Tea and sympathy
New Zealand's Indian Ink Theatre Company is coming to Belvoir's Downstairs Theatre with Guru of Chair, a serpentine tale of seven sisters and a mysterious tea seller.
Stage
'Genius' playwright and speechwriter Michael Gurr dies aged 55
Award-winning playwright and former Labor speechwriter's passing prompts widespread tributes.
Sydney artists get a place to stretch their wings
Chinese developer sees benefits in partnership with independent artists as Sydney Fringe Festival finds a hub.
Theatre
Tim Minchin, Cate Blanchett lead Tony Awards nominations
Plus, stage and film legend James Earl Jones is to receive a lifetime achievement Tony Award
'Genius' playwright and speechwriter Michael Gurr dies aged 55
Award-winning playwright and former Labor speechwriter's passing prompts widespread tributes.
Clownish convict drama let down by shallow script
A weak understanding of historical context lets down an otherwise brilliantly designed production.
Dance
Full moon eclipsed by eight dancers
Cheng Tsung-lung's dancers illustrate the company's skills as athletes.
Cheng Tsung-lung: from slipper street seller to dancing genius
Now one of Asia's leading choreographers, Cheng Tsung-lung got his start selling shoes on the mean streets of Taipei.
Celebrating the variety of dance in Australia and Canberra
There's plenty of dance on offer both to watch and to try as Australian Dance Week unfolds.
Musicals
Diving into a disco wonderland
Audiences can enjoy a mix of disco, circus and cabaret in Velvet, now on at The Playhouse.
Cabaret was almost a disaster, until Chelsea Gibb swooped in
Technical issues on show's opening night in Melbourne force dramatic response.
Cabaret review: Technical debacle accentuates calamitous production
It's not for lack of talent that Gale Edwards' revamped production doesn't quite gel.
Opera
Our man in Havana: Cuban twist to John Bell's Carmen revival
Theatre veteran John Bell is enjoying the challenge of directing Opera Australia's Cuban-inspired production of Carmen.
One bride. Two grooms. Guess who goes home happy?
Julie Lea Goodwin gets hitched to not one but two eligible men in Opera Australia's Two Weddings, One Bride.
Fifties Fledermaus a comic change of direction for Canberra Opera
The Johann Strauss operetta makes for a lighter night in the theatre.
Comedy
Minhaj's harshest burns at the White House journos' dinner
US President Donald Trump wasn't there to roast in person at the White House correspondents' dinner, but that didn't stop the evening's entertainer, Hasan Minhaj.
Performers try critics' skin on for size
What could be more provocative than prancing around naked on stage? Talking back to critics.
Frank Woodley's festival show is a 'cavalcade of humiliations'
Soon to turn 50, Frank Woodley rightly considers himself a seasoned veteran of Australian comedy. But the anxiety never goes away.