Mark Colvin: 'I have had a fortunate life'
The veteran ABC broadcaster Mark Colvin has signed off for good. His was a massive intellect and a rare talent.
Stage
Away review: Magnificent revamp of an Australian classic
Matthew Lutton's production of Michael Gow's 1986 play 'Away' manages to be both fresh and timeless on every level.
Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci review: Superbly rendered penny dreadful opera
Shining performances and some interesting artistic choices make this a splendid double bill from Opera Australia. ★★★★½
Theatre
How to see new plays and influence playwrights
First Seen presents new theatre works in development and lets audiences give feedback.
Nakkiah Lui serves a comic banquet
Nakkiah Lui's new comedy leaves its audience fit to burst.
Away review: Magnificent revamp of an Australian classic
Matthew Lutton's production of Michael Gow's 1986 play 'Away' manages to be both fresh and timeless on every level.
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
Spirit-lifting show full of glamour, glitter
This musical show never quite allows the balancing and the flying and the hula-hooping to overpower the young man's journey of discovery.
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.
Opera
Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci review: Superbly rendered penny dreadful opera
Shining performances and some interesting artistic choices make this a splendid double bill from Opera Australia. ★★★★½
Tiny theatre draws big names
The tiny 115-seat Hayes Theatre is getting a big reputation for staging musicals with top talent. Coming soon to the theatre: opera diva Emma Matthews, and musical theatre stars David Campbell and Toby Francis.
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.
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.