Remarkable insight into Nauru through the eyes of children
A show that throws down the gauntlet to the adults in the audience, confronting and exposing inhumanity through the tragicomic lens of naive art.
Stage
Flowering friendship gets to the root of a problem
A houseplant plays a major role in this eccentric, tenderly funny new play on grief and listening.
Chapel Street's new winter arts festival Provocare inspired by Dark MOFO
Take an eco-friendly rickshaw on an artsy jaunt along Chapel Street and surrounds for its new "adult-focused" festival.
Theatre
Remarkable insight into Nauru through the eyes of children
A show that throws down the gauntlet to the adults in the audience, confronting and exposing inhumanity through the tragicomic lens of naive art.
How Christian Louboutin went from shoes to showgirls
High camp meets high fashion as the world's most famous shoe designer brings a touch of haute couture to an iconic burlesque show.
From front bar to cellar theatre
Louis Nowra's first play in a decade casts a sentimental glow over the denizens of his favourite pub.
Dance
Breakdancing wolf has all the right moves
The Wolf and Peter has a light touch and plenty of action.
Canberra dance school founder Bryan Lawrence dies
The dancer and dance teacher had a long and distinguished career.
Bolshoi denies Nureyev ballet postponed for gay theme
There have been suggestions a ballet about dance legend Rudolf Nureyev was too controversial.
Musicals
Disney on Ice: Frozen is the coolest spectacle in town
It makes for Disney on Ice to finally devote a whole show to just one story. And what a story to pick.
Comedy 'the best way' to tell the Joh Bjelke-Petersen story
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.
Not Sondheim's best, and it shows
There are too many imperfections in this musical, and Watch This' interpretation only accents them further.
Opera
Sydney Eisteddfod Opera finalists struggle to be heard
It's been a season of firsts for Boyd Owen.
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.
Comedy
'I don't hate myself any more': why Hannah Gadsby is retiring from comedy
Hannah Gadsby is walking away from stand-up comedy, and reveals her long struggle with creativity, sexuality and illness.
Rock's show not blockbuster fans hoped for
While there is plenty to like about Chris Rock's ability to explore uncomfortable topics fearlessly, this show felt undercooked.
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.