Matilda the Musical dominates - again - at 2016 Green Room Awards
It already scored a record 13 awards at Sydney's equivalent performing arts awards, and now it has eight more under its belt.
Stage
A craic up: Abandoman abandons Irish tradition with hip hop comedy
They've supported Ed Sheeran and been to Adelaide Fringe five times. Now the double act hits Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the first time.
Paris Combo review: Ebullient, upbeat blend of vintage jazz, swing and pop-cabaret
ako Tsubo – the title of Paris Combo's new album – is the scientific term for what we mortals might call 'broken-heart syndrome'.
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.
Dance
Four Winds Latin Spirit brings different rhythms to Bermagui
The incoming Four Winds musical director is making his debut with tango, flamenco and other Latin sounds.
Divercity review: Following different paths through time and space
Choreographer Mariaa Randall explores the story of women and leaving a country for new places.
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.
Musicals
Well, Hello, Dollys!: How a classic musical survived and thrived
Jerry Herman's Broadway hit has seen a wide range of performers play the title role as well as some tantalising might-have-beens.
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.
Opera
The Princess and the Pea review: Fast, furious, farcical and musically rewarding
Austrian-born Ernst Toch's 1927 opera, in the hands of Victorian Opera, updates Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale to the digital age.
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.
Comedy
A craic up: Abandoman abandons Irish tradition with hip hop comedy
They've supported Ed Sheeran and been to Adelaide Fringe five times. Now the double act hits Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the first time.
Expanding horizons are his Gola
You only have to see the beaming expat South Africans cluster round Loyiso Gola after a gig to realise how big he is back home.
Gadd's humour carries serious message
Depression and shame may not sound like the stuff of comedy, but Richard Gadd's show ''Monkey See Monkey Do'' has been a critical and popular hit.