First show from Circus Oz chief balances old and new identities
Circus Oz's latest show searches for the right balance in a period of significant change.
Stage
Cunning Little Vixen a perfect addition to Victorian Opera's repertoire
The Cunning Little Vixen is, at heart, an intense, profound work about the cycle of nature.
Hot fun in the Winter Garden
Using the concept of champagne as the loosest inspiration, Blanc de Blanc explores the ritual of drinking bubbles in every way you can imagine.
Theatre
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.
Split personality
Clara Cupcakes turns bitter break-ups into vaudeville variety show in an octupus onesie.
Australian musicals struggle to make mark in Helpmann nods
You could be forgiven for thinking it was the nominations announcement for the Tony Awards rather than Australia's live performance awards.
Dance
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.
One dancer's story told beautifully through movement
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.
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
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.
Performers try critics' skin on for size
What could be more provocative than prancing around naked on stage? Talking back to critics.