Why the straight, white male is an 'endangered species'
Launching her 2018 season, Lee Lewis says Griffin Theatre is in the business of taking risks. "It's a different way of thinking."
Stage
MTC's lustrous 2018 program is sure please theatregoers
Australia's most awarded playwright never to be commissioned for a state theatre mainstage finally has her night.
Nightdance review: Glimpses of nocturnal activity within contemporary framework
Choreographer Melanie Lane's Nightdance has been partially inspired by Berlin's club scene.
Theatre
Purcell's The Drover's Wife dominates Awgie Awards
The re-imagining of a Henry Lawson short story has won three prizes.
Comic portrait only goes skin deep
A playwright's churn-and-burn approach to comedy wears thin in this story of cosmetics queens to refuse to make up.
Gender on the agenda for Bell
"There is no reason why you can't have as many women on stage as men in these worlds," says Bell Shakespeare's Peter Evans. "We want gender parity to be the new normal, not the exception."
Dance
'Koala' bares his heart and soles
Virtual reality film VIA Alice follows the journey of two talented dancers through the Australian outback.
Symphony in C
The Australian Ballet's Symphony in C starts begins with one dancer in an extravagant red dress and ends with lines of dancers, resplendent in white tutus.
Love is Love review: smart, entertaining and unexpected
What a welcome surprise. A group I had never heard of, dancers and choreographers whose names were unfamiliar – and they turned out to be smart, well produced and very entertaining.
Musicals
Kinky Boots is the best show in Australia at the moment
With stellar performances and an infectious score by '80s superstar Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots is not to be missed.
Singer Paulini leans on Bodyguard cast amid bribery allegations
Singer Paulini Cureunavuli says she has leaned on the cast and crew of The Bodyguard for support amid allegations of bribery.
Iconic role lures Arena back to the music theatre stage
One of Australia's most successful and enduring stars will take on the role of Eva Peron in Evita at the Sydney Opera House in September next year.
Opera
New World Memories enchants with dense orchestral textures
 Peter McCallum casts his eye over the best of the week's classical music offerings.
Opera Queensland takes opera's biggest hits around the state
Four star opera singers, a pianist and a truck stuffed full of theatre magic are touring regional Queensland in Opera Queensland’s latest show.
Opera Australia announces 2018 Melbourne season
Wagnerites will rejoice at the inclusion of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, but we miss out on Barrie Kosky's new weird opera, The Nose.
Comedy
Australian wins 'Best Comedy Award' at Edinburgh fest
An Australian comedian has been named joint winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, a first for the city's Fringe festival in its 70-year history.
15 best jokes from Edinburgh Fringe revealed
A comedian who quipped about Britain's new pound coin at the Edinburgh arts festival has won Best Joke of the Fringe 2017.
On the fringe
Performers give their all in a festival that can change their lives.