The mammoth set for Tree of Codes, with a lighting rig larger than anything else staged at the State Theatre in the past decade, makes it one of the most colossal shows to grace this city.
Melbourne Theatre Company has unveiled a $4.2 million, five-year fund to commission and develop up to 10 plays a year by a who's who of Australian writers.
Take it literally and Jeanette Cronin's new play slips from intriguing to merely quirky.
The Playhouse stage is empty of all but a pile of chairs and a rough projection screen.
His performance as host has been widely praised by the industry and viewers.
This play about an Indigenous experiment has modern resonance.
Quick, light movements that energise the traditional sequences are translated into showbiz routines.
Stephen Page has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to performing arts and contemporary dance, and for presenting indigenous arts to the world.
This Nutcracker moves fluidly through time, as an elderly Clara remembers her youth as a young ballerina in Russia, the heartbreak of love lost on a battlefield, and her eventual, bewildered arrival in Australia.
Sydney Theatre Company has announced that Maggie McKenna will take the lead role for its upcoming production, Muriel's Wedding The Musical, the stage version of the much-loved 1994 film starring Toni Collette.
You might not have heard of it yet, but the Tony Awards just ensured Dear Evan Hansen is the next big musical.
His performance as host has been widely praised by the industry and viewers.
Hamlet has everything on which opera thrives: murder, love, lust, intrigue, betrayal, revenge – and a ghost. Not to mention a duel, followed by a pile of bodies.
This is a concert of unflagging interest and intellect from two distinctive younger voices and an enduring work from a venerated master.
Economic exigency has dictated shorter and less adventurous OA Melbourne seasons recently, but this co-production with Covent Garden was refreshing.
Kathy Griffin's latest stunt has backfired spectacularly, drawing ire from progressives and conservatives alike.
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.
What could be more provocative than prancing around naked on stage? Talking back to critics.
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