When a Sydney theatre company put out a casting call for a young transgender actor to star in a new show, competition was always going to be fierce. Kurt Pimblett landed the part and is preparing for the ride of his life.
Across many of the major playwriting awards in Australia, there is sometimes a disconnect between what is great literature and what is great playwriting.
Disapol Savetsila's debut play is inspired by his family's business, and informed by a little bit of Potter magic.
Fair maids trump the rovers in Eamon Flack's freewheeling production of Aphra Behn's restoration classic.
Edward Albee died last September. But the renowned playwright is making one last request from the great beyond.
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Moira Finucane's complex persona pulls the audience in different directions.
The Winter's Tale is wonderful old-fashioned theatre magic, a truly Shakespearean epic of love and hate, jealousy and purity – all told in the language of dance.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner inspired Quantum Leap's next show.
It makes for Disney on Ice to finally devote a whole show to just one story. And what a story to pick.
You are seated at a table in a leagues club next to the Daintree Developers Corporation. There are brown paper bags on the table for donations, as this event is a fundraiser for Joh Bjelke-Petersen's campaign to become prime minister.
There are too many imperfections in this musical, and Watch This' interpretation only accents them further.
Pinchgut Opera's winter production often presents events which, history tells us, shaped the development of music.
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.
Hannah Gadsby is walking away from stand-up comedy, and reveals her long struggle with creativity, sexuality and illness.
While there is plenty to like about Chris Rock's ability to explore uncomfortable topics fearlessly, this show felt undercooked.
Comedy club punters in Perth and Melbourne scored a massive treat with surprise appearances by Chris Rock.
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