Melbourne Festival show returns for national tour
A planned tour in 2016 was postponed after the federal government diverted money from the Australia Council to a new fund administered by then arts minister George Brandis' office.
Stage
Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical to return to Australian stages a decade after premiere
Just what this country needs: a cock in a frock on a rock.
Bruising performances drive bleak, tense road trip
THEATRE WAGES OF FEAR THREE STARS After Georges Arnaud, adapted by Shane Grant Metanoia Theatre, Brunswick Mechanics Institute Until July 29
Theatre
Olivia Wilde play leaves audiences fainting and vomiting
The new adaptation of Orwell's dystopian classic is leaving audiences incredibly distressed.
Deft two-hander on art, class and humanity
A dispute between an art expert and a buyer is at this play's centre.
What's on in the Canberra arts scene, June 24, 2017
Established in 2015, Pigeonhole Theatre is a theatre company dedicated to staging professional productions and providing opportunities for women to embody great roles on and off the stage.
Dance
Nice space, shame about the show
The Unsettling turned out to be a non-event, but it gave the audience a look at the new Carriageworks space.
Birthday celebration is cheeky, fun and feel-good
Quick, light movements that energise the traditional sequences are translated into showbiz routines.
Bangarra Dance Theatre artistic director Stephen Page has 'mixed feelings' about Queen's Birthday honour
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.
Musicals
New Muriel's Wedding star named
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.
How the Tony Awards dictate our live entertainment diet
You might not have heard of it yet, but the Tony Awards just ensured Dear Evan Hansen is the next big musical.
Blanchett, Minchin miss out on awards at Spacey's Tonys
His performance as host has been widely praised by the industry and viewers.
Opera
Sublime music and fart jokes, too
Pinchgut Opera's winter production often presents events which, history tells us, shaped the development of music.
Dean's heart-wrenchingly beautiful opera wows Glyndebourne audiences
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.
The Nixon Tapes review: concert captivates with its climactic musical excitement
This is a concert of unflagging interest and intellect from two distinctive younger voices and an enduring work from a venerated master.
Comedy
Chris Rock surprises fans with secret gigs on Australian tour
Comedy club punters in Perth and Melbourne scored a massive treat with surprise appearances by Chris Rock.
Kathy Griffin apologises after Trump stunt backfires
Kathy Griffin's latest stunt has backfired spectacularly, drawing ire from progressives and conservatives alike.
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.