified movements disperse into violent explorations of power.
Anti-gravity review: Smoke and mirrors frame study in weightlessness
An ambitious dance work uses symbolic props and smoke to explore the unrelenting inward pull of gravity.
Musicals
Chicago full of power and drive
This production of the dark, cynical Kander and Ebb musical is energetic and hard to resist.
Canberra Philharmic Society presents Chicago, a musical for our time
This production of the classic Bob Fosse musical aims to get back to its vaudeville roots while emphasising its sharp satirical edge.
Ladies In Black review: Feminist fairytale a Cinderella story of the Australian stage
An effervescent blend of workplace soap, rom-com and coming-of-age story.
Opera
Shipshape rendition of Gilbert & Sullivan classic
Melbourne Opera delivers a fine production of HMS Pinafore but it's almost too energetic for its own good.
Sex, jealousy, murder: Opera's feistiest females
As Opera Australia bumps in its spectacular restaging of Carmen outdoors on Sydney Harbour, we look at the feistiest women in the repertoire.
Sleeping Beauty review: Marvellously energetic and often hilarious performance
Joyous is the only word necessary to summarise Victoria Opera's marvellously energetic and often hilarious performance of Ottorino Respighi's 1922 opera.
Comedy
1920s mosaic revealed under Forum Theatre carpet
Artisan Fabian Scaunich says the once broken and dirty floor of 200,000 pieces will be ready for the Comedy Festival launch on March 28.
Cracking the wit
Fabulous Sydney Comedy Festival must-sees you need to hear about
Daniel Kitson: the world's most elusive comedy genius
He is considered the greatest English comedian and storyteller of his generation, but hecklers at his gigs should watch out.